Stephanie Palmer-Derrien

The Victorian government has unveiled a $534 million support package for Melbourne businesses that have been plunged back into COVID-19 lockdowns.

Aussie VC fund AirTree Ventures has compiled an open-source spreadsheet of tech startups that are hiring, as the COVID-19 economic crisis continues.

Regtech 6clicks has secured $2.2 million in funding, as it sets out to become the “operating system” of business risk and compliance.

Girlboss has been criticised for an Insta post claiming “unemployment is the new sabbatical” and calling on followers to find a silver lining in their layoffs.

A team of researchers at ANU is investigating how electric vehicles can effectively be used as batteries to support the Aussie power grid.

Perth-based hot sauce business Bunsters has raised over $400,000 through equity crowdfunding, following a sales spike during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Language-learning edtech Chatterize has raised NZD$1 million in seed funding, as it gets ready to ramp up its rollout in China.

Big-ticket buy-now-pay-later startup Payright has raised $12 million in an oversubscribed capital raise, bringing its total funding to $60 million in 18 months.

Victoria’s startup agency LaunchVic has appointed four new board members, including Leigh Jasper, co-founder of construction unicorn Aconex, as chair.

She left the corporate finance world to launch The Peers Project, and Michelle Akhidenor is now tackling an even bigger challenge — inequality in marketing.

Aussie startup investment was higher in Q2 2020 than over the same time last year. But, the number of investments significantly decreased.

Having secured $30 million in Series A funding in the middle of a pandemic, Domm Holland's Fast is growing in a challenging Silicon Valley ecosystem.