The startup funding round: Fintech frenzy continues, $50 million for cancer biotech, and Stripe’s $122 billion valuation
This week in startupland, we've seen dollars going into businesses at every end of the spectrum — from early-stage and up-an-coming players to global behemoths.
Vic government unveils Alice Anderson fund for women-led startups — here’s what you need to know
The Victorian government has revealed more details on its $10 million Alice Anderson Fund, which will be open to applications from July.
The startup funding round: Aconex co-founders shell out, e-commerce boom pays off and data makes the world go round
It's been another big week in startupland. Yet more capital is flowing into fintechs, but there's also cash in construction, data and edtech.
The startup funding round: Fintechs galore, records broken and a $1 billion cash injection
Startup funding has been coming thick and fast in 2021 so far. Here’s the first of your weekly wrap-ups of the raises we saw closed this week.
TradieSpec secures $500,000 in seed funding, after pulling the plug on its raise last year
Sydney startup TradieSpec has closed a $500,000 seed round, 12 months after the COVID-19 pandemic put its funding plans on hold.
Ordermentum raises $5 million as hospitality businesses embrace tech post-COVID-19
Ordermentum has scored $5 million in funding, for its tech solution to tidy up the relationships between hospitality suppliers and venues.
Esports influencer startup secures $425,000 as COVID-19 throws sector “into the mainstream”
Esports startup GGWP has raised $450,000, after the COVID-19 pandemic supercharged the already burgeoning gaming influencer industry.
Cell-based meat startup Vow raises $7.7 million from big-name investors
Sydney-based alternative meat startup Vow has raised $7.7 million in seed funding from prominent Australian investors.
More than money: What successful VC investors bring to the table
Australia’s startup ecosystem has plenty of talented venture capital investors, but needs many more to back the next generation of home-grown unicorns.
From AI sewer tech to lab-grown meat: SmartCompany’s 10 startups to watch in 2021
These are the startups just hitting their stride; on the cusp of a growth explosion. We'll be watching them closely.
“They kind of shrugged it off”: Dean Foley calls on Aussie VCs to commit 3% of their $1.6 billion windfall to First Nations founders
With more than $1.6 billion committed to the startup ecosystem in 2020, Dean Foley is challenging VCs to commit 3% to First Nations founders.
Hospitality tech startup HungryHungry bags $2 million, as COVID-19 brings irreversible change to the sector
HungryHungry has scored $2 million in Series A funding, after the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated innovation in the hospitality sector.
