Oversubscribed by 200%: What Bring Me Home founder Jane Kou learnt from her equity crowdfunding experience
Melbourne startup Bring Me Home was 200% oversubscribed when it closed its crowdfunding campaign.
:Different scores $3.5 million: How fresh investment and a bit of mentorship will help these founders “see the forest for the trees”
Property startup :Different has secured $3.5 million, but for Mina Radhakrishnan it’s the people, not the dollars, that can help the startup level-up.
As Australia’s meat-free scene sizzles, Hungry Jack’s boss backs plant-based protein startup
There’s a new Aussie plant-based meat startup, v2food, on the scene, born out of CSIRO and with backing from Hungry Jack’s head honcho Jack Cowin.
Fintech DiviPay raises $2.3 million, securing backing from big-four bank
Sydney fintech DiviPay has raised $2.3 million in Series A funding for its solution taking the headache out of expenses for small business.
Blockchain startup Sempo wins Startup Victoria impact prize for financial inclusion solution
Fintech Sempo took the top prize at Startup Victoria and Giant Leap’s Impact Pitch Night, for its blockchain tech improving financial inclusion.
Boston Dynamics releases robot dog Spot — and it’s terrifying
Boston Dynamics has released its robot dog, Spot, to select early customers. But this is more Black Mirror than Beethoven.
UberEats competitor DoorDash suffers data breach, exposing details of five million customers
DoorDash said customer names, addresses, phone numbers and email addresses, as well as order history, may have been accessed in a data breach.
Open banking, here we come: ACCC picks 10 fintechs to test data transfer
The ACCC has named the 10 fintechs participating in testing the open banking ecosystem, ahead of its official coming of age in February 2020.
“A bigger pie”: Why Fair Go Finance opted for a $20 million majority-stake buyout
WA startup Fair Go Finance has seen a change of majority ownership, with Skybound Capital Australia buying out 60% of the business for $20 million.
Kiwi startup Hnry raises $2 million for tech taking headache out of tax admin for gig-economy workers
Kiwi fintech Hnry has raised $2 million for its platform taking the burden out of finance management for contractors, sole traders and gig-economy workers.
Aussie startup FloodMapp raises $1.3 million for tech reducing “catastrophic” impact of flooding
FloodMapp has raised $1.3 million to take its flood-prediction tech to the rest of Australia, and into hurricane-prone areas of the US.
New Instagram policies bring an end to the era of diet tea influencers
Instagram has updated its policies on dieting, detox and cosmetic surgery ads, blocking posts from users aged under 18.
