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Business

CapXcentric’s Warwick Donaldson teams up with Garry Williams to help deep tech founders land their raise

- September 30, 2024 2 MIN READ

Two Tractor Ventures OGs have teamed up to help deeptech founders with their funding plans. Warwick Donaldson’s CapXcentric has partnered with GROUP GROUP, the new specialist advisory and storytelling curation firm founded by Garry Williams. CapXcentric helps Australian technology startups access funding on the best terms, from the most appropriate investors. works with a range… Read more »

Niamh Mooney and Damian Png.
Funding

Visa application platform Matilda Migration moves in on $1 million pre-Seed round

- September 24, 2024 2 MIN READ

Migration process platform Matilda launches this week after raising $1 million in a pre-Seed round  The raise was led by AfterWork Ventures, with support from Victoria Denholm’s Wollemi Capital, Everywhere VC, Co-Ventures and Startmate. This funding is to accelerate the development of the Matilda platform. which aims to make migration more streamlined and stress-free. Cofounder… Read more »

Assaf Stizki and Ken Brand
Funding

Hospitality costs management platform Restoke raises $5.1 million Seed round for US plans

- September 24, 2024 2 MIN READ

A hospitality operations management platform used by cult frozen yogurt chain Yo-Chi has raised $5.1 million in Seed funding as it eyes off US expansion. Restoke.ai, founded in 2020, is the brainchild of former chef and restaurateur Assaf Stizki and machine learning specialist Ken Brand. The artificial intelligence-based management platform integrates with existing restaurant systems… Read more »

Josh Foreman
Fintech

Debt collection fintech InDebted banks $50 million Series C

- September 24, 2024 2 MIN READ

Consumer debt collection fintech InDebted has raised $50 million in a Series C that values the scaleup at more than $350 million The round was led by Airtree and supported by Australian Retirement Trust and new growth fund Premier Capital Partners. Existing shareholders Reinventure, Carthona and Perennial also chipped in. Indebted previously raised $22.5 million… Read more »

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Advice

The questions founders should ask startup investors in the first meeting

- September 18, 2024 4 MIN READ

I coach founders every week on how to hold more effective investor meetings, and there’s one recurring problem: founders wasting time chasing investors who don’t fit. Sound familiar? Success isn’t pitching your startup. The path to fundraising success starts with making sure the investor is right for you. You have the right – and responsibility… Read more »

Funding

Fintech Primary banks $3.5 million Seed round to give SMEs better banking

- September 18, 2024 2 MIN READ

Cash management fintech Primary has raised $3.5 million in Seed funding to help small business puts its capital to better use. The round was round led by Carthona Capital, supported by local funds Macdoch Ventures, Archangel, AfterWork Ventures, and Ari Klinger’s No Brand, as well as Singapore’s Resolution Ventures. Carthona partner Damian Fox will join… Read more »

Funding

NDIS management startup re-Seeds with $20 million top up

- September 17, 2024 2 MIN READ

A Melbourne healthcare platform focused on managing NDIS services has topped up the $12.6 million Seed round it raised six months ago with an additional $20 million. Kismet previously banked US$8.2 million (A$12.6m) in its initial Seed round in March, with new reports that Singapore’s MassMutual Ventures has joined its share registry with the additional… Read more »

Damian Sofrevski and Nathalie Gouailhardou
Funding

ADHD medtech bags $5.2 million pre-Seed round for its alternative headband treatment

- September 12, 2024 2 MIN READ

For millions with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), the traditional treatment is medications such as Ritalin and Adderall. But a Sydney medtech startup is hoping to change with with a headband that tracks and treats ADHD symptoms, without the side effects of drugs, in just 20 minutes daily. Neurode is the brainchild of neuroscientist Nathalie… Read more »

Directo founder Gavin Upiter and head of commercial Karen McTavish
Funding

Pharmacy B2B marketplace Directo doses up on $2 million raise

- September 11, 2024 2 MIN READ

B2B marketplace Directo, which streamlines logistics, invoicing and fulfilment for pharmacies and suppliers, has raised $2 million in fresh capital. The round was backed by industry leaders and existing shareholders, including former President of Pharmacy Guild of Australia (NSW) Paul Sinclair, current President of the International Pharmaceutical Federation, David Vaux and Leon Steinkoler. The Melbourne… Read more »

John Martin, Nick Hazell and Mathieu Pernice.
Funding

v2food founder Nick Hazell raises $1.1 million for his algal vision to replace fossil fuels

- September 10, 2024 2 MIN READ

Nick Hazell, the engineer and serial entrepreneur who turned v2food into a major force in plant-based meat, is back with a new plant-based idea to grow algae as a replacement for fossil fuels and plastics. His latest venture, Algenie, has raised $1.1 million in pre-seed funding from the University of Technology Sydney (UTS), Better Bite Ventures,… Read more »