ApideckTape
← Embedded Finance Index 2026

Vinomofo

“Can a community-driven Australian wine retailer scale to a public listing on the back of curated DTC wine commerce?”

Founded2011
HQMelbourne, Australia (originally Adelaide)
FoundersJustin Dry, Andre Eikmeier
Total raised~$25M (Blue Sky Venture Capital)
Latest roundRecapitalisation / secondary share sale via PAC Partners (2026)
IndustryE-commerce / DTC brand
The story

Vinomofo evolved from Qwoff, Australia's first online wine community, into a direct-to-consumer wine e-commerce platform in 2011. The company scaled to 500,000+ customers across Australia and pursued Asian expansion in 2017 leveraging Stripe's Alipay/WeChat Pay integrations. After Blue Sky Venture Capital's collapse, Vinomofo is back on the path toward a public listing in 2026 via PAC Partners.

Last 12 months
2026-03
Product timeline
2011
Vinomofo founded in Adelaide as online wine retailer, evolved from earlier Qwoff wine community site· launch
2017
Leveraged Stripe partnership with Alipay and WeChat Pay for Asian expansion· payments
2026
Tapped PAC Partners for recapitalisation and secondary share sale, exploring sharemarket listing· funding
Regulated entities
1
regulatory licence held by Vinomofo
Licence types, jurisdictions and registered entities are in the Embedded Finance Index report.
The stack
2 layers disclosed in Vinomofo’s embedded-finance stack
Payments / PSP
Stripe
FX & payouts
in the full report
Accounting gap: none
1 more provider across 1 layer, with confidence-scored evidence and source URLs, are in the Embedded Finance Index report.

Vinomofo — frequently asked

Who is Vinomofo's payment processor?

Vinomofo processes payments through Stripe.

Who handles Vinomofo's FX and cross-border payouts?

Vinomofo uses Airwallex for FX and cross-border payouts.

What is Vinomofo's embedded finance stack?

The Embedded Finance Index 2026 maps 2 layers in Vinomofo's stack: Payments / PSP (Stripe); FX & payouts (Airwallex).

Who founded Vinomofo?

Vinomofo was founded by Justin Dry and Andre Eikmeier and is founded in 2011, headquartered in Melbourne, Australia (originally Adelaide).

How much funding has Vinomofo raised?

Vinomofo has raised ~$25M (Blue Sky Venture Capital) in total (latest round: Recapitalisation / secondary share sale via PAC Partners (2026)).

Benchmark your own stack

Request an embedded finance strategy assessment

Get a read on where your own stack stands against Vinomofo and the rest of its category — what they built versus bought, which providers they use, and where the gaps in your own strategy and competitive set actually are.

  • Your category, mappedHow your stack compares to Vinomofo and the other companies in its category.
  • Build vs. buyWhere a provider relationship would close a gap faster than building it.
  • A named analyst, not a form replyA short call to scope what's actually worth assessing for you.

No newsletter, no sharing your address. We use this to reach out about the assessment and nothing else.