Boosting Female Founders: $11.6 million awarded to 34 businesses in Round 3 grant funding
Thirty-four female-founded businesses have been chosen to receive funding from the Boosting Female Founders Initiative after a Round 3 selection process.
News flash: We write about women in business every day, not just IWD
Every week and every month is a good time to pitch stories about women entrepreneurs and women in business.
Six women founders share leadership insights from their mentors
Six women founders who are also members of the Entrepreneurs’ Organization share the most significant lessons their mentors have imparted.
Collabosaurus changes hands in rare women-led tech exit
Jessica Ruhfus founded Collabosaurus in 2015 as a matchmaking tool to facilitate collaborations between brands.
Blackbird explains its recent male-founder dominated investment announcements
Despite gender diversity pledge, Blackbird Venture's last 11 public investments have been into all-male founding teams. What's going on?
The all-male mentor list shows Australia’s startup ecosystem is far from “thriving”
Given the “top eight” list was based on numerical data garnered from a survey of the startup sector, seeing an all-male result come through was hardly surprising.
Opinion: AFR’s Young Rich List shows how VC funding is stacked against women
Canva co-founder Melanie Perkins is the only woman in the top 10 of AFR's under 40 Rich List for 2023.
“Side hustlers” sidelined: Women entrepreneurs denied funding, opportunities
The number of female small business owners is outstripping men three to one, but the social perception of women in business has a long way to go.
Aliavia closes $13.5 million fund for women-led startups in Australia and US
ALIAVIA Ventures, which focuses on women founded startups in Australia and the US, just closed its first $13.5 million fund.
Queensland government backs 11 programs supporting women founders with $1 million fund
The program aims to support female founders at every stage of their business and innovation journey, as well as encourage participation in key industries and technologies.
How the Digital Internship Program is helping three women founders navigate business challenges
The Digital Internship Program is helping three women founders to better understand the world of entrepreneurship. Here's how.
Why I’ve finally realised that money is at the centre of everything for startups
The author says, "we all have a relationship with money that plays a powerful role in the stories we tell ourselves, how we show up, and who we are when it’s on the table".
