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.
Digital transformation and innovation and disruption are the two big fears keeping Australian business leaders up at night, a survey has found.
With startup founders working an average of 64 hours a week and the majority drawing a smaller salary than in their previous role, 96 percent report feeling stressed.
KPMG Australia’s High Growth Ventures practice has partnered with Taronga Ventures to develop opportunities for Taronga’s RealTech Venture Fund.
Perth software company Sentient Computing was last night named the winner of the first KPMG Energise accelerator program, taking out the $100,000 prize thanks to its new MVX product, which uses data to create interactive 3D environments.
Advance and KPMG Australia have announced the eight startups taking part in their elevate61 accelerator program, designed to help high performing Australian companies fast track their growth and expand globally.
Airtasker’s Tim Fung backs boat rental startup Flotespace and gets aboard as an advisor
Corporate learning startup Elenta raises $1m seed round to lift the ROI on workplace education
AI-based dentistry startup Pearlii raises $1.25 million seed round
Another Aconex co-founder has backed a Melbourne builder software startup’s $6 million raise
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