Funding

A fintech founded by a senior Deutsche Bank exec just raised $9 million for landlords to get paid in advance

- July 19, 2022 2 MIN READ

Rental income fintech Futurerent has raised $9 million as it looks to roll out nationally. The round was led by OIF Ventures, with BridgeLane, Mulpha International, iPartners, MFO Investments and Second Century Ventures. The funds are earmarked to expand the startup’s national presence, launch new products and build further integrations. Futurerent gives property investors up… Read more »

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Junkee founder Tim Duggan backs media startup that wants to make it easier for everyone to be a publisher in $500,000 raise

- July 18, 2022 2 MIN READ

A Sydney startup that wants to make it easier for people to become publishers has raised $500,000 in pre-seed funding. The round was backed by Tim Duggan, co-founder of Junkee Media, Startmate and Australian deep-tech VC Boson Ventures. Storipress claims it is making digital media easier is created by giving aspiring publishers the tools they… Read more »

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Adtech startup BlendAI raises $1.5 million to automate e-commerce online ads

- July 13, 2022 2 MIN READ

Sydney adtech startup BlendAI has raised $1.5 million, two years after launching, to help small businesses with their online advertising. The round was led by Sydney-based venture fund EVP, and is for earmarked for fuelling customer growth, continued product enhancements and hiring BlendAI’s first go-to-market focused resources. BlendAI simplifies and centralises online advertising for e-commerce stores.… Read more »

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Student placement platform InternMatch bags $10 million Series A for global plans

- July 11, 2022 2 MIN READ

Intern placement company InternMatch has raised $10 million in a Series A as it looks to ramp up the global side of the business. The round, led by Canberra, property developer Doma Group, with the company’s advisory firm, Henslow, also chipping in alongside existing investors. The cash will support InternMatch’s expansion into Canada, the United… Read more »

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Gold Coast startup Cloutly lands $500,000 pre-Seed to help small businesses bolster their reputations

- July 6, 2022 2 MIN READ

Gold Coast startup Cloutly has raised a $500,000 in pre-Seed funding for its reputation tech solution for the small-to-medium business (SMB) market. The round was led by Unify Ventures, with participation from Palm Beach Ventures (PBV), amid a cast of new investors and advisors that includes Mike van der Heijden (Portal Ventures), Jason Atkins (Cake… Read more »

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A Kiwi filesharing startup that’s cut the time taken to collate mortgage documents by 65% just raised NZ$10 million

- July 6, 2022 2 MIN READ

New Zealand startup FileInvite has raised $10 million in Series A to accelerate an end to the use of email for requesting and collecting documents online. The round was led by Icehouse Ventures, with US VC Forefront Venture Partners and Singapore’s Vulpes Ventures chipping in as new investors, alongside existing shareholders, including Flying Kiwi Angels.… Read more »

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Kiwi creative marketplace Rubber Monkey hunts for $2.5 million for Australian push

- July 6, 2022 2 MIN READ

Rubber Monkey, the New Zealand e-commerce platform for creatives, is on the hunt up to NZ$2.5 million new capital to expand its Australian presence. Founded by Laurence Alexander and Nigel Stanford, a former TradeMe CEO and Mighty Ape major shareholder, Rubber Monkey is a one-stop-shop for specialist audio, visual and photography products, with more than… Read more »

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Amaysim’s Rolf Hansen backs boat rental marketplace Floatspace in hunt for $3 million Series A

- July 5, 2022 2 MIN READ

Sydney-based Floatspace, the ‘Airbnb for boat experiences’, has signed on Amaysin co-founder Rolf Hansen as an investor as the startup looks to raise $3 million in a Series A round. Hansen backed that boat and yacht rental marketplace’s pre-series A SAFE note, joining the Floatspace board. He joins Airtasker founder and CEO Tim Fung as… Read more »

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Biotech startup using funnel-web spider venom to treat heart attacks raises $23 million

- July 4, 2022 2 MIN READ

Brisbane startup Infensa Bioscience has raised $23 million to develop a potentially life-saving treatment using deadly spider venom to prevent the damage caused by heart attacks and stroke. The biotech venture, spun out of University of Queensland, uses a molecule in the venom of the K’gari (Fraser Island) funnel-web spider, as the possible drug solution,… Read more »

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Event ordering startup Snackr raises $915,000 in Seed round

- June 28, 2022 2 MIN READ

With fans heading back to sports arenas to watch live concerts and games, tech startup Snackr has raised $915,000 in Seed funding for its in-seat ordering system. The round was led by RAC-backed venture fund BetterLabs, joined by Woodside Energy Technologies, Eastcourt Capital and Spacecubed Ventures.   Snackr CEO Matt Lim said the mobile ordering startup’s… Read more »

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Hitting the bottle: Grocery delivery startup Milkrun looks to alcohol to get profitable as it hunts for more funds

- June 28, 2022 2 MIN READ

Milkrun, the cashed-up market leader of three local fast delivery grocery services launched last year, is trimming its operations and hunting for more funds amid a broader economic downturn. The 10-month-old Sydney startup will cut overtime, reduce the use of casual employees and hopes that alcohol sales will boost margins and turn around ongoing losses.… Read more »