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Melbourne startup Carbar has launched a weekly subscription service for cars
, Melbourne startup Carbar was originally launched in late 2016 as a ‘virtual’ car dealership, allowing customers to buy and sell used cars online.
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Property startup BrickX launches automated investment platform Smart Invest
Property investment startup BrickX has launched Smart Invest, a new automated platform aiming to help users save for a deposit.
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Pymetrics is using neuroscience-based games to remove bias from the recruitment process
Pymetrics works with organisations to determine the traits that contribute to success in a role, and then has job applicants play games that help bring out these traits.
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Brisbane travel startup Travello raises $5 million to grow internationally
Brisbane’sTravello has raised $5 million from private investors to grow its app for travellers and further the development of its new SaaS marketing platform BlueTee.
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Sydney HR startup Flare raises $21 million Series B led by New York-based firm Point72 Ventures
Sydney HR startup Flare has raised $21 million in a Series B round led by New York venture capital firm Point72 Ventures, with participation from investors including existing backers Reinventure and BridgeLane.
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Adelaide hospitality startup Bellr wants to get consumers back into venues
Bellr is a customer relationship management system for venues, though the cofounders like to call it a ‘PRM’, rather: a patron relationship management platform.
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UploadOnce aims to improve accessibility to services through digital processing and storing of documents
UploadOnce is an online depository allowing users to upload and collate the documents they need to apply for various services.
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Catalysr calling for migrapreneurs to apply to pre-accelerator program
Catalysr, a Sydney-based organisation supporting ‘migrapreneur’-led startups, is calling for applications to its 2018 pre-accelerator program.
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Melbourne procurement startup VendorPanel raises $2.35 million led by Microequities Venture Capital
Melbourne procurement startup VendorPanel has raised $2.35 million in a Series A round led by Microequities Venture Capital, with participation from Aconex founders Leigh Jasper and Rob Phillpot.
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Coca-Cola Amatil backs hospitality middleware platform Doshii through Amatil X
A few months on from launch, food and beverage company Coca-Cola Amatil has announced the first investment by its Amatil X arm, with the corporate venture platform taking a 20 percent stake in Australian startup Doshii.
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Qualgro reaches first close of US$100 million fund to invest across Southeast Asia and Australia
Singapore-based venture capital firm Qualgro has announced it has completed the first close of its second fund, with US$60 million of the US$100 million ($137 million) target committed.
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Fintech startup Athena signs strategic partnership with Homeloans Ltd
Just a few months on from raising $15 million in a Series A, Athena Home Loans has announced a strategic partnership with non-bank lender Homeloans Ltd.
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The Impact Suite is bridging the “trust gap” in the charity and not-for-profit sector
The Impact Suite hones in on the notion that donors want to give to organisations that deliver – or aim to deliver – on their charitable purpose.
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Farm management startup AgriWebb raises $14 million and acquires UK platform FarmWizard
AgriWebb, which has created a farm and livestock management solution, has secured a $14 million investment from UK outfit Wheatsheaf Group for a minority stake in the business.
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Canberra-founded Instaclustr raises $20.8 million led by New York City firm Level Equity
Canberra-founded, Palo Alto-based startup Instaclustr has raised $20.8 million in a funding round led by New York City private equity firm Level Equity. Launched by Ben Bromhead, Adam Zegelin, Peter Lilley, and Doug Stuart in 2013, Instaclustr is an ‘open source as a service’ platform, delivering fully hosted and managed big data technology solutions in… Read more »
