Startups

A new startup training program providing Victorian women with the skills and insights they need to pursue their entrepreneurial dreams has welcomed its very first cohort.

According to sources round three of Boosting Female Founders may be delayed until the new year. Meanwhile it has been causing problems for women-led startups.

LaunchVic has announced the launch of a dedicated landing page for the Victorian startup ecosystem via the dealroom.co platform.

The startups that raised fresh funding this week are scaling software for theme parks, powering aircraft with hydrogen, building an alternative to Facebook, and providing companionship to aged care residents with a robot called Abi. 

Melbourne software startup Roller has raised $78.5 million (US$50 million), in a round led by global investor Insight Partners. 

Rainstick is taking the future of food by storm, using ancient Indigenous wisdom to mimic the effects of lightning to grow bigger, stronger, more sustainable and resilient crops.

Early-stage startup founders in New South Wales are being encouraged to apply for the state government’s MVP Ventures Program, which is returning with reduced funding after a six-month hiatus. 

Given the “top eight” list was based on numerical data garnered from a survey of the startup sector, seeing an all-male result come through was hardly surprising.

Loam Bio's fungi-powered soil carbon capture tech is going global. But as it scales its commercialisation, it's staying in the heart of Orange, NSW.

Mantaray Climate, is designed for SMEs who want to reduce the carbon impact of their businesses, but can’t afford expensive consultants or an in-house sustainability team.

From breakthroughs in solar manufacturing and quantum computing, to seasoned entrepreneurs launching brand new startups, this week's funding roundup has something for everyone. 

As a self-proclaimed medicine defector, Emily Casey founded a community called ‘What The Health?!’ in February 2021.