The roll out the open banking under the Consumer Data Right (CDR) is set to have a major boost 12 months after its launch with 20 Australian banks and credit unions set to join in a partnership with data fintech Adatree. July 1 marks the first anniversary of CDR and a year on, there are… Read more »
A Melbourne startup aiming to be the Canva of 3D presentations has raised $6 million in a series A round. Existing investors Rampersand, Boost VC and Investible backed JigSpace once again along with new investors including Vulpes, and Roger Allen’s Patagorang Investment Group. The four-year-old venture, which only launched its product 12 months ago and… Read more »
The dreaded ‘no show’ or last-minute cancellation is the bane of every event organiser, but a new app, Symlee, is hoping to change all that and help a range of charities in the process. Founder and CEO Skye Butler developed Smylee as an event organisation app, and was also conscious that human connection in the… Read more »
Sydney startup Meetric has hit the global stage just 14 months after launching thanks to the US productivity site Product Hunt. Meetric, which emerged out of the Antler program, is building a SaaS platform to ensure better, more effective meetings and improve the accountability from decisions made in them. It manages everything from calendar and video… Read more »
The $61m series C included local VCs Blackbird & Main Sequence Gilmour Space plans to launch its first space mission from Australian soil in 2022 Its hybrid rocket offers an environmentally friendly, lower cost launch capability Gold Coast-based rocket design company Gilmour Space has landed a whopping $61 million (US$47m) series C round as… Read more »
New Zealand startup Toku Eyes, which has built an artificial intelligence platform to improve early detection of eye diseases such as macular degeneration, glaucoma and other diseases observable via the eye, has raised NZ$3.6 million (A$3.35m) in a seed round to commercialise its invention. The company’s first external raise came from US, Asian and New… Read more »
Caravan rental platform Camplify listed on the ASX on Monday after raising $11.5 million in an Initial Public Offer. But despite starting the day with good news, upgrading its prospectus forecasts for gross transaction volume (GTV) and revenue, and seeing its listing price of $1.42 rise to $1.50 in intraday trade, shares in the Newcastle-based business… Read more »
A Melbourne medtech building hypnosis-based therapeutic apps to help people self-manage a range of illnesses has raised a US$5 million (A$6.5m) seed round. San Francisco angel investor and startup founder James Beshara led the round for Y Combinator-backed Mindset Health joined by Giant Leap, Banana Capital, Fifty Years, and several angel investors. Mindset Health partners with health… Read more »
Music publishing dynasty Alberts, which helped launch the careers of seminal Australian rock bands such as AC/DC, and the Easybeats, has launched a $16 million fund impact investment fund. Alberts Impact Ventures is looking to support the next generation of musicians alongside tackling pressing social issues such as mental health and sustainability. The fund has… Read more »
Parents should keep Apple AirTags are kept out of the reach of young children, because they pose a potentially deadly risk kids, consumer watchdog the ACCC has warned, with the button batteries inside the devices easily accessible. The regulator has raised its safety concerns about the AirTag with Apple, and discussions continue, ACCC Deputy Chair… Read more »
Sydney and surrounding regions will go into a full lockdown for a fortnight until July 9 from 6pm tonight, June 26. NSW premier Gladys Berejiklian has announced the two-week stay-at-home order for Greater Sydney, the Blue Mountains, Central Coast and Wollongong following an emergency cabinet meeting today. Weddings in those regions will be allowed to… Read more »
Existing COVID-19 restrictions across Greater Sydney will be extended until midnight, next Friday, July 2, and the city will go into a quasi-lockdown as another 22 new locally acquired infections have emerged. Contact tracers have been able to link all but one of the cases to known cases or clusters. NSW Health is currently treating… Read more »
Sydney is masking up once again following an outbreak of the Delta strain of COVID-19. Yesterday the NSW government made wearing masks mandatory if you’re in a building other than your home, as well as when travelling on public transport. Masks are now compulsory in Greater Sydney and the Blue Mountains, Wollongong and Shellharbour local… Read more »
Controversial antivirus software pioneer John McAfee has died. He was 75. McAfee was found dead in his prison cell in Spain earlier today just hours after the nation’s high court approved his extradition to the US to face criminal tax evasion charges. Spanish police say there were attempts to revive the prisoner and they are… Read more »
Parcel delivery service Sendle has raised $45 million in a series C. The round was led by Afterpay-backed AP Ventures alongside existing investors including Federation, Full Circle and NRMA Insurance. Afterpay has a majority stake in AP Ventures – not to be confused with the British VC of the same name – and counts billionaire… Read more »
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