Startups

The total amount raised by startups this week may be substantially lower than the past two weeks, but the companies with fresh funding are no less interesting.

Australian employee engagement fintech Paylab has entered voluntary administration, raising questions about its future and the status of workers using its pay-in-advance feature.

The investment app Verve Money, which launched on July 17, allows investors to select from one of three ethically curated portfolios.

Proptech startup Sensor Global has successfully closed its seed funding round to deliver “internet of things” (IoT) solutions to residential property, with the first being a smart smoke alarm.

Australian investors have poured more than $1 million into plastics recycling service RecycleSmart, as co-founder Marco Prayer says he has invested his entire career to proving the business benefits of the circular economy.

It's been another $100 million-plus week for Australian startup funding, with this week's total of $115.7 million coming in slightly ahead of last week's $107.35 million.

In a win for cybersecurity, Australian startup Secure Code Warrior has landed over $72 million in Series C funding to help educate businesses.

Diolog, the investor relations startup founded by Amy Benson, has announced its official launch after winning the Pitch and beta testing.

Birchal has released its annual crowdsourced funding report. Like most Australian funding, its been impacted by the current economic climate. But it has still seen some record-breaking positive numbers.

Sarah Nolet, the co-founder of Tenacious Ventures, shares her thoughts on fundraising fears and emotional scenario planning.

Lyre's raises $34.5 million as interest in non-alcoholic spirits, beer and wine continues to grow throughout the world.

It's a big one this week! Nine Aussie startups have received VC funds equating to a collective $107.35 million - more than double what we had on the books last week.