Funding

Standards Australia makes its first VC play, backing $3.8 million pre-Seed for engineering startup

- May 28, 2025 2 MIN READ

Standards Australia has made its first early-stage investment, backing calculation tooling startup in $3.8 million pre-Seed round. The round for CalcTree was led by Foundamental, with support from Suffolk Technologies, Antler VC, Autodesk & Bentley employees. Standards Australia’s VC subsidiary, Kungari, invests in businesses innovating to improve safety, efficiency and quality across the economy, and… Read more »

Advice

Gender disparity in engineering: Dr Bronwyn Evans shares her view

- October 23, 2013 3 MIN READ

Engineers Australia recently named Dr Bronwyn Evans, Professional Engineer of the Year 2013. After earning the prestigious title, Dr Evans spoke exclusively with Shoe String about the gender disparity in the engineering industry and her drive to change society’s perception of what it means to be an engineer – especially for women.