Startups

The funding, led by AirTree Ventures and Decade Partners, will fuel international expansion, Zepto said, beginning with New Zealand and then the US.

Gathar lets consumers develop personalised menus that are then cooked and served by professional chefs, cooks and caterers in their own homes.

The federal budget will introduce more changes to employee share scheme regulation, levelling the playing field for Aussie tech companies.

Only a tiny fraction of the Australian startup community comprises Black women and WoC founders, according to a new report.

Dealing with unhappy customers — or deliberately incendiary trolls — can be a catch-22 for businesses. But instant commerce startup Milkrun has come up with a creative approach.

Samsara is racing toward its goal of making plastic infinitely recyclable at scale, with a $6 million raise to begin construction on a local facility.

Labor has pledged to see 1.2 million Aussies in tech jobs by 2030, planting a flag on a key issue facing the startup sector ahead of next week’s federal budget.

The tech platform wants to disrupt the established world of big consultants, which brings in $1 trillion globally each year and is dominated by several major players. 

The Morrison government has opened the floor for submissions on its consultation paper outlining the shape of regulation for the country’s exploding crypto industry. 

Bundlfresh is raising $1 million to expand its High Street ecommerce service that bundles goods from various vendors into tidy home deliveries.

Aussie social media startup Linktree has become Australia’s latest unicorn, with a $150 million raise giving it a valuation of $1.7 billion.

Choice and Which? are among a consortium of consumer groups from nine countries calling for more regulation in the BNPL sector.