Former political advisor and Spark Festival creative director Harry Godber has signed on with the Tech Council of Australia as its new head of policy and strategy. The technology executive and senior policy adviser in the Turnbull and Morrison governments most recently oversaw the sale of fintech unicorn Flare to KKR as general counsel and… Read more »
Jessica Baird-Walsh has founded two startups, and is an angel investor and advisor, so she knows the path ahead for women founders all too well. And that’s why she decided to to something about it, launching Capital X – a free, community-driven network of startup and tech professionals committed to supporting women founders to fund… Read more »
Investor sentiment and founder optimism appear misaligned with the total amount of venture capital flowing to startups in the first quarter of the 2025 financial year, falling to a multi-quarter low of $695 million, driven primarily by a drop in mega-rounds. The latest quarterly figures from Cut Through Venture (CVT) show that the Q3 (calendar… Read more »
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Business strategy
Less than a month after Amazon announced employees would need to give up their flexible work arrangements and return to the office full-time, new research has reinforced the value of a flexible work culture. The 2024 Employee Benefits Review, by consultancy firm Mercer, found 89% of Australian organisations still offer the option of working from… Read more »
Funding
Sydney martech startup Mutinex has raised $17.5 million in a deal that’s nearly doubled the marketing spend analytics platform’s valuation in 12 months. The round was led by new backer Marbruck Investments, with support from EVP and Archangel Ventures, and ups Mutinex’s valuation to $132.5 million from $75 million 12 months ago when EVP led… Read more »
Events
Serial entrepreneur, investor and LaunchVic chair Leigh Jasper is among the founders who’ll share their insights on what it takes to build a billion-dollar startup at Unicorn Day in Melbourne on Thursday, October 24. Jasper cofounded Aconex, the world’s most widely used cloud collaboration platform for managing construction projects, and as CEO, led the company… Read more »
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