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Perth designer and architect marketplace CO-architecture banks $330,000 pre-Seed round

Simon Thomsen - April 12, 2023 2 MIN READ

Western Australian startup CO-architecture has raised $330,000 in a pre-Seed round for its community platform for professional designers and creatives. The cash came from Victorian early-stage VC Skalata Ventures, with support from several local angel investors, including architect and former Perth deputy lord mayor Sandy Anghie, and Hassell director Peter Lee. CO-architecture connects independent and… Read more »

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Queensland job matching startup Getahead raises $1.38m pre-Seed round

Simon Thomsen - February 13, 2023 2 MIN READ

Brisbane recruitment tech startup, Getahead, which pitches itself as “Tinder for jobs”, has raised $1.38 million in pre-Seed funding The round was led by Ezidebit founder Michael Dempsey’s investment fund, Pipeline Capital, supported by Di Bella Coffee founder Phil Di Bella. Founder Sam McNamara launched Getahead in December last year with the goal of reducing… Read more »

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Healthtech startup Vively raises $1.5 million in pre-Seed to tackle blood sugar levels

Simon Thomsen - December 22, 2022 2 MIN READ

Vively.com.au, a metabolic wellness platform, has raised $1.5 million in an oversubscribed pre-Seed round led by Archangel Ventures. Vively uses constant glucose monitoring via an arm patch to help people understand how their diet and lifestyle is affecting their metabolic health in real-time. The funding will be used on product development and growth to capture… Read more »

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“It’s still a good time for pre-seed”: 3 experts on the state of capital right now

Bron Maxabella - December 7, 2022 4 MIN READ

At Startup Daily’s recent 2023 Tech Playbook From Idea to Unicorn event, our expert panel discussed the state of capital from pre-seed to IPOs. There’s no denying that 2022 has been challenging for startups, but there are some silver linings to be found in some areas. Overall, there’s been a steep drop in venture funding… Read more »

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Business digitisation and consulting startup FORMM raises $600,000 pre-Seed

Simon Thomsen - December 6, 2022 3 MIN READ

Digital consulting startup FORMM has raised $600,000 in pre-seed funding to help mid-sized companies ramp up their digital capabilities. Digital strategist and former Accenture and EY Digital veteran Robert Kinkade cofounded FORMM (originally Chasm Digital) with serial entrepreneur and product engineer, Chris Clark, to help businesses “shape their digital future” and build new ventures, transform… Read more »

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Kiwi social media marketing startup eVouch banks NZ$500,000 pre-seed

Simon Thomsen - October 20, 2022 2 MIN READ

New Zealand martech startup eVouch has raised NZ$500,000 (A$450,000) in a pre-Seed round. The raise was backed by leading NZ VC GD1, along with Phase One and Uniservices and several others. The capital will support growing international demand, and to bring on more developer support. Founder Eugene Yao initially launched eVouch as a way to help local… Read more »

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Dietary needs app Foodini raises $700,000 pre-Seed round to go national

Simon Thomsen - October 11, 2022 2 MIN READ

Sydney startup Foodini, which helps diners find restaurants that cater to their dietary needs, has raised $700,000 in a pre-Seed funding. Early-stage VC Antler led the round, with participation from 10 other investors including Mendoza Ventures CFO Scott Heyes, Cradle Ventures CIO Robert Nicholls and Justus Hammer, the CEO of Mad Paws. Having launched in… Read more »

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E-commerce platform Local Threads lands $500,000 pre-seed round

Simon Thomsen - July 27, 2022 2 MIN READ

Melbourne e-commerce platform Local Threads has raised $500,000 in pre-seed funding The round was led by Dr Qin Ding, co-founder of EMQ, a data cloud warehousing platform, with support from angel investors Alex Yin, founder of fashion brand, UOOYAA, and Eric Liam. Cofounders Adam Baodunnov, and Chris Young are hoping to empower Local Threads users… Read more »

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Kiwi healthtech startup Carepatron banks NZ$1.6m pre-seed round from Blackbird to ramp up global growth

Simon Thomsen - July 26, 2022 2 MIN READ

Kiwi healthtech software platform Carepatron has raised NZ$1.6 million in pre-seed funding to develop its collaborative health workspace The round was led by trans-Tasman VC Blackbird. The Kiwi startup has bootstrapped until now and will use the cash injection to grow its global team and deliver its product and growth vision. Carepatron was founded by… Read more »

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Apartment delivery solution One Key Access raises $1 million in pre-Seed round

Simon Thomsen - May 3, 2022 2 MIN READ

Melbourne startup One Key Access has raised $1 million in a pre-Seed round as it looks to solve the problem of parcel theft for deliveries to apartments. The startup, co-founded by former Australia Post employees Chanel Costabir and Raymond Ngai, emerged out of the Antler program last year. Antler, which made the initial investment in… Read more »

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Jason Calacanis backs Australian productivity startup Llama Life in $950,000 pre-Seed raise

Simon Thomsen - April 20, 2022 2 MIN READ

Melbourne tech startup Llama Life has raised $950,000 in a pre-Seed round to help people improve their focus and productivity. The round was led by Black Sheep Capital, with additional investment from US investor Jason Calacanis and his VC syndicate LAUNCH, for Llama Life to rapidly scale the product, and grow the team. The desktop… Read more »

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Digital medtech startup Andi Health raises $600,000 in pre-seed round

Simon Thomsen - March 11, 2022 2 MIN READ

Sydney-based digital health startup Andi Health has raised $600,000 in pre-seed funding. The round was led by Melbourne VC Brenteca Investments. The cash is for Andi to build what it says is “the world’s first human health coach in your pocket”. Andi’s subscription-based health management platform integrates a range of health devices and analytics, combining them… Read more »

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Blackbird, Zip’s Larry Diamond and Steve Baxter’s TEN13 back two teens with a fintech startup in a record $2.2 million seed round

Simon Thomsen - February 2, 2022 2 MIN READ

Two Brisbane teenagers tackling the ecommerce problem of abandoned carts for online sales have raised $2.2 million in the pre-seed funding for their fintech startup. Liam Millward, 18, and William Gao, 19, founded Instant in April 2021, to build the world’s simplest checkout experience. The record pre-seed raise, the country’s biggest, was led by Blackbird,… Read more »

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Kiwi agritech Croptide plants $1 million pre-seed round to tackle water scarcity

Simon Thomsen - December 17, 2021 2 MIN READ

New Zealand agritech startup Croptide, which transmits plant water health to a farmer’s phone in seconds, has raised $1 million in pre-seed funding. The round led by Icehouse Ventures with support from Sir Stephen Tindall’s K1W1 and Masfen Group. Croptide uses internet-enabled sensors to provide timely water measurement data to fruit and wine grape growers.… Read more »

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Proptech BuildPass raises $1 million to make construction management easier

Simon Thomsen - October 19, 2021 2 MIN READ

Melbourne construction tech startup BuildPass has raised $1 million in a pre-seed round. The raise was backed by local construction industry companies and strategic US-based investors with the company looking to expand into the US market in the next 1-2 years. BuildPass was co-founded by Matt Perrott and Aaron Vanston, who met with principle engineer, James… Read more »