Startups

The headlines suggest there's no shortage of cash available for Australian startups during COVID-19, but the statistics tell a different story. So, which is it?

Prime Minister Scott Morrison is calling for business "hibernation", but how does a startup take cover from a severe and prolonged economic downturn?

Scale-up founders cannot control the pandemic, or the forced changes to lives and business models, but they can control how they respond.

The government’s $130 billion JobKeeper wage subsidy package may now offer some support to pre-revenue startups, as new eligibility criteria is revealed.

Lumin Sports founder Ben Tripodi has adapted his elite athlete training software after identifying an opportunity in remote worker wellbeing.

By the time COVID-19 is contained, telehealth services will be embedded in our health care system. And that's not such a bad thing.

Food delivery platform DoorDash has bowed to pressure and cut its commissions in half, easing pressure on restaurants struggling with the COVID-19 crisis.

Aussie fintech Airwallex has closed a massive $250 million Series D round, making it a unicorn almost three times over, with a valuation of $2.85 billion.

COVID-19 restrictions have completely shattered the events industry. But one Aussie entrepreneur has made a swift pivot to keep his business alive by launching alcohol delivery service Boozi.

As the COVID-19 pandemic, and the ensuing economic effects, hit Australia, Whisky Loot founder Joel Hauer braced for a hit to the online subscription business. But it never came.

We haven’t yet closed our first fund but have decided to put the M8 Ventures partnership into sleep mode until there is more certainty in …

The COVID-19 pandemic is affecting Australian startups in different ways: some founders are focused on hunting for new opportunities, while others are simply trying to keep their venture alive.