Vic government unveils Alice Anderson fund for women-led startups — here’s what you need to know
The Victorian government has revealed more details on its $10 million Alice Anderson Fund, which will be open to applications from July.
Social media platform Litt bags $1.5 million in record time, as Aussies show appetite for alternatives to Facebook
Aussie alternative social media startup Litt has raised $1.5 million through equity crowdfunding — and broken a few records along the way.
Podcasting startup The Peers Project lands “dream partnership” with Alibaba
The Peers Project has secured a partnership with Alibaba, to produce a series exploring the entrepreneurial journey of young Australians.
The startup funding round: Aconex co-founders shell out, e-commerce boom pays off and data makes the world go round
It's been another big week in startupland. Yet more capital is flowing into fintechs, but there's also cash in construction, data and edtech.
Fresh haul: Digital seafood marketplace ShoreTrade raises $8 million to expand to global shores
Aussie ‘Amazon for fish’ startup ShoreTrade has secured $8 million in fresh funding, as it gears up to turn global fish markets on their head.
Aussie startup leaders call for collaboration with ATO on R&D Tax Incentive for software
Some of Australia's highest profile tech leaders have written to the ATO to invite collaboration on the R&D Tax Incentive scheme for software research.
Xero expands small business platform with acquisition of European staffing platform Planday
Accounting software provider Xero has made its largest acquisition to date, after striking a deal with Denmark-based workforce management platform Planday.
Twitter’s Spaces is beating Clubhouse at its own game, becoming first to admit Android users into the room
Twitter wasted no time at all muscling in on Clubhouse’s live chat room turf. And it’s got the one thing the social media newcomer hasn’t.
Sydney startup CarClarity banks $1 million investment to fuel innovation in car financing
CarClarity is supercharging its platform, bringing transparency to the woefully under-innovated car finance industry.
New Zealand startup Winely joins South Australian Landing Pad program
New Zealand wine-tech company Winely has joined the South Australian Landing Pad program to set up shop in the wine state.
New portal in the works to modernise application process for R&D Tax Incentive scheme
A new government portal is set to modernise and smooth over the process of R&D Tax Incentive applications online.
The startup funding round: Fintechs galore, records broken and a $1 billion cash injection
Startup funding has been coming thick and fast in 2021 so far. Here’s the first of your weekly wrap-ups of the raises we saw closed this week.
