Urban Swan, the RedBalloon of gen Z dating, scores $2 million seed funding
Gen Z date startup, Urban Swan, has exclusively revealed $2 million in seed funding to SmartCompany. That will certainly buy an overpriced Sydney cocktail or two.
Budget 2022: Startup founders seeking support for women, STEM careers and tax cuts
We chatted to some Aussie startup founders to find out what they wanted to see in Labor's federal budget.
Animal-free fat startup Nourish Ingredients lands a meaty $45 million funding round
Australian food tech startup Nourish Ingredients has received $45 million in Series A funding for its animal-free fat business.
Clipboard secures $3.1 million raise for its school extracurricular activities platform
Australian edtech startup Clipboard has exclusively revealed a $3.1 million raise to SmartCompany.
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.
Canva and Atlassian are outliers. The truth is Australia has a tech innovation deficit
While a few notable tech startups have come out of Australia, the country's digital prowess is severely lacking compared to its overseas counterparts.
Fungi Solutions is using mushrooms to turn winery waste into eco-packaging
Australian startup Fungi Solutions has been experimenting with mushrooms to turn organic vineyard waste into packaging.
Tribe Skincare founder Kayla Houlihan rebranded and stopped advertising. Now her business is stronger than ever
Kayla Houlihan admits she had reservations about putting a full rebrand in motion for Tribe Skincare, which included a new logo and all-new packaging.
Industry leaders unpack how the federal budget affects your business
Join SmartCompany editor Eloise Keating; Sam Allert, CEO at Reckon, Matthew Addison, Chair at COSBOA and Lisa Greig, Principal at Perigee Advisers, for the only 2022-23 federal budget debrief you need to attend.
The number of Aussies working in distilleries has exploded by 240% but taxes are limiting growth
Employment in the spirit manufacturing industry is up 240%. Some distillers weigh in on what is still holding the local industry back.
New $24 million Queensland government fund to invest in local early-stage startups
The Enterprise Acceleration Fund will invest in innovative, early-stage Queensland companies by supporting increased access to investment capital and jobs growth.
How to effectively onboard new hires
This extract of Brad Giles' book 'Onboarded: How to bring new hires to the point where they are effective, faster' examines the importance of a weekly onboarding meeting.
