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Liven offers an integrated hospitality technology platform serving both diners and venues. For consumers, a mobile app helps discover restaurants, make payments, and collect rewards through a shared loyalty network. For businesses, it provides POS, payment processing, and customer engagement tools, enhanced by acquisitions like Abacus and Zeemit to deliver end-to-end operations. The goal is to be the central, all-in-one platform for hospitality venues to manage operations, drive transactions, and build customer loyalty, earning revenue from payments, software subscriptions, and partnerships.
About Liven
Industries
Consumer Software
Enterprise Software
Fintech
Financial Services
Company Size
51-200
Company Stage
ICO
Total Funding
$17.5M
Headquarters
Melbourne, Australia
Founded
2015
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- January 2026 upgrades added smarter coupons, real-time kitchen tools, and multi-venue control.
- Abacus integration gives Liven native Android POS distribution and cheaper hardware economics.
- Sinar Mas Land’s 2025 Southeast Asia investment funds regional expansion across Indonesia and Singapore.
What critics are saying
- Square, Owner.com, and Restaurant365 keep compressing margins with better-funded restaurant software.
- Calia and Puzzle disputes exposed credit-liability complexity and $2 million counterparty exposure.
- Hospitality closures break Liven’s transaction loop; venue failures instantly damage payment, credit, and loyalty volumes.
What makes Liven unique
- Liven bundles payments, POS, loyalty, ordering, and analytics across 6,000 venues.
- The 2023 $152 million acquisition spree added Abacus, OrderUp, Zeemart, and Copper.
- Merchant Portal, launched 2023 and upgraded in 2025, centralizes rewards and financial control.
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Funding
Total Funding
$17.5M
Above
Industry Average
Funded Over
4 Rounds
Benefits
Flexible Work Hours
Growth & Insights and Company News
6 month growth
↑ 14%1 year growth
↑ 52%2 year growth
↑ 55%Through Liven, Sinarmas Land is committed to strengthening Indonesia's digital ecosystem with cutting-edge technology that delivers tangible impact.
Australia's Liven, a hospitality startup, received an undisclosed investment from Living Lab Ventures, the CVC arm of Sinar Mas Land, to expand in Southeast Asia, including Indonesia. Liven offers an integrated platform for POS, CRM, digital ordering, and more. With over 6,000 clients, it targets multi-business corporations. The partnership aims to drive digital transformation and enhance business technology across the region.
Liven PTY Ltd has been working super hard on the new Liven Merchant Portal.
Liven announces australian-made Android POS system.
In response, Liven has launched the Liven Relief Package, allowing operators to switch from Square and other POS vendors to Abacus Android with free migration, lifelong zero subscription fees, and no commission options.
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About Liven
Industries
Consumer Software
Enterprise Software
Fintech
Financial Services
Company Size
51-200
Company Stage
ICO
Total Funding
$17.5M
Headquarters
Melbourne, Australia
Founded
2015
There are no jobs for Liven right now.
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