Startup helping place international students secures $12 million, as COVID-19 presents an unexpected opportunity
Adventus has raised $12 million in seed and Series A funding, as it grows its SaaS platform helping international students find a spot at university.
Aussie cybersecurity startup Kasada raises $14 million amid COVID-19 online crime spike
Aussie cybersecurity startup Kasada has raised US$10 million ($14.4 million) in Series B funding to fuel further global expansion, as COVID-19 causes a spike in online crime.
“Why doesn’t every shopping centre have it?”: How BindiMaps could see the demise of the information kiosk
With COVID-19 repelling people away from touchscreen kiosks, BindiMaps co-founder Mladen Jovanovic says his startup's app is the GPS solution for our times.
Smart money: What Aussie VCs will be investing in after COVID-19
Some business analysts will have you believe that right now is the worst time to be investing in early-stage businesses. The big secret is the smart money has moved from early-stage investing to investing in scale-ups.
Qwilr raises $10.8 million for tech shaking up “ridiculous” B2B sales processes
Digital sales document startup Qwilr has raised $10.8 million in Series A funding, as the world moves to remote working and tech to support the shift.
Funding worries, community values and hunting for opportunities: How Aussie startup founders are taking on COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic is affecting Australian startups in different ways: some founders are focused on hunting for new opportunities, while others are simply trying to keep their venture alive.
Recruitment startup bags $1.1 million in seed funding, but growth plans are “out the window”
Recruitment startup alooba has secured a massive $1.1 million in seed funding, at just a year old and slap bang in the middle of an economic crisis.
“Australia has its best days ahead of it”: What this investor has learnt after a year Down Under
One year on, Salesforce Ventures has backed five startups in New Zealand and Australia, and fund principal Robert Keith has made a few observations too.
Sydney startup InDebted scores $14 million in Series A funding, following 300% revenue growth
Sydney startup InDebted has secured $14 million in Series A funding to take its friendly debt-collection technology overseas.
“We don’t need external capital”: How Sleeping Duck bootstrapped its way to 500% revenue growth, and “tens of millions” a year
Having bootstrapped for the best part of six years, mattress startup Sleeping Duck is now seeing revenues in the tens of millions.
How this Aussie startup secured $4.4 million after a 350% revenue boost and a refocus to the US
After seeing a 350% growth in monthly recurring revenue, and shifting its focus squarely onto the US market, Australian startup Coassemble has now secured $4.4 million.
Atlassian alumni bag $4 million for new SaaS startup, including from Culture Amp chief Didier Elzinga
Having left Atlassian to pursue their own startup, the founders of Dovetail have banked $4 million, including from Culture Amp co-founder Didier Elzinga.
