Posts tagged "venture capital"

The local startups to raise funding this week may be a geographically dispersed lot — from Perth, to regional New South Wales, to New Zealand — but what they have in common is ambitious plans to transform their industries. 

Security bots, seaweed, pear juice, antiques and campervans: this week's startup funding round-up has something for everyone.

In the ongoing battle between mega super fund Hostplus and Employment Hero, it is VC fund Airtree that is the victim, argues Kane Jackson.

The first week of March has seen fresh capital flowing to startups in the healthcare, agtech and clean energy sectors.

The release of groundbreaking gender pay gap data has shaken the startup world, with Australian founders and corporate luminaries calling for new ways to measure how venture capital does -- and doesn't -- reach women founders and women-led startup teams.

This week's startup funding round includes an NZ brand tracker, a Sydney-based deeptech startup, a 'better for you' drinks brand and an app that wants to help make our roads safer. 

Australian startups building space tech and an AI-powered recruitment platform made headlines this week, thanks to a combined $62 million in new funding. 

Leela Cosgrove writes the idea that venture capital is required to create a great business might have been true 20 years ago when connecting with potential investors was more complicated, but in 2024 it’s a mutual hallucination.

This week, three Aussie startups have raised close to $200 million in fresh funding to continue tackling some of the biggest tech challenges of our time.

The Queensland government has tipped a further $55 million into its venture capital funding program, partnering with big-name investors to develop local startups and keep them within the state's borders.

Australian startup Marqo has secured US$12.5 million ($19.4 million) in Series A funding as it prepares to shift its headquarters to California.

It has been a somewhat slower week for startup funding news this week, but we are still seeing some impressive startups secure investment and grant funding.