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LaunchVic is on the hunt for the next big things in AgTech, with $1.8 million for accelerator programs

- February 17, 2022 2 MIN READ

Nearly 500 innovative farmers and aspiring startup founders are set to break into the AgTech sector, with three new entrepreneurship programs funded by LaunchVic and Agriculture Victoria.  Farmers2Founders, Rocket Seeder and SproutX will each receive $600,000 to run pre-accelerator programs, which equip aspiring entrepreneurs with the skills to turn an idea into a business.  Farmers2Founders,… Read more »

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Blackbird’s Niki Scevak has a theory about why it’s boom time for Australian startups

- February 9, 2022 3 MIN READ

Australian startups are having more international success than ever before and for Blackbird co-founder Niki Scevak, it comes as the Oz startup ecosystem has taken huge steps in development over the past decade. Speaking on The History of the Australian Startup Ecosystem podcast, Niki talks about the changes he’s seen in Australia, how Blackbird approaches… Read more »

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Till Payments buys part of US hospitality tech firm Ziosk

- January 28, 2022 < 1 MIN READ

Local fintech Till Payments has acquired the payment processing arm of US hospitality tech platform Ziosk in a deal that sees Till expanding further into the US market. The Zisk Integrated Payment Services, or ZIPS, business unit will be integrated into Till under the agreement, growing the company’s US staff to 35. Till CEO Shadi… Read more »

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EstimateOne picks up $35 million in first raise

- January 27, 2022 2 MIN READ

Construction tech company EstimateOne has secured $35 million in funding from Potentia Captial and Leigh Jasper in its first capital raise after more than a decade of business. EstimateOne is a platform for connecting commercial construction firms and subcontractors and has already been used by 50,000 organisations in Australia, New Zealand, the UK, and Ireland.… Read more »

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Eucalyptus raises $60 million in Bond-led Series C round

- January 27, 2022 2 MIN READ

Sydney healthcare startup Eucalyptus has raised another $60 million in a Series C funding round led by San Francisco-based venture capital firm Bond. “Though we’ve been building since 2019, telehealth has truly been thrust into the global spotlight over the last two years,” Eucalyptus CEO Tim Doyle said in a blog post announcing the Series… Read more »

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App-building platform Checkbox raises $6.3 million

- January 27, 2022 2 MIN READ

Codeless app-building platform Checkbox has raised $6.3 million in a pre-Series A funding round as it looks to expand local and international operations. Funding was driving through Australian outfit Tidal Ventures and Sequoia India’s Surge program. Evan Wong, co-founder and CEO of Checkbox said his platform has already been used “to create thousands of apps”… Read more »

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Local VCs not scared by tech stock sell-off

- January 25, 2022 2 MIN READ

As share markets continue to slide in a sell-off that has seen tech stocks take a beating, Australian venture capitalists remain optimistic that funding for local startups won’t dry up amid the panic. Last year set a record for venture capital (VC) funding in Australian and New Zealand startup companies which pulled in a total… Read more »

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ANZ startups saw over $10 billion worth of investment in 2021

- January 24, 2022 2 MIN READ

Last year set a new record for investment in startups from Australian and New Zealand with more than $10 billion landing in the pockets of local entrepreneurs. The figures come from Chris Gillings’s Cut Through Venture newsletter which provides a monthly snapshot of the money flowing into the startup ecosystem. Investments ramped up through 2021,… Read more »

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Atlassian wants to hire 5,000 more Aussie staff

- January 24, 2022 2 MIN READ

Australian tech darling Atlassian is looking to hire an additional 5,000 local employees in the next few years as it prepares to open its new offices in Sydney’s Tech Central. Atlassian’s Chief of Staff Amy Glancey went on the record with Business Insider Australia last week to admit it will “be challenging” to add 5,000… Read more »