Artificial intelligence-based loans assessment platform Rich Data Co has topped up its Series B, nine months on, with another $9 million, this time from Acorn Capital, for a total raise of $37 million. The fintech banked $28 million last November in part 1 of its Series B, led by Westpac and Nasdaq-listed cloud banking firm… Read more »
AgriFutures is on the hunt for the next generation of agrifood innovators with applications opening for the evokeAG. Groundbreakers program. The annual leadership mentoring event has rebranded from Future Young Leaders to the 2025 evokeAG. Groundbreakers Program. It will give five innovators the chance to present their ideas or research to an international audience at… Read more »
Disability tech accelerator and investor Remarkable has chosen 10 startups, including five from the US, for its latest 16-week program, spanning AI-driven health solutions to mobility aids to help people live better lives. This year, startups from Australia, the US, the UK and Canada are part of the accelerator, with the global cohort, managed by… Read more »
A legal generative AI startup founded by a trio of lawyers and computer scientists has raised $1.5 million in funding for international expansion. The round for Graceview was led by Singapore-based entrepreneur Patrick Linton, with support from a range of tech founders and investors. The compliance platform combines AI, machine learning, legal expertise and and… Read more »
Accelerator and early-stage investor Startmate has revealed the 11 startups joining the program for its Winter cohort. They’re an eclectic bunch, spanning problems ranging from ending online abuse to rethinking firefighting, and supporting mothers post-childbirth. They’re also hoping to revolutionise tender processes, fitting rooms, oil extraction, physio-patient journeys, thermal systems, bug-catching software, and global digital… Read more »
The annual Cicada x Tech23 event returns to Sydney next Wednesday, August 7, and in partnership with the team from Cicada, Startup Daily is profiling the 23 deep tech startups selected to take part. They span five key themes – systems, Cicada CEO Sally-Ann Williams calls them – and this time we’re diving into “Forging Industrial… Read more »
The iLAuNCH Trailblazer program has thrown another $1 million into the kitty to fund the commercialisation of university research for the space industry. The federal government-backed program will see the iLAuNCH Accelerator offer seed funding grants worth between $10,000 and $100,000 for proof-of-concept demonstrator technologies with commercial potential. Applications are now open for the fund,… Read more »
Early stage investment company Antler Australia recently backed a new cohort of startups as part of its ongoing program to build great local tech companies. Startup Daily is sharing the details of each venture in the “Antler Investor Memos” series, which is designed to give you a quick, sharp understanding of the startups and people… Read more »
With the Brisbane Olympics now just 8 years away, Australia’s sportstech is already booming, growing 10% in both employment and revenue over the past 12 months to be worth $4.69 billion annually, according to new analysis. The third edition of the Australian Sports Technologies Network’s (ASTN) annual Sports Innovation Report concludes that the sector is… Read more »
Fancy winning US$1 million in the startup version of the Olympics? Well, get your skates on because applications for Australian entries to the Startup World Cup close on Wednesday, July 31. Apply to pitch here (it costs $11). Startup/Angels is hosting the Australian selection in partnership with US VC Pegasus Tech Ventures as part of Investor… Read more »
Investment fintech Blossom believes it’s on target for its goal of $100 million in funds under management (FUM) by the end of the year, having hit $75 million thanks to a new product targeting a 7% return. The fixed income app, launched in 2021 by siblings Gaby and Ali Rosenberg, has been able to lift… Read more »
So how have some of the most respected and successful SaaS startups and scaleups in Australia achieved it without heartache and enormous effort that distracts them from doing what they really love? Startup Daily, in association with Vanta, will give you the inside edge in our latest webinar, COMPLIANCE = GROWTH: The ‘aha moment’ for Aussie SaaS startups.… Read more »
Workplace talent management platform SeenCulture has raised $1 million in a round backed by LaunchVic’s Alice Anderson Fund for female founders. The software startup helps management make smarter, fairer and faster decisions around employee issues such as promotions, performance/pay reviews, and team design. Founded in 2023 by psychologist Nikki Tugano, it currently serves more than… Read more »
A former Airbnb executive responsible for the short-stay rental platform’s early success in Australia and New Zealand has signed on as chief operations officer (COO) at local property management scaleup Hometime. Aiau Yong was most recently APAC GM at logistics payment platform PayCargo, and previously spent nearly six years as Airbnb ANZ supply lead, recruiting… Read more »
International payments platform Airwallex has been granted an Australian Financial Services Licence (AFSL), allowing it to offer its high interest deposit account to retail users. While the fintech unicorn already had an ASFL for the past eight years for its existing payments and foreign exchange business, the new one means it can offer its high-interest… Read more »
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