Edutech startup Quizling has been selected to take part in the SxSWedu Launch competition, the only Australian startup set to pitch at this year’s event.
Stackla has raised $4 million in a fresh funding round, with backing coming from existing investors Bailador Technology Investments.
Connecting early stage startups to seed funding, Tank Stream Labs has launched Seed Money, a new program giving startups the chance to pitch to investors.
I’ve been in the Bay Area for almost two years and the biggest learning curve I see for Aussie founders centres on the business culture and the subtle, unwritten rules that exist in the tech industry here. One of the most nuanced cultural differences is around how to get and make introductions.
Although there were varying opinions on the open-sourced legal document templates created by Australian VCs, most lawyers agreed that the terms presented in the templates are more appealing to investors than startup founders, and that startup founders should seek legal advice and negotiate important amendments.
Australian founders have long expressed a longing for an investment environment that supports startups throughout the entirety of their lifecycle. Seed capital and Series A funds are now easier to raise compared to five years ago, however only a small percentage of startups make it to Series A.
Social Enterprises, unprofitable, unscalable and uninteresting.
That is, at least to the majority of Australian investors according to opinions of many innovators in the community that has now almost become a subset of the startup ecosystem we call social entrepreneurs.
The team behind one of the coolest restaurants in Sydney’s Inner West, Hartsyard, have a new seafood place
Female-founded edtech startup Pivot banks $1.4 million to support student and teacher wellbeing
Dinner party marketplace Gathar launches Microwd crowdfunding campaign
Hypnotherapy medtech raises $17.8 million Series A
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