Startups

Linktree is backing entrepreneurs, artists and activists with a US$250,000 Passion Fund to help people turn big dreams into a reality.

A new portal for the federal government’s R&D Tax Incentive will provide a one-stop-shop for managing companies’ registrations and applications online. 

This week, Aussie fintech, proptech and medtech all got a boost, and we take a closer look at an international solar-powered unicorn. Here's the funding news you might have missed.

Little Birdie has bagged $30 million in pre-launch funding from the CBA, in a partnership set to “supercharge” growth.

Collabosaurus is launching a brand collaboration matchmaking app, after an unexpectedly strong 2020 brought the business back from the brink.

Aussie reforestation tech startup Lord of the Trees has been chosen to join Google’s sustainability accelerator program.

More than 380 tech companies, including Atlassian and Canva, are supporting their staff to walk out in a climate strike this afternoon.

Aussie buy-now, pay-later leader Afterpay is reportedly considering making a move in the increasingly crowded small-business lending space.

Startmate is launching a new Founders Fellowship program to support startups at the very earliest stage and ultimately improve their chances.

Stake may be dominating tech news this week, but between digital wills, legal tech and electric aviation, there’s been plenty more going on.

Aussie share trading startup Stake has secured $40 million, just months after the Wall Street GameStop saga that led to service disruption.

An Aussie startup disrupting the end-of-life sector has raised $1.1 million as it scales its online, automated will-writing service.