Venture Capital
HubSpot is the latest company to move into the corporate venture capital space, building on its handful of investments with the launch of a dedicated US$30 million ($41.5 million) fund.
We sat down to chat with Melissa Widner, general partner at NAB Ventures, the venture capital arm of National Australia Bank.
Having backed over a dozen companies already, investment bank Investec is raising a dedicated fund to invest in Australian startups.
Now might be exactly the right time in Australia to start a fintech, but what exactly the best investors are looking for can be a mystery for new founders.
The Australian Startup Salary Guide has analysed the remuneration packages, comprising salary, equity, and other benefits, of more than 2,500 startup staff.
Education startup Ed App has raised $4 million in funding from workplace safety-focused scaleup SafetyCulture.
Airtree Ventures has participated in a $2.5 million seed round for Singapore startup Transcelestial Technologies, joining investors including Wavemaker Partners, which led the round, and 500 Startups.
Having invested $900 million into venture capital so far, Hostplus CIO Sam Sicilia believes the fund is helping to build a prosperous future for Australia.
Sydney startup WORK180, which looks to connect women with roles at organisations with a focus on gender equality, has raised $1 million in a Series A round led by Skip Capital to help pursue expansion in the US.
NAB has allocated a further $50 million in funding over the next two years to its venture capital fund NAB Ventures, bringing the total allocated to the fund until 2020 to $100 million.
After seven years of life in startups, and now on the investor side of the table, I’ve learned there are a few things many founders don’t know.
Singapore-based venture capital firm Qualgro has announced it has completed the first close of its second fund, with US$60 million of the US$100 million ($137 million) target committed.
Almost $850 million (US$630 million) of venture capital was invested in Australian startups in the 2017-18 financial year, a new record for the local ecosystem.
Melbourne fintech company Credit Clear, which automates the process of requesting payments from customers, has raised $8.5 million in funding from investors including Regal Funds Management.
Melbourne-headquartered video production marketplace Genero has raised $4 million in a funding round led by existing backer Ellerston Capital to pursue growth in the United States.