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Katrina Leslie’s Swipejobs Road-Tests $2b Listing Pitch

The Australian Financial Review

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Date Published
4 Oct 2026
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Created
4 Oct 2026, 06:00 am

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The IPO’s banking contingent is expected to take the coming weeks to process the feedback, before returning with more detailed financial data.

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This article examines the initial public offering (IPO) preparations for Swipejobs, an Australian-founded platform utilizing artificial intelligence to automate labor-hire matching. While the company positions itself as an 'AI-native' entity to command a technology-sector valuation, the discourse focuses primarily on financial performance and market positioning rather than technical safety. The coverage lacks analysis of catastrophic AI risks or frontier capability advancements, serving instead as a case study of AI integration within Australian corporate capital markets.

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TechnologyStreet TalkPrint articleSarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Angira BharadwajOct 4, 2026 – 4.08pmSwipejobs, which uses artificial intelligence to find the best matches for job seekers, had yet another impressive set of financials to share with fund managers last week. But its IPO pitch left more questions than answers on how the ASX aspirant should be valued.Founder Katrina Leslie, flanked by chief technology officer Andy Barker, told Sydney and Melbourne fundies over lunch that revenue had come in at $753 million for the six months to June 30.Loading...Sarah Thompson has co-edited Street Talk since 2009, specialising in private equity, investment banking, M&A and equity capital markets stories. Prior to that, she spent 10 years in London as a markets and M&A reporter at Bloomberg and Dow Jones. Email Sarah at sarah.thompson@afr.comKanika Sood is a journalist based in Sydney who writes for the Street Talk column. Email Kanika at kanika.sood@afr.com.auAngira Bharadwaj is a co-editor of Street Talk. She covers IPOs, capital raises, mergers and acquisitions and other breaking news in Australia’s capital markets. Previously, she covered financial services, state, and federal politics. Send tips to @angirab.60 on encrypted messaging platform Signal. Email Angira at angira.bharadwaj@nine.com.auSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginLicense articleRead MoreStreet TalkIPOEmploymentJobsWill VicarsJames PackerSee all Street Talk