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Dunedin startup CodeLingo raises NZ$540,000 from Reinventure and Right Click Capital
Dunedin startup CodeLingo has raised NZ$540,000 ($494,000) in seed funding from Australian venture capital firms Right Click Capital and Reinventure.
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Perth startup Tap into Safety helps companies train staff on workplace safety and monitor staff mental health
Tap into Safety was founded by Susanne and Geoff Bahn in 2014 after decades spent looking at health and safety in the workplace from different angles.
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Digital greeting card startup Cardly raises $230,000 from QUT Creative Enterprise Australia
Melbourne-founded digital greeting card startup Cardly has raised $230,000 in a seed funding round led by QUT Creative Enterprise Australia (CEA).
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Canva raises US$40 million in round led by Blackbird Ventures to hit unicorn status
Canva has hit unicorn status, raising US$40 million from Blackbird Ventures, Felicis Ventures and Sequoia China, to reach a valuation of US$1 billion.
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Rideshare car rental startup Splend raises $7.2 million to further its international expansion
Rideshare vehicle rental startup Splend has raised $7.2 million in funding, handing over a 12.5 percent stake to Toronto Stock Exchange-listed company Element Fleet Management.
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Agtech startup FluroSat raises $1.5 million from Main Sequence Ventures, AirTree, CRDC
FluroSat has raised $1.5 million from the CSIRO’s Main Sequence Ventures, AirTree Ventures, and a group of strategic investors in the agricultural space led by Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) to help further develop its technology.
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Airwallex raises follow-on US$6 million in Series A funding from Square Peg Capital
Airwallex has secured a further US$6 million ($8.73 million) in follow-on Series A funding from local VC firm Square Peg Capital.
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Traction, revenue, and the importance of sustained growth for startups looking for funding
In reality, traction is not everything. In fact, especially to an investor, your history of growth is equally important and can even make or break a prospective investment deal.
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Auckland-based startup Thematic raises US$1.2 million round led by Airtree Ventures
Auckland-based SaaS platform Thematic today announced it has raised US$1.22 million in seed funding to continue its international growth.
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Melbourne startup Mentorloop raises $725,000 from Blackbird, Rampersand as it gears up for growth
Mentorloop has raised $725,000 in funding from venture capital firms Blackbird Ventures, Rampersand, and Tempus Partners, and a number of angel investors.
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Reinventure backs property investment platform Brickx
Westpac-backed venture capital firm Reinventure has backed property investment platform BrickX, as part of the startup’s yet-to-close Series A round.
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Car Next Door raises $2.3 million, looks to equity crowdfunding to close out Series B round
Having raised $2.3 million from investors including existing backers Caltex and Investible, car sharing startup Car Next Door is opening up the rest of its Series B round to users, taking to crowdfunding platform Equitise to raise a minimum of $500,000.
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Dunedin booking software startup Timely raises NZ$7 million to further product development
Dunedin’s Timely, which has created a booking software platform for beauty and wellness businesses, has raised NZ$7 million in a round led by Movac.
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Sydney data science startup Hyper Anna raises $16 million Series A round led by Sequoia China
Hyper Anna has raised $16 million in a Series A round led by Sequoia China, with participation from existing backers Airtree Ventures and Reinventure.
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Energy startup Wattwatchers raises $2 million as fintech Spriggy raises $2.5 million
Sydney energy startup Wattwatchers has raised $2 million from the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC), which administers the government’s Clean Energy Innovation Fund.
