Startups

Ethical investment app Goodments is coming to the close of its equity crowdfunding campaign, and is now gearing up to enter the UK.

Cyber security startup Kasada has raised $6.5 million as it gears up for growth in the US market, headed up by 23-year-old founder Sam Crowther.

Vloggi has secured $250,000 in angel investment, in a deal valuing the business at $2.1 million, before it even has a product in the market.

New Zealand startup Invert Robotics has raised $12.6 million to expand the scope of its climbing robot technology helping keep dairy farmers safe.

Perth will be home to an Australia-first $3 million blockchain academy if Labor wins government on May 18, with the goal of upskilling students.

Forget encryption bills, talent gaps and R&D crackdowns. Australia is actually officially becoming a more attractive place to launch and run a startup.

Sydney fintech Earlytrade has secured $2.5 million from new venture fund Shearwater Growth Equity, to close off its $6 million funding round.

Agtech startup Vertical Farming Systems has raised $1 million for its technology that does exactly what it says on the tin.

IT training startup A Cloud Guru is entering its next phase of growth, as more and more companies move from on-premise servers to cloud-based computing.

Agtech startup Goterra has a million maggots working to keep food waste out of landfill, while helping Aussie farmers weather the effects of climate change.

Cluey has raised $20 million in Series A funding, to scale its personalised and data-driven learning technology and reimagine after-school tutoring.

Sydney property-management startup MadeComfy has partnered up with US home-sharing giant Airbnb — but the hard work isn’t over yet.