The Australian government projects that Melbourne will be the largest Australian city by population as early as 2032. While Melbourne has welcomed investment from around the world since the mid-20th century, the early 2000s saw significant investment in higher education that allowed the city to produce more top-tier talent, attracting some of the world’s most largest international companies. Read on to learn about some of the top companies operating in Melbourne.
Multinational Companies in Melbourne
- General Motors
- Udemy
- monday.com
- ServiceNow
- Afterpay
Top Multinational Companies in Melbourne
Monday.com aims to enable collaboration and efficiency across its client companies’ operations. Its solutions support product development and customer relationship management. The company’s product includes features designed to manage resources, assign tasks and define project goals. It has an office in Melbourne’s East End.
Block is a fintech that makes payment processing software and hardware for point-of-sale systems. The company was founded as Square and today is the parent company of both Square and Cash App. Block’s 20-plus global offices are spread around the world, with headquarters in California.
ServiceNow offers a cloud-based platform that aims to help businesses manage their customer, employee and IT workflows better. It serves about 85 percent of Fortune 500 companies and has over 8,000 customers. The company provides its employees with a variety of benefits that include an annual tuition reimbursement for undergraduate degrees and MBAs.
Xero is a fintech firm that makes SaaS accounting tools for small businesses. The company offers its products as alternatives to other tools designed for larger or more complex organizations, and specifically designs its features for the needs of solopreneurs, freelancers and small businesses. Xero works across Oceania, with offices in New Zealand, Australia and Singapore as well as hubs in England and North America.
Afterpay is a fintech company that provides consumers with short-term financing solutions for their purchases. The “pay with Afterpay” option is presented to consumers at checkout when making an online purchase, which allows them to pay for their purchase in installments. Businesses that integrate Afterpay into their checkout can expand their clientele, namely to those who don’t want to — or perhaps can’t — access traditional lines of credit.
Coupa Software has an AI-powered spend management platform. It provides businesses of all sizes with its operations across finance, supply chain, procurement and IT. The company has its Melbourne office near the Docklands area.
E-commerce merchants look to Riskified for fraud protection solutions. Its platform applies AI and machine learning to provide intelligence that supports real-time decision making. Riskified says its technology helps to streamline chargeback management and prevent promo abuse without compromising the quality of the customer experience.
Software observability specialist firm Dynatrace provides enterprise IT services. Its process extracts data from its clients’ internal software usage, then analyzes it to reveal patterns and predict outcomes. The company maintains more than 50 global offices, with headquarters in the United States and its Australian hub in Melbourne.
Udemy operates a digital education marketplace that offers courses across a variety of topics, including business management, coding and even drawing. While the company serves individual learners, it also works directly with businesses to offer employees opportunities for professional development. The company has its Melbourne office on the banks of the Yarra River.
General Motors designs, builds and markets cars and trucks. The global manufacturing and engineering giant uses AI-powered predictive analytics to detect issues in manufacturing before they occur. Its Australian headquarters are located in Melbourne.
