Posts tagged "venture capital"

There was almost $1 billion worth of funding events for Australian startups in the first quarter of 2018, according to a new report that shows a continued upward trend for startup capital across the country.

Well-known Australian venture capitalist Elaine Stead has stepped down as a board member at Blue Sky Alternative Investments after a month of troubles for the investment firm following an extraordinary attack from US-based short-selling hedge fund Glaucus.

Fundraising is a key focus for all startups. But this Australian recruitment startup chose to do it without handing over equity to a venture capital fund.

If it's felt like a whirlwind start to 2018 in terms of VC funding activity in Australia's startup ecosystem, that's because it has been.

A recent Swedish study has shown venture capital funding is not going to female founders because of biases in the way venture capitalists view criteria such as risk and potential to scale when applied to female entrepreneurs.

Australian venture capital funds get pitched to by hundreds and hundreds of businesses on a regular basis, but despite the numerous active funds in Australia, the inner machinations of the types and size of those businesses are often left to guesswork. Rampersand head of growth Rose Powell goes behind the scenes.

After closing an $8 million Series B from industry heavyweights such as SEEK and OneVentures, the founder of Aussie startup Employment Hero recommends other founders always close deals “on your own terms”.

One of Australia’s most prominent startup accelerators BlueChilli has signed off on a $162 million funding deal 18 months in the making and at an unprecedented scale for the local ecosystem.

Yellowfin founder Glen Rabie on why startups should think twice before taking venture capital funding.

Muru-D, one of Australia’s most prominent and successful startup accelerators, has announced its fifth and most diverse cohort, ushering 1…

Three-year-old startup and Smart50 finalist ActivePipe is confident it will be one of Australia’s next unicorns after closing a $5.9 milli…

Some of Australia’s most prominent venture capital associations have banded together to show their support for female founders through a s…