Melbourne-based women founders community One Roof, has appointed Frances Goh as CEO, replacing her cofounder Sheree Rubinstein. Rubinstein said the transition, after nearly a decade at the helm, follows months of deliberation on the company’s future after it evolved from a women-focused co-working space into a national digital membership community for women entrepreneurs and business… Read more »
When Jen Clark launched Heartful, the online accommodation marketplace for sustainable and inclusive travel, just over 12 months ago, the last thing she predicted as a founder was that AI bot attacks could lead to its potential demise. It wasn’t even an attack on Heartful, which has more than 550 high-quality property listings nationally. They came… Read more »
In a week when Victoria’s startup community is reeling, it would be easy to believe the story is only about loss. The Victorian Government has confirmed it will wind down LaunchVic as an independent agency and consolidate its functions with Breakthrough Victoria and Invest Victoria, as part of a public sector overhaul. On paper, this… Read more »
After give years of self-funding, sexual wellness brand Normal has turned to crowd-sourced funding (CSF) platform Birchal for its first external raise. Normal, cofounded by sex coach, author and educator Georgia Grace and ex-McKinsey consultant and social scientist Lucy Wark, is Australia’s top female-founded sexual wellness brand, offering products to help people, especially women, have… Read more »
Show Us the Data, a national initiative led by Equity Clear, kicked off in Sydney last week looking to develop a Australia’s first Common Data Standard for Investor Diversity Reporting. Equity Clear, led by Noga Edelstein, is hosting a series of roundtables in Australia’s capital cities to create an industry-led framework for data standards that… Read more »
Patient care platform Human Health has raised $8.5 million as it looks to expand its global reach. The round was led by new UK backer LocalGlobe, and supported by existing investors Airtree, Skip Capital, Aliavia and Scale Ventures, and several angel investors, including Cricket Health’s Arvind Rajan, former Kantar CEO Eric Salama and OIF’s David… Read more »
This isn’t about shopping. This is about the power you hold and wield every day with your wallet. Every woman-owned purchase you make chips away at a system built to extract and reward exploitation. Women build differently. And when we back them, we are not just buying products. What happens when profit comes first? Lovisa… Read more »
Wellington startup PAM (Personal Administration Manager) has raised NZ$570,000 (A$502k) in the first close of its Seed round to help parents deal with the life admin of raising a family. Initial support was led by Flying Kiwi Angels, with participation from Icehouse Ventures, Even Capital’s Sarah Park, Easy Crypto founder Janine Grainger, Foggy Valley, Wainot… Read more »
On Thursday, 13 November, four trailblazing women-led brands will take centre stage at F5’s first-ever La Femme Activation – a bold new retail experience where commerce meets creativity and women-owned businesses are brought to life. These aren’t side hustles or “passion projects.” They’re commercial powerhouses built by women who are reshaping fashion, art, and identity.… Read more »
Sustainable building materials startup X-Hemp has raised $3.4 million in Seed funding after banking a final $1 million from strategic investment partner Danehill Group. The Central Tasmanian construction tech business, based at Cressy, 30 minutes south of Launceston, was founded in 2020 by Andi Lucas, and will use the cash for critical infrastructure, R&D and… Read more »
Happy horse’s birthday! The way the cofounders of podcasting community engagement startup Dome met is positively old-school in an era of swiping left and right. Sophie Greiner and Bella Filacuridi met at an International Women’s Day event in Sydney, and the mutual love for the pop culture podcast Shameless launched their friendship. Six months later,… Read more »
The majority of women entrepreneurs aren’t building software – they’re quietly launching and scaling the breakout consumer brands that will define the next decade, without a cent of venture capital (VC). According to the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) 2022/23 Report: Less than 3% of women globally are building in ICT/tech sectors. Nearly 50% of women… Read more »
Storm Menzies knows better than most about the challenges of finding funding to back women-led startups. The founder of accessible beauty tools startup ByStorm Beauty set out to help more than 700 million women globally living with a disability to look and feel good, launching last month. Menzies has mild cerebral palsy, and after breaking… Read more »
Discrimination and racism come at a massive cost to the Australian economy and society, as Indigenous Australians and people of colour bear the brunt, especially when it comes to their mental health. In response, those hardest hit by the ongoing problem have built a digital platform to support each other. Maya Cares is a community… Read more »
The federal government won’t release new funding till its Pathway to Diversity in STEM Review is complete by the end of this year, but Girl Geek Academy (GGA) cofounder Sarah Moran says that’s too long a wait for funding new programs. The Academy is calling for swift action to support women in STEM careers. “With… Read more »
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