CAPITAL RAISED
This duo’s secret weapon for turbocharging event ticket sales has attracted $525,000 in seed...
Audience Republic, an Australian-developed online platform that helps event organisers increase ticket sales, has closed a $525,000 seed investment round.
This startup combining archaeology and virtual reality has raised $900k seed funding
A VR archaeology startup, Lithodomos VR, has received $900,000 in seed funding. The company creates reconstructions of the ancient world in VR for the tourism, education and entertainment industries.
The story behind how OpenView won Deputy’s juicy US$25 million Series A deal
On Christmas Eve 2016 Deputy signed definitive documents for a US$25M Series-A investment from OpenView Venture Partners. The prior eight weeks had been intense and competitive. In the true sense, OpenView won the deal.
Girl Geek Academy raises $1.3 million to build Victoria’s female founder network
Australia’s Girl Geek Academy has announced a raise of $1.3 million to roll out its #SheHacks Victoria hackathon, a world first, all-female initiative bringing women together to support them in creating new technology businesses across the state.
Deputy raises US$25 million Series A funding from OpenView to redefine workforce management
Workforce management solution provider, Deputy recently announced it has received US$25M in Series A financing from OpenView. This funding marks the company’s first from an institutional investor in its eight year history
Lighthouse.io raises $1.25 million seed funding to disrupt labor intensive industries
Lighthouse.io, an Australian startup aimed at modernising the way cleaning and security services are delivered, has closed $1.25 million in funding
VentureCrowd completes its first Israeli crowdfunding deal with this AI startup
VentureCrowd raised $155,000 in convertible notes, as part of a larger US$3 million funding round led by reputable venture capital firms like CE Ventures, AfterDox, Plus Ventures and 2B Angels.
Chinese-backed advisory firm BMYG launches $50m fund for offbeat startups
The new fund is being set up in response to escalating demand from its client base, who are aiming to take more risk with their portfolio and diversify away from traditional investments in Australia, such as property.
This workplace training start-up has raised $4 million in pre-Series A funding
Investing further in GO1 was a no brainer. GO1 is the perfect example of a startup who absolutely gets it and is poised to grow rapidly all over the world into a leading provider of learning and management platforms.
3 student led start-ups secure seed funding on 1st birthday of UniSA’s innovation centre
A trio of student led start-ups, showcasing UniSA entrepreneurial talent, have been named this year’s Venture Catalyst winners as UniSA’s Innovation and Collaboration Centre (ICC) celebrates its first anniversary.
Sydney Angels launches $10-20 million “Sidecar Fund 2” after success of first fund
We believe that Sidecar Fund 2 will similarly provide investors with opportunities to support promising Australian startups as they scale innovative ideas into businesses of great value.
Employment Hero adds AirTree to its list of VCs and raises $3m Series A...
Employment Hero has announced it has extended its over-subscribed $3 million capital raise by 50 per cent, bringing the startup’s total funding to $4.5 million with additional investment from new and existing investors.
New start-up taking small business lending to the next level raises $8m in seed...
Sail has developed a unique algorithm that harnesses big data in real-time to offer fully customised lending decisions. In a matter of minutes, business owners can apply and receive a loan offer that is tailored to meet their needs.
Australian medical innovator receives US$2.6 million Bill & Melinda Gates grant to develop a...
The grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will support Atomo in development of an affordable, reliable and simple HIV rapid diagnostic test that will enable people in resource-poor countries to test themselves.
Aged care health-tech Better Caring has raised $3 million from Ellerston Ventures
Better Caring, a peer-to-peer (P2P) marketplace for aged care and disability support services today announced it has closed a Series B round of AUD$3m with investment from Ellerston Ventures, the growing venture arm of Ellerston Capital.
SafetyCulture has raised $30 million to make workplaces much safer for employees
SafetyCulture, the Australian technology company that has enabled more than 30 million safety and quality inspections at companies including Coca-Cola, Hilton, and Qantas, recently announced it has raised $AUD 30 million
This start-up has raised close to $1 million to help Australians embrace the Ideas...
A Sydney-based startup that’s raised close to $1 million in funds wants to make it easier for Aussie entrepreneurs to harness the Ideas Boom by reducing the amount of necessary paperwork to start a business.
Smartphone app for surgeons wins $100k funding from Queensland Government
The company - SurgicalPerformance - has developed online auditing software that allows surgeons to record not only details of their surgical procedures but also important details of their patients' state of health before the operation and how they fare afterwards.
Aussie fashion retailer GRANA is raising a $10 million Series A round led by...
Following the Q1 announcement of its US $6 million in seed funding earlier this year, led by Golden Gate Ventures, MindWorks and Bluebell Group, the GRANA team will move into a new 18,000 square-foot centralised warehouse in Hong Kong this month to manage business growth and plans to double its headcount to 100 employees by the end of 2017.
EnergyAustralia has invested $9.3 million in Redback Technologies to bring Australians smarter energy solutions
Redback Technologies was chosen by EnergyAustralia for the investment due to the company’s hardware and software innovations, which provide homeowners with reliable, affordable and cleaner energy solutions.
