Posts tagged "capital"

Over 70% of small businesses have no written plan of any kind, so what use is a $2 billion government-funded securitisation fund?

An Australian version of the UK’s growth fund could see capital-starved small businesses have access to capital beyond the big four banks.

With lending and access to capital continuing to be a pain point for Aussie SMEs, this founder decided to shake things up.

The only thing an investor knows for sure when they invest is that things are going to go wrong. Of the hundreds of decisions you make every day as a startup founder, you’ll get a bunch wrong (we all do). Some of those will have no discernible negative impact, some may be catastrophic. Or it may be circumstances outside of your control that cause a crisis or three along the way.

As a startup founder, how willing would you be to bare all about your revenue figures?

It’s a regular discussion between founders, obse…

Former Smart50 finalist and listed cloud tech company Aconex has become the latest Aussie startup success story to hit the headlines, after …

In the last decade, the business world has seen a huge number of crowdfunding success stories — from campaigns to fund million-dollar ambi…

For many startups, raising capital is a key step to expanding operations overseas. Not so for Sydney-based video tech startup Shootsta, whic…

A Brisbane startup developing a Canva-style solution for enterprise companies has secured $1 million from Sydney-based Microequities Venture…

A Sydney startup that landed a partnership with Uber has now secured $3 million in funding from Investec to expand its fleet of hire cars fo…

Shark Tank judge Steve Baxter has led a $500,000 investment in a Gold Coast startup that is taking on the global tourism industry by connect…

A Melbourne-founded startup that builds headphones that customise sound for each listener has raised $6 million from major investors to brin…