Democratising startups: Why Antler’s startup generator will benefit the whole Aussie ecosystem Global startup generator and venture capital firm Antler is launching in Sydney, offering support, mentorship and $4,000 a month.
“I’ll never let go”: Leonardo DiCaprio doubles down on climate change efforts, backing startup investment fund Leonardo DiCaprio is doubling down on his commitment to tackling climate change, backing a US fund focused on investment in startups in the sector.
The power of a girl gang: Girl Geek Academy launches Games Career Incubator with $50,000 investment from Film Victoria Girl Geek Academy has opened up applications for its Games Career Incubator, in a bid to give women and non-binary people a leg up in the gaming industry.
Learning startup GO1 raises $30 million, backed by Microsoft’s M12 venture fund Corporate education startup GO1 has raised $30 million in Series B funding, just seven months after its $10 million Series A raise.
Disrupt first, think later: Deliveroo invents the food court Deliveroo has gone full circle, launching a dine-in food market in Singapore. But don’t worry, the experience now involves even less human contact.
“A dating site for cars”: Adelaide startup Mogo raises $1 million for platform taking the stress out of vehicle shopping Mogo, an Adelaide startup disrupting the car buying process, has raised $1 million and launched its test platform, as it builds up to a full launch.
Thanks, Marie Kondo: How Perth startup FlashMop grew 250% ahead of its national expansion It’s only been up and running for six months, but Perth startup FlashMop is seeing a serious uptick in business, partly thanks to the “Marie Kondo effect”.
Shebah cracks $1 million: Record-breaking numbers of women invest in two startups’ equity crowdfunding campaigns Shebah and Motherhood App are shifting the scales of equity crowdfunding, attracting record numbers of women investors as Shebah's raise tops $1 million.
Weathering the crypto winter: Liven raises $14 million and opens sale to the public (but don’t call it an ICO) Cryptocurrency loyalty startup Liven has raised $14.2 million in a private token sale, and has now opened up to the public as well - but it’s not an ICO.
“Play to your strengths”: Why Airwallex’s Lucy Liu rejects labels in startupland She may be a leading woman in startups, with her business pegged to become a local unicorn, but Airwallex co-founder Lucy Liu doesn’t think in labels.
“A war chest of investors”: HR startup Shortlyster raises $5 million from heavy-hitting investors including Shark Tank’s Andrew Banks HR startup Shortlyster has raised $5 million to grow its algorithm-enabled tool helping businesses put bias aside when choosing the best candidates.
Buy-now-pay-later startup PayRight raises $30 million for filling a gap left by Afterpay and Zip Having raised $30 million in debt and equity funding, big-ticket buy-now-pay-later alternative PayRight is readying for international growth.
