Startup school: Raising capital, rapid expansion, and how to navigate business challenges
This five-part series — published each Wednesday for the next five weeks — aims to explain the lifecycle of a tech business, starting with raising capital.
From cremation to a digital vault: Death tech startup Willed raises $6 million
Australian death tech startup Willed has raised $6 million in Series A funding, with the aim of expanding its team and product range.
Linktree launches new marketplace, adding YouTube, Shopify, and Square integrations to the link-in-bio ecosystem
Social media unicorn Linktree has revealed Linktree Marketplace, allowing its 25+ million creators to add over 30 Link Apps and integrations on their landing pages.
Female-founded VAPAR raises $2.5 million to take on sewage pipelines and storm drains
Australian AI startup VAPAR has raised $2.5 million in seed funding, with the aim of taking its sewer-repairing AI to the UK and US markets.
Small businesses urged to ask power providers for bill flexibility as prices skyrocket
The stigma associated with reaching out for help is harming SMEs struggling to keep up with their power bills, a new report says.
My biggest mistake: Pippa Hallas, CEO of Ella Baché
Pippa Hallas, who has headed up skincare franchise network Ella Baché since 2010, explains why not having faith in herself was her biggest blunder.
Startup funding has fallen from Q1 highs with the lack of “mega-deals” to blame
Startup funding hit $452 million in May, Cut Through Venture said, down from the billion-dollar-plus highs of January and February.
Edtech unicorn Go1 raises US$100 million as valuation reaches US$2 billion
Brisbane-based edtech unicorn Go1 has raised over US$100 million ($139 million) in fresh funding, bringing the company's valuation to US$2 billion ($2.8 billion).
Why FoodByUs is asking its employees to come into the office four days a week
While debate rages between Elon Musk and Scott Farquhar over the benefits of remote work, FoodByUs co-founder Ben Lipschitz says it's "ideal" for his business to have employees in the office.
VC firm Giant Leap launches calculator measuring how positive a startup’s work is for people and the planet
Giant Leap wanted to understand who the beneficiaries of a startup are, how long the change will last, whether the solution is good and how much it will change the beneficiaries' lives.
Aussie deep science startup Reask is calculating climate catastrophe on a global scale
Climate startup Reask employs machine learning to help insurance companies understand the risks posed by climate change, and how to price it.
“The next meditation”: Unyoked takes its off-grid cabins into New Zealand and Tasmania
Australian nature company Unyoked has launched its first sites in New Zealand as it continues its mission to help more people immerse themselves in the outdoors.
