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Investment management platform Edda launches in Australia with investor community Innovation Bay

Apurva Chaudhry - March 31, 2023 < 1 MIN READ

Tech community pioneer Innovation Bay has partnered with collaboration platform Edda as it launches in Australia and New Zealand. Edda is a software tool that helps professional investors collaborate more easily and effectively, making it easier for people to choose investments, manage portfolios, and sell them with more transparency and efficiency. Innovation Bay’s VC investor community,… Read more »

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Investec raises $45 million to reach first close of Emerging Companies Fund 1

Gina Baldassarre - February 6, 2019 2 MIN READ

After announcing its launch last November, investment bank Investec has raised $45 million to reach the first close of its Emerging Companies Fund 1.

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What investors are really looking for

Startup Daily - August 27, 2018 4 MIN READ

After seven years of life in startups, and now on the investor side of the table, I’ve learned there are a few things many founders don’t know.

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Qualgro reaches first close of US$100 million fund to invest across Southeast Asia and Australia

Gina Baldassarre - August 21, 2018 2 MIN READ

Singapore-based venture capital firm Qualgro has announced it has completed the first close of its second fund, with US$60 million of the US$100 million ($137 million) target committed.

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Jason Calacanis: Aussie founders should think bigger

Gina Baldassarre - June 25, 2018 2 MIN READ

One of Jason Calacanis’s personal theories is that a great founder can come from anywhere, he said, and the founders he met in Australia surpassed his expectations. One note, though: think bigger.

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Women-owned companies raise less funding but generate more revenue, report finds

Gina Baldassarre - June 7, 2018 3 MIN READ

Despite receiving less funding than male-founded ventures, women-owned companies are generating more revenue, a study has found.

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Why investors should worry when founders go quiet

Garry Visontay - March 14, 2018 4 MIN READ

Investors want to know what is going on in the business they have invested into, and communicating frequently with them keeps them engaged and supportive.

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Airwallex raises follow-on US$6 million in Series A funding from Square Peg Capital

Mat Beeche - December 19, 2017 2 MIN READ

Airwallex has secured a further US$6 million ($8.73 million) in follow-on Series A funding from local VC firm Square Peg Capital.

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Melbourne startup Mentorloop raises $725,000 from Blackbird, Rampersand as it gears up for growth

Gina Baldassarre - November 28, 2017 4 MIN READ

Mentorloop has raised $725,000 in funding from venture capital firms Blackbird Ventures, Rampersand, and Tempus Partners, and a number of angel investors.

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Right Click Capital’s Benjamin Chong on why founders should look beyond money when finding investors

Gina Baldassarre - June 2, 2017 3 MIN READ

Looking to further the conversation about smart money, founder-friendly investors, and how founders can make investors work for them is Benjamin Chong.

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What startups should ask themselves before going out to raise funding

Dan Gavel - April 24, 2017 3 MIN READ

Far too many startups approach their fundraising round in panic mode. They’re not ready, their businesses are not ready, and they don’t know what they need.

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Ten year old incubator Pollenizer to shut down

Gina Baldassarre - March 1, 2017 2 MIN READ

Pioneering incubator Pollenizer told its staff and investors yesterday that it will officially be pulling up stumps in June.

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Malaysia is developing new digital hubs and incentives in a bid to attract Australian startups

James Ward - February 21, 2017 2 MIN READ

The MDEC has announced the development of new digital startup hubs and incentives that it hopes will attract Australian startups to Malaysia.

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Online beauty retailer Adore Beauty buys back 25 percent stake from Woolworths

Gina Baldassarre - February 14, 2017 2 MIN READ

Melbourne online beauty retailer Adore Beauty has bought back the 25 percent stake it sold to Woolworths less than two years ago, with founder Kate Morris saying “our respective goals and priorities were no longer as aligned going forward as they were at the start”.

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Startup incubator Pollenizer partners with cotton and fisheries leaders to host Rural.XO workshops

James Ward - February 13, 2017 2 MIN READ

Startup incubator Pollenizer has partnered with CRDC and FRDC to host Rural.XO microhacks, a series of regional workshops.

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