# Karla Borland

> Karla Borland is the Sydney-based founder and CEO of Morsl, the Australian workplace micro-market business she established in 2018 after 17 years in banking. Her career includes research and fund-advisory roles at Investec and Credit Suisse. She led Morsl’s shift from corporate offices toward industrial workplaces and its subsequent national expansion.

- **Role:** CEO and Founder at Morsl
- **Organizations:** Morsl, Credit Suisse, Investec Private Advisers, PricewaterhouseCoopers
- **Education:** PLC Sydney, Bachelor of Commerce, Accounting and Finance, University of Sydney, Diploma in Financial Planning
- **Known for:** Led Morsl’s AUD 5 million Series A, announced January 2023, at an AUD 14.4 million post-money company valuation., Built Morsl’s industrial workplace business, with Amazon and Officeworks among its clients., Announced a national Australia Post partnership covering eight processing centres in May 2025.

## Career timeline

- **2003** — Joined Investec Private Advisers.
- **2008** — Became Head of Research at Investec Private Advisers.
- **2010** — Joined Credit Suisse Private Bank as Vice President, fund advisory and analysis.
- **2012** — Appointed head of Credit Suisse’s Asian mutual funds business in Singapore.
- **2018** — Founded Morsl after a 17-year banking career.
- **2020** — Shifted Morsl’s focus toward industrial workplaces as six of seven existing sites closed.
- **2021** — Announced that Morsl’s board had approved paying her a salary.
- **2023** — Morsl announced an AUD 5 million Series A raise.
- **2024** — Reported a 38-person team and more than 30 new markets during the year.
- **2025** — Morsl announced a mobile market collaboration with ESR and Richard Crookes Constructions.

## Achievements

- Led Morsl’s AUD 5 million Series A, announced January 2023, at an AUD 14.4 million post-money company valuation.
- Built Morsl’s industrial workplace business, with Amazon and Officeworks among its clients.
- Announced a national Australia Post partnership covering eight processing centres in May 2025.

## Latest updates

- **2025-11** — Morsl published its mobile micro-market collaboration with ESR Australia & NZ and Richard Crookes Constructions at Moorebank Intermodal Precinct.
- **2025-05** — Borland announced Morsl’s national Australia Post partnership, serving eight major processing centres.
- **2024-12** — Borland reported 38 team members across NSW, Victoria and Queensland, more than 30 new markets that year, and over 20,000 daily customers.

## Links

- Website: https://www.morsl.com.au/
- LinkedIn: https://au.linkedin.com/in/karlaborland

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