Prospa's IPO was poised to be a significant milestone for Australia's ascendant venture capital and fintech sectors. It wasn't. : It was poised to be a significant milestone for Australia's ascendant venture capital and fintech sectors. But the bungled IPO of tech-enabled small business lender Prospa turned out to be anything but that. Prospa last week dramatically abandoned plans to list on the ASX just 15 minutes before it was scheduled to hit the boards and start trading.