The fastest-growing unicorn to emerge from Australia, Airwallex, has raised over $1 billion and serves 150,000 customers worldwide. Lucy Liu – the co-founder and investor – wrote a $1 million cheque, giving rise to a company now valued almost 10,000 times that.
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Ten years ago, Lucy Liu sat down at a Collins St, Melbourne restaurant, and promised Max Li and Jack Zhang a $1 million cheque.
She was 25; a University of Melbourne finance graduate with little experience in the business world, but strong intuition and a penchant for risk.
