The Business Growth Fund’s $12 million Hubbed investment is the kind of “sexy” deal VCs might miss
Hubbed provides e-commerce shoppers an alternative to home delivery, allowing buyers to collect their parcels from more than 2100 service stations, convenience stores, and storage facilities nationwide.
Startup funding has fallen from Q1 highs with the lack of “mega-deals” to blame
Startup funding hit $452 million in May, Cut Through Venture said, down from the billion-dollar-plus highs of January and February.
Domain invests $1.2 million in new kid on the block KindiCare’s seed round
Domain Group's $1.2 million pledge led the seed round for KindiCare, making the real estate giant the largest individual investor in the $3.3 million pot.
My biggest mistake: Stephen Hunt, founder of Hunt Hospitality
The founder of a $100 million business could have had a very different story if he wasn't able to correct the biggest mistake of his business career — in just 24 hours.
Birchal raises $3 million for its plan to build an equity crowdfunding ecosystem
Birchal co-founder and managing director Matt Vitale wants to make it easier — and safer — for everyday people to profit off startups.
Aussie startup raises $25 million to help e-commerce buyers beat the bots for their next ‘hype’ purchase
EQL has raised $25 million in pre-series funding to grow its platform that protects the integrity of instant ‘hype’ e-commerce sales for cult brands and their obsessive fans.
This equity crowdfunding company wants gen Z to invest in Australia’s next unicorns
The Network Loop is an early stage equity crowdfunding platform seeking to connect young gen Z and millennial investors to founders that have traditionally found it difficult to access VC capital.
Budget 2022: Fair Work Commission to get new small business unit, plus more funding for Ombudsman
The government has pledged to ‘back small business’ by establishing a dedicated unit within the Fair Work Commission and providing millions in funding to the Small Business Ombudsman.
“There are no words”: NSW flood victims gutted as just 5% of disaster grants approved
Resilience NSW has so far signed off on 400 disaster relief grants, even though almost 8000 requests for help have been lodged since applications opened earlier this month.
In a record year for Aussie startup funding, less than 0.03% went to WoC founders
Only a tiny fraction of the Australian startup community comprises Black women and WoC founders, according to a new report.
Micro-brand watchmaker smashes $17,000 Kickstarter target to raise $50,000 in four days
A micro-brand watchmaker who launched her business during COVID-19 has smashed her latest crowdfunding goal, surpassing her target of $17,000 within six minutes.
Floods: $50,000 in new funding available to SMEs — here’s who’s eligible, and how to apply
As the flooding crisis continues in New South Wales and Queensland, new packages are set to provide grants of up to $50,000 for affected SMEs.