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Fashion tech platform Mys Tyler launches ‘Brands for your Body’ to help women find clothes that fit

Seja Al-Zaidi - February 7, 2023 2 MIN READ

Mys Tyler, the platform designed to empower women to discover algorithmically-tailored fashion for their body type, has launched a new Contributor Hub and site, to connect women, creators and clothing brands globally. Originally launched in 2020, Mys Tyler’s algorithm has been used by more than 300,000 women used to discover like-bodied creators and body-relevant fashion… Read more »

Funding

Catering marketplace FoodByUs raises $12 million in Series B

Simon Thomsen - January 30, 2023 2 MIN READ

Wholesale hospitality marketplace FoodByUs has raised $12 million in a Series B. The round was led by South African VC Base Capital, supported by New York’s FJ Labs, and Trawalla Group, plus with follow-on funding from founding investor Macquarie Capital. FoodByUs previously raised $10 million in a Series A in November 2021 and then spent… Read more »

Business

Sydney startup ChefPrep acquires Melbourne rival and rebrands as CoLab

Simon Thomsen - August 18, 2022 2 MIN READ

Sydney food marketplaces ChefPrep has acquired it Melbourne likeness, Co-Lab Pantry and rebranded as CoLab. The ChefPrep side was founded in May last year by Elle Curran and Josh Abulafia, following a $1.25 million angel round. In April they landed a $3 million in a seed round led by Artesian Ventures and Global Founders Capital,… Read more »

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E-commerce platform Local Threads lands $500,000 pre-seed round

Simon Thomsen - July 27, 2022 2 MIN READ

Melbourne e-commerce platform Local Threads has raised $500,000 in pre-seed funding The round was led by Dr Qin Ding, co-founder of EMQ, a data cloud warehousing platform, with support from angel investors Alex Yin, founder of fashion brand, UOOYAA, and Eric Liam. Cofounders Adam Baodunnov, and Chris Young are hoping to empower Local Threads users… Read more »

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Amaysim’s Rolf Hansen backs boat rental marketplace Floatspace in hunt for $3 million Series A

Simon Thomsen - July 5, 2022 2 MIN READ

Sydney-based Floatspace, the ‘Airbnb for boat experiences’, has signed on Amaysin co-founder Rolf Hansen as an investor as the startup looks to raise $3 million in a Series A round. Hansen backed that boat and yacht rental marketplace’s pre-series A SAFE note, joining the Floatspace board. He joins Airtasker founder and CEO Tim Fung as… Read more »

Funding

Casual staffing marketplace Sidekicker pockets $20 million from SEEK

Simon Thomsen - July 4, 2022 2 MIN READ

A temporary staffing marketplace that’s like Airtasker for casual jobs has raised $20 million from SEEK Investments. Nine-year-old Sidekicker, which operates in Australia and New Zealand, has more than 12,000 casual workers on its platform, which is used by more than 5,000 businesses. The funding will be used to accelerate further expansion across ANZ, and… Read more »

Funding

Tiger Global doubles down on used car startup Carma’s $75 million Series A

Simon Thomsen - May 12, 2022 2 MIN READ

US venture capital giant has once again backed online used car platform, Carma in a US$52 million (A$75m) Series A round. General Catalyst Partners led the round. MD Adam Valkin will join the Carma board. The US VC’s other local investments include Canva, BigCommerce and Buildkite Other international venture investors joining the round include Entrée Capital… Read more »

Funding

B2B pharmacy marketplace Directo raises $2.3 million Seed round

Simon Thomsen - April 1, 2022 2 MIN READ

Melbourne startup Directo has raised $2.3 million in Seed funding for its B2B marketplace for the pharmacy sector. The round was led by Sydney seed VC Investible to scale its networked two-sided online marketplace, which offers B2C-like price transparency, immediacy and convenience while streamlining logistics and invoicing. Founder Gavin Upiter said Directo’s proprietary enterprise technology platform… Read more »

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Tiger Global backs building marketplace ArchiPro’s $32 million Series A

Simon Thomsen - March 11, 2022 2 MIN READ

Building marketplace ArchiPro has raised $32.6 million in a Series A. The round led by New York-based Tiger Global, with support from Icehouse Ventures, and Queenstown-based Liger Trading. The business previously raised $4.7 million in 2021 from Kogan.com founder Ruslan Kogan and Catch.com’s Hezi Leibovich. The new funds will be used to accelerate ArchiPro’s local… Read more »

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Andisor, the B2B startup that offers wholesale-in-a-box for emerging fashion brands

Rowan Crosby - January 19, 2022 2 MIN READ

In the B2B sales world, growth is usually a function of connections, capital and crew. For emerging brands, these resources are often in short supply. For this reason, brands are limited in their ability to increase revenue in a short period, and retailers need to constantly find new stock for their customers to keep them… Read more »

Funding

Sneaker reselling marketplace PUSHAS raises $1.2 million pre-seed round

Simon Thomsen - October 15, 2021 2 MIN READ

Move over Banksy. While the anonymous UK street artist is grabbing headlines today after his semi-destroyed artwork, Love is in the Bin, sold for $34 million a Sydney sneaker marketplace has raised $1.2 million in a pre-seed round. PUSHAS was founded in 2017 by Justin Truong and Sandy Li and offers a secondary market for… Read more »

Funding

Hospitality wholesaler Foodbomb raises $4.5 million series A

Simon Thomsen - August 5, 2021 2 MIN READ

Foodbomb, a produce wholesale marketplace for the hospitality sector, has raised A$4.5 million in a series A The round was backed by EVP, Athletic Ventures, Aura Ventures, Tony Gandel’s family investment vehicle, Tahmedia, and Platform Advisory Partners. It’s EVP’s third investment in the business since 2019. The raise will enable the four-year-old startup to expand… Read more »

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Online car financing marketplace lands $3 million seed round

Simon Thomsen - May 31, 2021 2 MIN READ

A year-old online car financing marketplace has raised a $3 million seed round led by Carthona Capital. Driva, which launched in early 2020, hopes to take on comparison sites such as Finder and Canstar, offering car buyers lending options from more than 30 auto financers. The fresh round of investors includes Stephen Das, founder of… Read more »

Advice

Gold Coast fashion startup Adzurra connects shoppers to global boutiques

Gina Baldassarre - March 27, 2019 3 MIN READ

Gold Coast entrepreneur Sharine Duran wants to connect shoppers to those hard-to-find funky brands with her startup Adzurra, an app-based marketplace allowing users to shop from global boutiques.

Advice

HazTime allows people to buy time with micro-influencers

Gina Baldassarre - November 9, 2018 4 MIN READ

Cofounded by Richard Tubb and Yvonne Lee, HazTime connects users to influencers and others they might like to meet and learn from.

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