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Australia’s Champagne Dame sets her sights on $1.5 million to expand with her online...
Australia’s Champagne Dame, Kyla Kirkpatrick, one of Australia’s most prominent champagne educators and consultants, yesterday announced her first retail Equity Crowdfunding campaign...
AmazingCo raises $5.1m Series A funding round to bring moments of connectivity to the...
AmazingCo, the Melbourne-founded experiences platform that has expanded across 23 American cities in the past six months, recently announced it has closed a $5.1m Series A funding round, with participation from Aconex founders, Rampersand VC, Artesian and Macdoch Ventures.
The ‘Atlassian of dealtech’ has pulled off a phenomenal $26.5 million ASX IPO
Australian dealtech platform company, thedocyard, has begun trading on the ASX after being fully subscribed by a mix of private and institutional investors in Australia, the UK and across Asia, following a hugely successful roadshow.
Challenge Accepted: Single use coffee cups and lids in the crosshairs
According to the World Economic Forum, an estimated 500 billion disposable coffee cups are used globally each year, of which Australia contributes...
Everything you need to know about the financials when kicking off your startup
To start with, a Business Plan should describe what business you are in, the products or services you will sell to make money and how it will operate, including what staff you may need.
Australia’s first dedicated Bitcoin fund has $30 million to invest in businesses that deal...
The Future Capital Bitcoin Fund (FCBF), an Australian-based investment firm, has launched a $USD30 million global investment fund investing in companies that are leveraging...
Beyond Bank expands its community grant program to find stand-out entrepreneurs running any type...
The business is building on the success of prior programs, which have received over 800 applications and this year is offering additional funding and allowing community members to vote for those who make the shortlist.
Hospitality entrepreneur raises $1 million to launch Australia’s first online premium cocktail subscription service
Cam Northway, one of Australia’s most experienced and knowledgeable beverage experts, is launching a new tech startup, Cocktail Porter, the quenching solution that discerning fans of premium drinks have been waiting for.
The reigning Aussie fintech lender of the year continues to grow after loan originations...
Prospa, a leading Australian online lender to small business, is pleased to announce its pro-forma results for H1 FY19. The total loan originations for...
People management platform Employment Hero has secured AUD$22 million in Series C funding
Cloud-powered people management platform Employment Hero yesterday announced it had secured AU$22 million in Series C funding, in a round led by...
The Honesty-Pride Paradox in startup pitching and three simple steps to avoid it!
You are pitching
your business, the brainchild to which you have dedicated blood, sweat, tears
and a majority of your time. You are wanting...
Melbourne-based AEV Robotics has raised $2.5 million to drive the future of autonomous transport
Investible, one of Australia’s most active VCs at seed stage, has participated in a $2.5 million funding round for AEV Robotics, a Melbourne-based technology company that is poised to dramatically improve the affordability and scalability of low-speed autonomous vehicles and autonomous fleet services.
Sendle raises $19 million to help small businesses thrive, as eCommerce grows in Australia...
The additional capital will be used to ensure Sendle’s network is stronger and more reliable than ever, and ensure small businesses can deliver to increased customer demand in the coming months and ahead of Christmas.
Can you sue your accountant for failure to claim R&D tax breaks? The answer...
Who should we blame when we find out that we’ve missed the boat on hundreds of thousands of dollars in guaranteed government R&D funding? Ourselves? The Government? Or our Accountant? In other words, who has the responsibility and duty of care to ensure we make our R&D tax claim at tax time?
A new impact investment fund is raising $100 million for socially and environmentally conscious...
The future is looking very bright for Australian entrepreneurs that are doing good for society or the environment with a recently announced $100 million...
Australian short-term rental company MadeComfy secures circa $6m in funding
With Australia’s short-term rental market now contributing an estimated $6 billion to the Australian economy and creating over 40,000 full-time jobs, MadeComfy’s growth and this new round of investment shows market confidence in a vital, growing industry.
Queensland tech company RedEye secures a $10 million Series B funding round
Queensland-founded tech company RedEye recently raised $10.4 million in Series B funding from a cohort of private and public investors, led by Energy Innovation Capital (USA) with a second round from the Business Development Fund (Australia).
This Melbourne-based startup has raised AU$15 million in Series A funding round led by...
Melbourne-based Elenium Automation recently announced it has raised AU$15million in Series A funding from high profile investors, spearheaded by Acorn Capital.
Blockchain startup Lumachain raises $3.5 million to shine the spotlight on $1.5 trillion food...
Lumachain’s solution has the potential to make food production, manufacturing, and delivery safer, more efficient, and transparent.
Get your head in the game: 5 things to know about mentally preparing for...
After recently securing our first round of funding from 8 experienced investors, we learned that there are 5 key things you can do to mentally prepare for the exciting but brutal process that is raising capital.
