Five Aussie startups that booked a combined $60 million in funding this week
A number of Aussie startups secured themselves some impressive funding this week. So in case you missed it, here's a round up.
Aussie startups raised $471 million in September — the strongest funding month since March
According to Cut Through Venture, Startup funding saw an encouraging uptick in September after falling off a cliff in the previous two months.
Forget gap years, the government wants to HELP fund ‘startup years’ for uni students
The federal government is looking to introduce a new loan program for young entrepreneurs wanting to get their business ideas off the ground.
The unbundling and rebundling of the bank: Prospa co-founder reflects on 10 years of business financing
Beau Bertoli reflects on the ways online finance has both changed and remained the same during Prospa's 10 years.
Small businesses have just hours left to comment on the shape of $1.55 billion in ‘bonus’ tax offsets
Small businesses and training organisations have less than a day left to comment on draft legislation covering the Skills and Training Boost, which could exclude self-employed workers from up to $550 million in "bonus" tax offsets.
Five startups, $63 million in funding: Who has taken home the cash this week?
Five major raises took place in the last seven days or so, ranging from health tech to Web3, all the way to non-alcoholic drinks.
Five Aussie startups and firms receiving major cash injections despite the tech downfall
Despite the many unfortunate cases of layoffs and closures, it turns out there is still cash around in the tech investment scene.
Sydney fintech Hello Clever bags $4.5 million in seed funding, as it pits ‘buy to earn’ model against BNPL
Hello Clever has completed a $4.5 million seed funding round, driving its plan to lure millennial and gen Z shoppers away from buy now, pay later services while pioneering the use of Australia's new PayTo technology.
‘A second generation of iconic businesses’ — Alex Khor on the self-sustaining cycle of talent and knowledge in ANZ startups
SmartCompany catches up with AfterWork Ventures' Alex Khor about the current startup landscape, and the new generation of leading ANZ businesses.
Human books $10.15 million for new approach to chronic illness care, secures largest-ever funding round for Australian female founding team
Australian health tech startup Human has successfully closed a $10.15 million seed funding round, pledging to use the investment to change the way patients, doctors, and researchers navigate chronic health conditions.
HIVERY, mx51, Refundid, and more: Local startups raise over $100 million in recent weeks despite market fearmongering
Local startups have defied a souring market outlook to book major investment in recent weeks, helping their expansion at home and abroad.
“Many small retailers are not opening every day”: Business groups urge government to rethink axed COVID-19 isolation payment amid staff shortage
The Morrison government's Pandemic Leave Disaster Payment scheme, which provided $750-a-week lump sum payments to workers required to self-isolate after testing positive for COVID-19, expired on June 30.
