Business

Fintech Send Payments raises $5 million as cofounder makes way for industry veteran Matt Barr as CEO

- August 25, 2025 2 MIN READ

Cross-border payments fintech Send Payments, has raised $5 million as cofounder Paul Billing steps down as CEO. Existing backers Regal Funds Management and Kelly+Partners Investment Office once again invested with iPartners joining the cap table.  The new funding is for continued development of the platform and its ability to turn cross-border payments into new revenue streams… Read more »

AI/Machine Learning

Former Kiwi TikTok boss gives PowerPoint an AI makeover with NZ$3.8 million Seed round

- August 22, 2025 2 MIN READ

Aether, a Kiwi AI startup turning marketing presentations into a live documents, has raised NZ$3.8 million (A$3.4m) in Seed funding. The AI-powered SaaS platform, cofounded by former TikTok NZ country manager Carsten Grueber, has emerged from stealth mode with backing from Icehouse Ventures, and support from Brand Fund 2. The startup has emerged out of New+Improved,… Read more »

Business

Bootstrapped Queensland rising star The Laundry Lady bags $1 million Seed round for global ambitions

- August 19, 2025 2 MIN READ

Sunshine Coast-based laundry solution The Laundry Lady, has ended 13 years of bootstrapping to raise $1 million in Seed funding for international expansion.  The round was led by Brisbane investor and Techniche chair Karl Jacoby with support from Brisbane Angels, AngelLoop, AI ethicist Dr Catriona Wallace, and several local angel investors. The Queensland government’s Female… Read more »

Funding

Mining business management startup SprintSuite digs up $3.5 million Seed round

- August 12, 2025 2 MIN READ

A business management platform purpose-built for mid-market mining and engineering services companies has raised $3.5 million in a Seed round led by Sydney VC EVP. The funding for SprintSuite is for expansion across Australia’s mining industry and international markets such as North America, as the company capitalises on the accelerating digital transformation in the mining… Read more »

Syenta Chief Scientific Officer, Professor Luke Connal and CEO Jekaterina Viktorova. ANU
AI/Machine Learning

AI semiconductor tech startup generates $8.8 million pre-Series A

- August 12, 2025 2 MIN READ

A semiconductor technology startup that’s developed a new way to print chips for artificial intelligence has raised $8.8 million in pre-Series A funding. The raise for ANU spin-out Syenta was led by Investible, with support from existing backers Blackbird Ventures, Jelix Ventures and Brindabella Capital, as well as new investors In-Q-Tel, SGInnovate, OIF, Salus and… Read more »

Funding

Sam Kroonenburg’s ‘Canva-for-ads’ startup Cuttable tops up Seed round with another $4.5 million

- August 11, 2025 2 MIN READ

Content marketing agency Cuttable has banked another $4.5 million for its Seed round, 12 months after pocketing $5.5 million, to take the total raise to $10 million. The Melbourne startup, which counts A Cloud Guru cofounder Sam Kroonenburg as investor and now cofounder and CEO, is reportedly valued at $44.5 million following the top up.… Read more »

Funding

LaunchVic’s Alice Anderson Fund backs pet genetics startup Elita’s $1.1 million pre-Seed

- July 25, 2025 2 MIN READ

LaunchVic’s sidecar fund for women founders, the Alice Anderson fund, has completed a pre-Seed $1.1 million raise for Melbourne pet health startup Elita. The commitment brings to a close the long-running raise for Elita, which is building a stem cell bank for Australian pets. Founded by Paloma Newton and Jackson Gritching, the genetics startup, which… Read more »