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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.

This Brisbane based online trade documentation startup closes $1.2 million seed funding round

IncoDocs, an online trade documentation tool for small and medium businesses (SME’s) has closed $1.2 million in seed funding from investors including Maersk Growth,...

This Internet-of-Things startup has closed $23.8 million in a series A funding round

Australian semiconductorIoT start-up, Morse Micro, has secured $23.8 million in Series A funding to take its ultra low power Wi-Fi HaLow chip...

Aussie startups more quickly becoming global scale-ups thanks to this startup stack

Startups today are no longer reinventing the wheel. Given that they’re often nimble innovators themselves, startups are trusting other startups with handling some of the most fundamental parts of their business.

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 crowdfunding campaign aims to make Sydney the Silicon Valley of APAC by 2023

TechSydney is a not-for-profit enterprise led by some of Australia’s most successful and influential entrepreneurs and innovators who have a mutual determination to see Sydney boom onto the global tech stage.

Blue Sky is looking to raise a $200 million VC fund to invest in...

Blue Sky is launching a new $200 million VC fund targeted at institutional investors to invest in later-stage deals in Australia and overseas

Four frustrated colleagues started this tech start-up to bring professional service businesses out of...

Christine Higgins, Eamonn Bell, Glenn Fowler and Geoff McQueen started AffinityLive out of frustration, to create integrated, cloud-based business-automation software for professional service businesses.

AffinityLive raises $2 million after bootstrapping its way to seven-figure recurring revenues

AffinityLive, which creates integrated, cloud-based business automation software for the professional service sector, has secured $2 million funding to accelerate client growth and product innovation.

Australian start-ups will now save thousands in legal fees when raising capital thanks to...

Some of Australia’s leading venture capital funds, angel groups and other industry stakeholders have come together in a very commendable move to make a...

Culture Amp secures $6.3 million in Series A funding from three different VCs in...

People Analytics company Culture Amp, which counts many of the big boys in new tech such as Airbnb, Uber, Pandora, Adobe, Pinterest, Warby Parker,...

This young Aussie expat whose apps were acquired by Twitter and MyFitnessPal has some...

Nick Crocker, who holds Political Science and Law degrees from the University of Queensland, is a young Aussie expat living in San Francisco. He currently...

Blackbird Ventures is singing pretty with $25 million for early stage investments

Blackbird Venctures, the Sydney based venture capital firm, has raised a $25 million tranche of cash to invest into early stage startups. If you’re an...

Startmate’s Trump Card: A dream package for wannabe entrepreneurs!

The Sydney company plans to pick 3-4 developers and designers for a five-month program with a lot of goodies thrown in. Each of the successful entrant will receive a $50,000 investment, mentorship from more than 25 successful founders, legal advice and a two-month trip to Silicon Valley. At the conclusion of the program, participants will be offered the additional opportunity to pitch to early-stage investors at two demo days – one in Sydney and another in Silicon Valley.
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Five essential things to get right if you want to raise...

So you’ve got a brilliant idea, or maybe you’ve even started building your nascent business, but you think it might help to bring on some extra money. You try to raise the money, but wherever you go it seems there are roadblocks and challenges, and it’s difficult to know where to start. To help tackle this tricky tropic, we interviewed Bryan Vadas. He’s the founder of iPledg (Australia’s leading crowdfunding platform for creative, commercial, charitable and community projects) and Capital Exchange Australia (an education and funding platform for startups).

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How to build a retail empire with James Webber [FREE REPORT]

Starting any new business is hard, but starting an online retail business is particularly hard. You see, this is one industry that combines technology, logistics and, of course, marketing – it’s a juggling act. To help us crack this hard nut, we sought the wisdom James Webber, CEO at Bookworld.

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New Zealand’s Xero eyes US IPO, further disruption as subscribers increase...

Xero recently held its annual meeting in Wellington, during which the company revealed some interesting details about its future. As has been widely suspected, the...

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