Startups

Entrepreneurs Katrina Van De Ven and Catherine Olivier, co-founders of LeukBook, share how economic weaknesses are emerging as a result of the gender imbalance in startup investment.

Venture capital firm Antler is reportedly gauging investor interest in a new $60 million fund dedicated to extremely early-stage Australian startups, defying broader market uncertainty.

The members of the Women Changing The World Investments board have already made it their mission to ensure women from all walks of life have a seat at the table.

After receiving a mountain of fantastic pitches from around the country, we're ready to share our 10 shortlisted entries.

As startup funding rounds tumble in size and frequency, venture capital firm OneVentures is championing its new venture credit fund.

We've extended entries for the Pitch startups competition until the end of the week. Don't miss your chance to enter.

SmartCompany catches up with AfterWork Ventures' Alex Khor about the current startup landscape, and the new generation of leading ANZ businesses.

We need to look at how we can create a pathway for more women to become founders of tomorrow’s companies, says Gabrielle Munzer from Main Sequence Ventures.

Swoop, a global online funding platform for SMEs and advisors, aims to further expand into the Australian and global markets. 

This five-part series — published each Wednesday for the next five weeks — aims to explain the lifecycle of a tech business, starting with raising capital.

Leaders from the VC firm spoke at a startup event hosted by SmartCompany on Tuesday evening in Sydney and were asked about the current climate where tech companies have seen their valuations slashed.

The new policy offers all Blackbird staff 20 weeks of paid parental leave, up from the 16 weeks previously offered to primary caregivers and six weeks available to secondary caregivers.