A quarterly cash injection? Senate committee recommends changes to R&D Tax Incentive payments
Recommendations from a senate committee on fintech and regtech could see R&D Tax Incentive payments dished out on a quarterly basis.
New Zip Co policy offers two weeks of paid leave to employees experiencing miscarriage or pregnancy loss
Aussie BNPL giant Zip Co is offering two weeks of paid leave for employees who suffer miscarriage or pregnancy loss before 20 weeks.
“If you’ve got a dairy cow, it should have a collar on it”: Halter bags $29 million for tech that gets heifers herding themselves
NZ agtech Halter has raised $29 million for its tech helping farmers get to know their cows better, and letting the animals herd themselves.
Tassie business bags $34 million for seaweed helping curb the environmental impact of flatulent farm animals
Sea Forest has raised $34 million in funding as it looks to capitalise on a global opportunity reducing the methane output of farm animals.
Main Sequence has $250 million in fresh funding, and it’s looking for Aussie tech that can change the world
Main Sequence, CSIRO’s deep-tech focused venture capital firm, has closed its second funding round, scoring $250 million for investment into startups tackling some of the world’s biggest challenges.
University of Melbourne partners with startup hub to create new space connecting academia with entrepreneurialism
YBF Ventures has partnered up with the University of Melbourne to create a new space intended to boost both innovation and the economy.
Marketplacer secures millions in funding from Woolies, topping off 12 months of growth and the dawn of “e-commerce 2.0”
Melbourne startup Marketplacer has secured a multimillion-dollar investment from Woolworths, as we usher in a new dawn of retail in Australia.
Afterpay mulls a US listing: Is this a loss to the Aussie ecosystem?
Afterpay is considering listing in the US. But that doesn’t mean forgetting its roots, and it could ultimately bolster the local ecosystem.
Brisbane startup Octopus Deploy secures $223 million, after ten years of bootstrapped and profitable growth
Bootstrapped software startup Octopus Deploy has secured a mammoth $223 million investment from US venture capital firm Insight Partners.
Atlassian acquires Brisbane startup ThinkTilt, enabling “mission critical” collaboration in the modern workplace
Aussie tech giant Atlassian has acquired Brisbane-based startup ThinkTilt, creator of ProForma, for an undisclosed sum.
Fresh funding values Clubhouse at US$4 billion, even as Facebook and Reddit unveil rival platforms
Clubhouse reportedly now has a whopping US$4 billion valuation, announced in the same week as Facebook and Reddit unveil copycat products.
‘A catalyst, not a blip’: Mr Yum secures $11 million in funding to serve up post-pandemic hospitality tech overseas
Melbourne hospitality tech startup Mr Yum has raised $11 million in funding as it takes its QR code ordering platform international.