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Venture capital firm Tempus Partners launches new $40 million fund
Tempus Partners has announced the establishment of ‘Tempus Fund 2’, a $40 million fund with which it will look to invest in local B2B and scalable startups.
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Venture capital fund Galileo Ventures is looking to raise $20 million to support student startups
Galileo Ventures, is looking to raise $20 million to support startups founded by students at Australian and New Zealand universities.
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Cybersecurity firm Trend Micro launches $100 million venture fund targeting IoT startups
Trend Micro has announced the launch of a $100 million corporate venture fund designed to support emerging tech markets, with IoT one of the key focuses.
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Fintech startup Simply Wall St raises $2.4 million in funding from users
Sydney fintech Simply Wall St has raised $2.4 million in funding from its user base, which has now grown to 100,000 users across five global markets.
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AirTree Ventures appoints Google exec Anil Sabharwal as Venture Partner
AirTree Ventures has announced that Anil Sabharwal, current Vice President of Product at Google in the US, will be joining the VC firm as a venture partner.
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Western Australian security monitoring startup iCentana raises $8 million for further international expansion
iCetana has announced the raising of a $8 million funding round which will be used to build out the startup’s detection system and expand worldwide.
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Reinventure Group appoints Kara Frederick as General Partner to help fintechs expand into the US
Reinventure has announced the appointment of Kara Frederick as General Partner, to strengthen its ability to help Aussie fintech’s expand into the US.
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NAB Ventures leads US$24 million Series B round for US forex startup Veem
National Australia Bank has led a US$24 million Series B round (approximately $31 million) in San Francisco-based foreign exchange payments company Veem through its VC fund, NAB Ventures.
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Malaysia is developing new digital hubs and incentives in a bid to attract Australian startups
The MDEC has announced the development of new digital startup hubs and incentives that it hopes will attract Australian startups to Malaysia.
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Employment Hero’s HR platform to be rolled out to ANZ small business customers
Employment Hero has announced a partnership with ANZ that will see its HR technology rolled out to ANZ’s small business customers.
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Reinventure backs Melbourne hospitality middleware platform Doshii
Westpac-backed VC fund Reinventure has today announced its seed investment in Melbourne-based payment middleware platform Doshii.
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Textbook Ventures is a student-led venture capital firm helping UNSW students learn about VC
Textbook Ventures, a fund run by students at UNSW, wants to empower student associates with the ability to invest in student-run companies.
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The pitfalls of asking an investor to sign an NDA
There’s one way to lose a potential investor before you even start: demand that they sign a non-disclosure agreement (NDA).
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Are the deal terms that Australian VCs ask for actually ‘unfair’ to founders?
Although there were varying opinions on the open-sourced legal document templates created by Australian VCs, most lawyers agreed that the terms presented in the templates are more appealing to investors than startup founders, and that startup founders should seek legal advice and negotiate important amendments.
