Funding & Finance
News, opinions and advice on capital raising and finance strategy.
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.
Investible invests in seed funding round for e-commerce marketplace manager MerchantSpring
MerchantSpring’s self-service SaaS platform Marketplace Manager gives sellers a single view of all of their marketplace stores, making it easier for businesses of all sizes to optimise their product listings, improve SEO performance and increase sales across multiple countries and platforms.
Beam secures US$26 million in Series A funding for Asia Pacific expansion
Beam, Asia-Pacific’s leading micromobility operator, has announced that it has raised a Series A funding round of US$26 million.
Diary of an entrepreneur raising capital: The 'Claytons' Stock Market
When I embarked on my current search for new funding, I thought I was familiar with most of the likely sources: friends (relatives and fools), angels, angels with teeth - Venture Capital (VC), strategic investors (the Holy Grail), an IPO or Lotto.
But it turned out there was one I wasn’t aware of...
This fintech start-up has raised $3 million to make cross-border payments much easier
Cross-border payments start-up Airwallex has strengthened its Melbourne and Chinese development teams and accelerated R&D of its international payments platform following a US$3 million pre-Series A investment round led by Shanghai-based VC Gobi Partners.
AgriWebb secures $14 million investment to transform the future of digital agriculture
With the FarmWizard acquisition, AgriWebb is positioned to develop a more advanced farm management product suite that will consolidate FarmWizard’s dairy and individual animal management functionality with AgriWebb’s existing cloud-based livestock herd management software.
Gaingels – the world-first investment vehicle for LGBT founders – invests in its first...
Nexba, Australia’s leading Naturally Sugar Free beverage brand, has become the first Australian company to be backed by the world-first, investment vehicle for LGBT founders, Gaingels.
Between Asia and Australia, which fintech market should you invest in today?
Right now, trade between Asia and Australia is reaching into new markets with exporters in Australia spotting and grabbing new opportunities every...
Shark Tank success Rhinohide reaches 100 per cent of its funding goal on Equitise
West Australian 4x4 protective armour business Rhinohide has announced it has reached 100 per cent of its funding target, securing $500,000 from the “crowd” on Equitise.
