Posts tagged "funding"

This week we found out about seven Australian and New Zealand startups that made absolute bank from VC investment.

The latest Cut Through Ventures report has some good news regarding funding for women-led businesses in Q1. But we invite you to look beyond a couple of big raises.

We have three great Australian startups that managed to collectively land over $22 million this week. And they're an eclectic bunch!

The multi-billion dollar flow of taxpayer funds to small business contractors will come under investigation by the Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman (ASBFEO), as the federal government attempts to lock in its new small business procurement target.

Minister for Industry and Science Ed Husic has backed the federal government's broad-reaching Diversity in STEM Review and its consultative process, following industry pushback to the decision to pause new grant funding as the review takes place.

Aussie startups managed to beat last week's funding round by over $2 million, landing $60.6 million across four companies. This was primarily led by two big raises from Unyoked and SpeeDX.

Although the article doesn't cite anything other than anecdotal evidence, it does do one thing really well. It highlights the incredible challenges female founders face in the capital environment by its very structure.

Founded by the federal government, the ABGF has now deployed more than $100 million in capital after investing in the pipe and fitting foundry.

Tax tweaks, targeted support, and red tape reduction are headline items in the Council of Small Business Association's latest pre-Budget submission, as the peak industry group prepares for what it calls the "post-COVID-19 climate".

That reticence was backdropped by significant operating costs at Milkrun, which eschews the independent contractor model and uses employees to deliver groceries.

It might be the end of the year but we're not quite done with startup raises just yet. Here are six more recent ones you might have missed over the last week.

Australia's female founders are as diverse as they are innovative, bringing new ideas which promise to shake the market in 2023.