“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.
Celebrities on the blockchain: How this Aussie founder is trying to fix the talent booking industry
After the hype-filled boom of 2017-18, some might think there’s no industry that hasn’t been put on the blockchain, but Harris Meitanis would disagree.
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”.
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.
Why being just a year old has helped SaaS startup Hugo land partnerships with Atlassian, Slack and Salesforce
Hugo currently integrates with over 20 different platforms, including Asana, HubSpot, Jira, Salesforce, Zoom and Zendesk.
“The kiss of death”: Investors in collapsed startup Shoes of Prey set to lose $35 million
Investors who poured over $35 million into once-promising fashion startup Shoes of Prey are likely to be left empty-handed
“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.
