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.
Afterpay just delivered $426 million to its US team, but will the Aussie tech giant be seeing profits any time soon?
With Afterpay there is a seemingly continuous flow of stock issuing transactions… some of which will hopefully one day deliver profits and dividends.
“So much more that can be done”: What you can do to better support women-led startups
"Your action and inaction will define what the future looks like for female founders," writes Michelle Fotheringham.
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.
Elon Musk is offering $130 million in prize money for carbon-negative tech
Elon Musk has launched his latest scheme for improving humanity, which will see US$100 million in prize money dished out.
The startup funding round: Tech preventing heart failure, the Airbnb of street art, and digital ‘twins’ for infrastructure
This week in startup funding there's been activity in infrastructure tech, AI enabled property design, eco-friendly home products, and more.
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.
How Who Gives A Crap’s unique model steers growth, decisions and led to bumper revenue in 2020
Offering lessons in profit-for-purpose, and how sustainability first companies can sell a different value proposition.
