Boosting Female Founders cohort announced before agreements were finalised
The latest Boosting Female Founders recipients were recently announced before all agreements had been finalised and signed.
Blackbird explains its recent male-founder dominated investment announcements
Despite gender diversity pledge, Blackbird Venture's last 11 public investments have been into all-male founding teams. What's going on?
“Completely useless”: Boosting Female Founders program continues to hold back startups
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.
Flying Fox, Jump Start receive $600,000 in VIC government funding to boost women-led startups
The Victorian government has announced $600,000 in additional funding aimed at female founders through programs run through Flying Fox and Jump Start Studio.
It’s about damn time: 13 Aussie VCs to disclose women-led funding data
Thirteen Australian VC funds will begin disclosing their funding data for women-led businesses. Because right now, the numbers aren't changing enough.
A few large raises doesn’t mean the current funding for women-led startups in Australia is acceptable
The latest Cut Through Ventures report has some good news regarding funding for women-led businesses in Q1. But we invite you to look beyond a couple of big raises.
The Australian attempted to explain startups’ funding challenges without talking to any female VCs
Although the article doesn't cite anything other than anecdotal evidence, it does do one thing really well. It highlights the incredible challenges female founders face in the capital environment by its very structure.
One way to ensure more VC funding goes to female-founded startups
Women are without defence in an industry dominated by wealthy men whose only check on their behaviour is their ethics and peer pressure.
Total share of funding for women-led startups declined in 2022, but it’s not all bad news
The latest State Of Australian Startup Funding report has shown that capital for women-led startups declined in 2022. But it's not all bad news.
With $1.26 million in funding, Sortd’s founders want to shake up social shopping and influencer marketing
SmartCompany spoke to Sortd co-founders Jodine Wolman and Alexis Aaron after their fashion browsing app secured $1.26 million.
How female-founded Chocolate on Purpose is helping build an Indigenous-led supply chain
Wiradyuri entrepreneur and owner of Chocolate on Purpose Fiona Harrison wanted to use Wiradyuri language in her chocolate descriptions and on social media to garner attention.
Urgent action required to tackle falling investment in female-founded 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.
