SheHacks
Women in Tech

The SheHacks revolution: 5 Indonesian female founders begin their Australian trade and mentor tour

- November 28, 2024 3 MIN READ

The best of Indonesia’s SheHacks startup program has arrived in Sydney, with five leading female founders from Jakarta ready to meet with government, industry leaders and investors to explore opportunities for transnational collaboration and mentorship. Sponsored by the Australia Indonesia Institute (AII), and Indonesian telco, Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison, the ‘ SheHacks validation tour’ marks an… Read more »

FB10x team
Funding

FB10X backs female-led startups and pledges nearly $500K

- November 27, 2024 2 MIN READ

FB10X, an angel investor syndicate comprised of seasoned executives from leading Australian companies, has announced its latest investment in Heatseeker, a pioneering market experiment platform designed for fast-growing businesses. This investment underscores FB10X’s commitment to backing innovative startups and fostering a more equitable entrepreneurial landscape. Heatseeker co-founder Kate O’Keeffe expressed her enthusiasm for the partnership,… Read more »

Business

Why backing women founders is the smartest bet for investors

- October 24, 2024 3 MIN READ

LinkedIn News Australia recently interviewed me about the underrepresentation of women in the startup ecosystem. At first glance, the statistics paint a bleak picture; according to the Q3 Cut Through Venture report, only 4% of total capital raised in Australia went to female-only founded teams, and just 13% to female co-founded ventures. These dismal numbers… Read more »

Jessica Baird-Walsh
Events

If you want to back women in startups and female founders, then Capital X is the network you need to join

- October 10, 2024 2 MIN READ

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 »

Claire Waring
Accelerator

Techstars Sydney backs women founders in 2024 accelerator’s dazzling dozen

- September 10, 2024 3 MIN READ

Twelve startups – with 10 having female founders – have been selected for the NSW government-backed Techstars Sydney accelerator. Artificial intelligence features heavily in the cohort, which spans health to sustainable fashion, parenting and support for women entrepreneurs, including Jamie, led by two female founders, which is developing an AI companion for women to assist… Read more »

Michael Batko
Accelerator

‘So much talking, so little doing’: Startmate boss calls out inaction on backing women in tech

- September 9, 2024 2 MIN READ

Talk is cheap when it comes to backing women in tech. But the surprising thing is that investing in them isn’t that expensive. Accelerator and investor Startmate, winner of Startup Daily’s Best in Tech Investor of the Year, has supported more than 800 women through its Women Fellowship programs over the last four years and… Read more »

Show Her the Money
Events

The producer of the award-winning doco on backing female founders, Show Her The Money, is coming to Australia for its premiere

- June 14, 2024 3 MIN READ

The award-winning US documentary Show Her The Money, about venture funding for female founders, will have its Australian premiere later this month, with screenings in Sydney and Melbourne. The film is being presented by SheBacks.Me, a community organisation which has emerged out of SheEO to support Australian female founders and investors to close the gender… Read more »

Opinion

The reason why most VCs don’t invest in women-led startups is much simpler than many think

- June 14, 2024 3 MIN READ

At every conference, on every panel, year after year, the same tech leaders ponder the same question: Why don’t more women receive venture capital funding? The participants stroke their chins and furrow their brows. Perhaps, they muse, it’s due to societal gender norms that discourage women from pursuing entrepreneurship. Maybe there’s a lack of access… Read more »

Women in Tech

Applications for Press Play’s Victorian program to help women become startup founders are about to close

- May 13, 2024 2 MIN READ

Press Play is a pre-accelerator program for women looking at stepping outside their corporate, scaleup or startup jobs to become a startup founder. It’s designed to take them from employee to entrepreneur in 12 weeks. Thanks to the support of LaunchVic and several other supporters there are 100 scholarship, valued at $4,700 each, available for… Read more »

Breek Kirkham
People

VC investor Bree Kirkham joins F5 Collective as chief commercial officer

- March 19, 2024 2 MIN READ

Bree Kirkham has joined Tracey Warren’s F5 Collective, a fund established to close the gender funding gap and support female founders, as chief commercial officer. Kirkham joins F5 Collective having most recently been a general partner at Flying Fox Ventures. She has more than eight years of experience in investments, operational leadership, and international expansion.… Read more »

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