Bookended by Canva’s $51 million unicorn-making round in January and Deputy’s $111 million Series B at the end of November, Australia saw venture capital investment in local startups reach $1.25 billion in 2018.
Alan Jones, advisor at BlueChilli and prolific angel investor, has joined KPMG Australia’s High Growth Ventures practice, taking up the role of Entrepreneur in Residence.
KPMG Australia’s High Growth Ventures practice has partnered with Taronga Ventures to develop opportunities for Taronga’s RealTech Venture Fund.
KPMG will look to address the core needs of startups gearing up for growth, and “bring the rigour, expertise, and connections” of a global firm.
Paul Little’s seed round fund, Skalata Ventures, has made its first investments, including F1 engineers using driving simulators to make roads safer 
Web development platform Codebots lands a $1.4 million Series A 
The NAB wants to back tech startups to the tune of $2 billion over the next 5 years 
The hospitality industry now has an app that solves two of the sector’s biggest problems 
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