Stride Equity
Funding

VC-backed crowdfunding platform Stride Equity is offering a new funding model for startups

- March 28, 2023 2 MIN READ

A team of former Investec executives have launched Stride Equity an equity crowdfunding (CSF) platform backed by a venture capital fund, Stride Lead, in a model that looks to  rethink how startups raise funds. Stride Equity will evaluate each investment opportunity with experienced investors to choose the companies offered on the crowdfunding.  Startups seeking capital… Read more »

Gathar
Food and drink

Dinner party marketplace Gathar launches Microwd crowdfunding campaign

- March 21, 2023 2 MIN READ

Queensland catering startup Gathar is launching a crowdfunding campaign on female founder focused platform Microwd. Gathar is the self-described “Airbnb of dinner parties”, which matches hosts with caterers, from chefs to talented home cooks.  Expressions of interest for the crowdfunding campaign opened today on Microwd, which rebranded from ‘Pledgeme’ last year. The dinner party marketplace… Read more »

Funding

Women-founded social network Kindship raises $1 million to support parents raising kids with disabilities

- November 18, 2022 3 MIN READ

Four women and mothers who banded together to help the parents of children with disabilities have raised $1 million from crowdfunding for their social network app.  The Birchal campaign closed this week with $1.037 million from 604 investors. Kindship will use the funds to help parents navigate the NDIS. They plan to launch Kindship Wallet,… Read more »

Funding

Green hydrogen startup raises $1.38 million from crowdfunding

- June 22, 2022 2 MIN READ

Aspiring green hydrogen producer LINE Hydrogen has raised $1.38 million from crowdfunding as it looks to play its part in Australia’s renewable energy mix. The Tasmanian startup, alongside the Bell Bay Solar Farm, is hoping to become one of Australia’s first 100% renewable commercial-scale hydrogen producers and distributors, with production beginning in early 2023. LINE’s… Read more »

Funding

Startup Daily TV: Crowdfunding platform Birchal is raising $3 million to take CSF to the next level

- April 12, 2022 2 MIN READ

The platform behind 75% of Australia’s equity crowd-sourced funding (CSF) activity, Birchal, is running an equity crowdfunding campaign on its own platform, a first for any CSF platform in Australia, so retail investors can buy shares in the company. Birchal also revealed one of its main backers is Dom Pym, cofounder of next-gen digital bank,… Read more »

R&D, science
Funding

Sydney biotech raises $5 million with Covid vaccine plan

- December 3, 2021 2 MIN READ

Biotech startup EnGeneIC, has raised $5 million on the VentureCrowd platform in a pre-IPO round, ahead of plans for a NASDAQ listing in Q2 2022. News of positive results for Covid-19 nanocellular vaccine pre-clinical animal studies, saw that figure jump five-fold. The startup has develop proprietary nanocell technology, which they’ve called EDV, which is predominantly… Read more »

Christopher Strauch
Startup Daily TV

Startup Daily TV: Medical cannabis startup Montu turns to crowdsourced funding as growth soars

- November 9, 2021 2 MIN READ

Medical cannabis tech platform Montu has launched its second capital raise via the Birchal crowdfunding platform. With less than a week to go in the expression of interest phase of the campaign, the Australian company plans to use the funds to consolidate its market leading position as a medical cannabis prescriber, add to its technological… Read more »

Lumiant, Santiago Burridge
Funding

Financial advice fintech Lumiant looks to raise $2 million more from crowdfunding

- June 16, 2021 2 MIN READ

Financial advice startup Lumiant, has extended its $1.17 million seed capital raise through equity crowdfunding site Equitise and is now looking to raise a further $2 million. The fintech it’s seeking the additional capital amid high demand for its services to investing in its ability to scale and increase distribution across Australia. Lumiant is a… Read more »

Other tech

Heart disease diagnostic startup ESN Cleer raises $700,000 as the medtech hits commercialisation

- April 23, 2021 < 1 MIN READ

Melbourne-based ESN Cleer says it’s now just months away from delivering a major medical breakthrough – the world’s first early risk detection screening test for heart disease – after raising $650,000 via crowd-funding site VentureCrowd. The raise was topped up by another $50,000 direct investment. The medtech startup has developed a simple saliva test that… Read more »