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 »
Everyone knows the startup-founded-in-a-garage origin story, but Kinde cofounder David Berner can top that. He was in a caravan travelling in outback NSW with his family, with his two cofounders in Sydney, when they built their developer platform, which takes care of “the boring but essential stuff” to help founders move faster. Kinde in a… Read more »
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 »
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 »
Estate management platform Willed has raised $3 million in a fresh round that sees Seven West Media join the cap table as the startup looks to ramp up its marketing. Seven’s (ASX:SWM) strategic investment through its venture arm also includes an option for a further $3m, as the startup uses the media platform to increase its… Read more »
Canva has announced a tripling of their prices for some of its users as the Australian tech company prepares for a public listing in the US. In the US, some users have had their subscription increase from $119.99 per year to $300 per year for the first 12 months – an increase of 316% –… Read more »
A Sydney software platform managing memberships for the world’s leader fitness brands has raised $17.3 million in a Series A from OIF Ventures and Bailador. Hapana’s platform, a white label CRM solution for membership payments, retention and loyalty, is used by fitness brands such as BFT, KX Pilates, UFC Gym and F45 across 17 countries.… Read more »
Early stage investment company Antler Australia recently backed a new cohort of startups as part of its ongoing program to build great local tech companies. Startup Daily is sharing the details of each venture in the “Antler Investor Memos” series, which is designed to give you a quick, sharp understanding of the startups and people… Read more »
TL;DR The last decade has been the ‘heyday’ for horizontal SaaS, and vertical SaaS has been comparatively quiet. What has held vertical SaaS back is simple: bad customers. Go-to-market motions in vertical SaaS have been stuck in clunky enterprise mode, while horizontal SaaS has consistently cracked product-led growth that has underpinned rapid and efficient scaling. AI is… Read more »
Business software subscriptions management platform Subble has raised $1 million in a pre-Seed round as it goes to market. The raise was backed by entrepreneurs Jordan Walsh and Leon Hayes from Haystack Capital to support product refinement and customer expansion. The Melbourne startup gives business execs improved visibility over their SaaS subscriptions for greater control… Read more »
A New Zealand data analytics startup using machine learning to detect suspicious activity by vessels at sea has raised a NZ$5 million (A$4.6m) in a Seed round. The round for Starboard Maritime Intelligence was led by Kiwi VC Altered Capital, supported by Icehouse Ventures, Invest South, Soul Capital, and Whakatupu Aotearoa Foundation, as well as marine-focused… Read more »
Early stage investment company Antler Australia recently backed a new cohort of startups as part of its ongoing program to build great local tech companies. Startup Daily is sharing the details of each venture in the “Antler Investor Memos” series, which is designed to give you a quick, sharp understanding of the startups and people… Read more »
Enterprise software startup Servicely has raised $3 million as it looks to transform how people work. The round was led by Sydney B2B SaaS focused venture fund EVP. The funding is allocated towards further international expansion and enhancing the startup’s Enterprise Service Management (ESM) platform. Servicely’s software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform uses artificial intelligence (AI) to augment… Read more »
At Startup Daily’s recent 2023 Tech Playbook From Idea to Unicorn event, our expert panel unpacked the fundamentals of scaling a SaaS business. In a panel moderated by Matthew Allford, Content Creator and DevOps Engineer at Idea to Unicorn community partner Parallo, founders and technology leaders discussed the major challenges and opportunities when growing SaaS businesses in… Read more »
At Startup Daily’s recent 2023 Tech Playbook From Idea to Unicorn event, our expert panel broke down the key startup trends tech companies need to look out for in the year ahead. Powered by Microsoft, with community partners BDO and Parallo, the November 17 event at founders’ hub Fishburners highlighted the importance of sharing information… Read more »
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