Stake secures $40 million in funding, just months after recovering from GameStop disruption
Aussie share trading startup Stake has secured $40 million, just months after the Wall Street GameStop saga that led to service disruption.
The startup funding round: Athena’s record-breaking raise, $1.5 million for biotech, and Turnbull backs forensics startup
Josh Frydenberg wasn’t the only one throwing millions of dollars around this week. Here's some of the funding news you might have missed.
Digital economy plan will put VC tax concessions under review
The government’s new digital strategy could bring in changes to tax concessions for VC firms in Australia, with key schemes to be reviewed.
Next-gen e-commerce startup Carted bags $13 million in seed funding, as co-founder Holly Cardew predicts the future of retail
Aussie startup Carted has secured a massive $13 million in seed funding, to build out its next-generation universal e-commerce API.
The startup funding round: Prescriptions to your door, $16 million for e-bikes and a Kiwi regtech comes to Sydney
It’s been a week of big headlines and huge dollar-figures in the startup funding world. Here are the stories you might have missed.
SafetyCulture raises $99 million at a $2.2 billion valuation, but founder Luke Anear is just getting started
Queensland unicorn SafetyCulture has closed a $99 million funding round, bumping its valuation to a whopping $2.2 billion.
For Zip and Afterpay, going public was about ensuring survival. What’s changed for startup founders today?
The founders of both Afterpay and Zip have suggested their businesses may have listed on the ASX before they were truly ready, in order to ensure their very survival. But in the years since, the ecosystem has evolved.
Main Sequence has $250 million in fresh funding, and it’s looking for Aussie tech that can change the world
Main Sequence, CSIRO’s deep-tech focused venture capital firm, has closed its second funding round, scoring $250 million for investment into startups tackling some of the world’s biggest challenges.
The startup funding round: Tech preventing heart failure, the Airbnb of street art, and digital ‘twins’ for infrastructure
This week in startup funding there's been activity in infrastructure tech, AI enabled property design, eco-friendly home products, and more.
The startup funding round: $5 million for Marketplacer, tech tackling addiction, and a Tassie construction startup
We have a bumper funding round this week, featuring startups ranging from boat rental to a networking platform for people fighting addiction.
“You get your time in the sun”: AirTree founder Daniel Petre to step back from day-to-day operations at the firm
AirTree founding partner and godfather of the Aussie tech scene Daniel Petre is stepping back from the day-to-day operations at the VC firm.
Australian investors are increasingly backing ‘impact’ startups, report finds
The impact of a business is becoming more of a factor in the decisions of investors, as they shift in line with consumer sentiments.