A 30-year-old startup: Console Group raises $7.5 million for cloud-based proptech
Console Group has raised $7.5 million in Series B funding, 29 years after it first brought its property tech to market.
Aussie eco-startup Seabin bags $1.2 million in four days, and gears up for “exponential” global growth
Seabin has raised another $1.2 million through equity crowdfunding, as it gears up for global expansion and “exponential” growth.
CSIRO and partners back new space startup Quasar Satellite Technologies with $12 million in funding
Quasar Satellite Technologies will build space communications technology using an Australian-based team.
The startup funding round: Prescriptions to your door, $16 million for e-bikes and a Kiwi regtech comes to Sydney
It’s been a week of big headlines and huge dollar-figures in the startup funding world. Here are the stories you might have missed.
Main Sequence has $250 million in fresh funding, and it’s looking for Aussie tech that can change the world
Main Sequence, CSIRO’s deep-tech focused venture capital firm, has closed its second funding round, scoring $250 million for investment into startups tackling some of the world’s biggest challenges.
The Morrison government has pledged $539 million to low-emissions tech — will any of it reach Aussie startups?
Scott Morrison has pledged $539 million for investment in low-emissions tech. But it’s unclear how much it will support the local ecosystem.
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.
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.
The startup funding round: $5 million for Marketplacer, tech tackling addiction, and a Tassie construction startup
We have a bumper funding round this week, featuring startups ranging from boat rental to a networking platform for people fighting addiction.
Do women-owned ventures need more female investors? Solai Valliappan thinks so
The young tech investor turned a page in her life when she realised the gross shortage of women in the tech investment space, and particularly women of colour.
The startup funding round: Blackbird backs cyber startup, Enboarder’s $6.6 million boost, and André Eikmeier’s bid to “save the f**king world”
Vinomofo's André Eikmeier secures funding for socially conscious social media, HR tech gets a boost, and there's a new delivery player in town.
The startup funding round: $1.25 million for craft beer, Vloggi’s $3.3 million valuation, and a payday for Startmate
There's been no shortage of cash flying around the startupland this week. Here are some of the funding stories you might have missed.