Funding & Finance
News, opinions and advice on capital raising and finance strategy.
How to launch your startup: accelerators vs. incubators [INFOGRAPHIC]
Think about where your startup is in the growth process as you dig into the program options and which of the two would be a natural fit.
The real reason why Domenic Carosa’s Future Capital Development Fund has launched a pre-IPO...
This week, Domenic Carosa's Future Capital Development Fund (FCDFL), Australia's only internet-focused Pooled Development Fund, announced its plans to raise a new round of capital in the lead up to an IPO. It's current portfolio consists of approximately 15 companies, including MP3.com.au, which he bought back from Destra last year.
Australia’s first real estate social media platform has been valued at $20 million following...
followit, Australia’s first real estate dedicated social media platform that supplies live property information via a friendly, ‘Instagram-like’ feed, to any smart phone, device...
Social networking app Travello raises AUD$5 million to build the world’s largest online community...
Founded in 2015 by two footy mates from northern Queensland, Travello connects travellers from all corners of the globe, recommends experiences and allows users to browse and book more than 50,000 activities. The social networking app is currently used by more than 350,000 travellers in 180 countries. In July 2018 alone, Travello recorded 1.8M events on the Travello feed.
Australian deep web intelligence platform attracts $500k in seed funding round
ACT-based startup WorldStack has raised $500,000 in seed round investment from angel investors to meet the demands of the global market for a better way to source and analyse data across the entire internet, including the deep web and dark web.
This Internet-of-Things startup has closed $23.8 million in a series A funding round
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semiconductorIoT start-up, Morse
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has secured $23.8 million in Series A funding to take its ultra low power Wi-Fi HaLow chip...
Australian tech company Culture Amp raises US$82m (A$122m) to create a better world of...
The financing, which brings the total funds raised by the company to over USD$158million, will be used to accelerate Culture Amp’s global expansion and the development of innovative products and offerings that enable companies to build a better world of work.
Prospection raises $10m Series A round to fuel innovation in healthcare analytics
Australian healthcare analytics pioneer Prospection has raised A$10 million in its first external funding round, led by Main Sequence Ventures’ CSIRO Innovation Fund and Horizons Ventures.
Torpago analyses the future of the Fintech market basing on the trends for 2022
From the Robinhood fiasco to a startup boom reminiscent of the dotcom craze, average consumers and venture capitalists are keeping a finger on the FinTech pulse.
Longtail UX secures $2.25 million supplementary investment led by Woolworths Group’s VC arm W23
The investment will further support Longtail UX’s international expansion and delivery of its full self-service platform, as well as enhancing the launch of Longtail UX’s new product - LUX Shopping.
Airbnb of dinner parties, Gathar, raises $600,000 in seed investment funding
Food-tech startup Gathar, described as the Airbnb of dinner parties, has just closed $600,000 in seed investment funding, at a time when eating at home is surging in popularity.
