The startup funding round: Electric motorbikes, quizzes before TikTok and Aussie wins in Silicon Valley
This week's startup funding round has an international vibe, taking us to New Zealand, France and Silicon Valley.
The startup funding round: $25 million for payments tech, digital property management and a solar-powered unicorn
This week, Aussie fintech, proptech and medtech all got a boost, and we take a closer look at an international solar-powered unicorn. Here's the funding news you might have missed.
Cheat sheet: Equity crowdfunding in Australia, explained
Equity crowdfunding offers an alternative finance pathway to banks and venture capital, if you’re prepared to share ownership.
Five roadblocks you’ll face along your entrepreneurial journey — and how to overcome them
From raising funding to keeping up with trends, entrepreneurs need to know how to recognise and solve these five roadblocks as they arrive.
Interested in crowdfunding? Here’s how to identify promising eco-friendly investment opportunities
Crowdfunding is providing a much-needed space for ethical companies to complete their fundraising efforts.
This workout timer startup had a $25,000 Kickstarter goal… but raised $1.1 million instead
Having set out to raise $24,598 in crowdfunding, startup Timebirds has now attracted more than $1.1 million, and counting.
In the post-COVID-19 world, capital will be different, stronger and more conscious
A new generation of conscious investors is awakening, and they are changing the global investment landscape for the better.
“A lot more hesitant”: Wearable-tech-for-babies startup turns to crowdfunding as recession dries up investor interest
Goldilocks Suit has turned to crowdfunding to fund the production of its baby sensor singlet after the COVID-19 recession dried up other sources of funding.
“Everybody realised they couldn’t cook”: Aussie hot sauce brand smashes equity crowdfunding goal following COVID-19 sales spike
Perth-based hot sauce business Bunsters has raised over $400,000 through equity crowdfunding, following a sales spike during the COVID-19 pandemic.
What I wish I knew before I started crowdfunding platform PledgeMe
We’re nearing our eighth birthday at PledgeMe... and it's got me thinking about what I wish I had known when I first entered the startup world.
Five predictions for equity crowdfunding in 2020, from PledgeMe co-founder Anna Guenther
Millions of dollars have been raised via equity crowdfunding in Australia and NZ in 2019. PledgeMe co-founder Anna Guenther shares her predictions for 2020.
As e-scooter startup Raine smashes its crowdfunding target in just 43 minutes, is Kickstarter coming back into fashion?
Electric scooter startup Raine raised its minimum target of $73,000 in just 43 minutes, and doubling that within two hours.
