Workplace mental health platform Foremind has raised $1.5 million in a round led by Giant Leap as it prepares for expansion into the UK and New Zealand. The Canberra-based company is trying to modernise the employee assistance program (EAP) experience that has become so commonplace in 21st century corporate life. Its latest funding, raised with… Read more »
For young people in the early stages of their career, the idea of waiting 40 years or more to retire might feel like a marathon. For those already feeling burnt out, it can be an excruciating thought. So – why not take a break or two somewhere along the way? The concept of “micro-retirement” is… Read more »
Is the title “founder” this decade’s version of wanting to be a Masterchef or influencer? Startup 360 cohost Kayla Medica has a theory. “So many people now have glamourised being a founder, being an entrepreneur, that there’s a whole host of people who just start businesses with that in mind, and they’re not actually starting… Read more »
Everywhere I turn I hear another story about how burnt out everyone currently is. How everyone is overworked. That they’re at their breaking point. In fact, Deloitte did a survey on professionals in the workplace, stating “77% of respondents say they have experienced employee burnout at their current job”. Now before we start pointing fingers and… Read more »
An eight-year-old workplace safety and wellbeing app founded by three former public servants and used by McDonald’s has raised another $40 million. Sydney scaleup Sonder pitches itself as an EAP alternative that makes it easier for staff to get help. The latest funding came from existing investors Blackbird, MA Growth Ventures. and Seek, with super… Read more »
“Call it, 2.16pm on 3 February 2025” – the words from the Administrator sitting in a bleak Melbourne boardroom, ringing out the date and time that the company that sat in my head 8 years ago was pronounced dead. Not dead in literal terms, as a deal to bring the company out of voluntary administration… Read more »
In April 2024, I started my eighth business, CapXcentric, a pre-seed to Series A capital raising coaching business. And I made a deliberate decision: I’m not scaling it. I know, it sounds ironic. CapXcentric exists to guide founders through the capital raise process, often for high-growth, hyper-scale startups. But despite working in a space that’s… Read more »
Matt Vitale, the CEO and cofounder of Birchal, has stepped down from his leadership role and away from the business, saying he was “a bit broken” after eight years of building the pioneering crowdfunding platform. Techstars boss Kirstin Hunter will take on an advisory role as CEO transition lead in the interim, Birchal chair Adam… Read more »
A new Australian research initiative aiming to shed light on the often-overlooked mental health challenges facing founders and their relationship with investors, to address a critical knowledge gap in the startup community wants to know what you think. Recent international studies have revealed a significant disconnect between founders’ mental health struggles and their willingness to… Read more »
Perth VC fund Purpose Ventures has continued a busy week leading a $4 million raise for mental healthcare marketplace My Mirror. Purpose also backed a $2 million raise for WA venue booking startup SpaceToCo this week. The round for My Mirror was also supported by new and existing investors, including Roger Allen, the pioneering startup… Read more »
As governments worldwide move to restrict teenagers’ access to smartphones and social media, a fierce scientific debate has erupted over whether these digital technologies actually harm young people’s mental health. The controversy, sparked by an influential recent book blaming phones for rising youth anxiety, has exposed deep uncertainties in the research evidence – even as… Read more »
Recently, Channel 10’s ‘The Project’ aired a segment on inTruth Technologies, the company I founded in 2021 to tackle one of the most significant challenges of our world today; self awareness and mental health. inTruth is the first of its kind; a technology that can track emotion with clinical grade accuracy through consumer grade wearables.… Read more »
In November 2021, one week before I was going to sign investment docs for our first investment round for Orkestra, I woke up having a panic attack. It was the second attack in two weeks, but I’d never experienced them before and haven’t experienced them since. That morning, my wife had to ring my cofounder,… Read more »
How is your brain? Is it healthy? Do you think about how best to look after it? So many of us only see brain health through the prism of disease or injury rather than how best to optimise our brain’s performance. During my deep dive into Ageing, I have become a fan of Dr Sandi… Read more »
Psychosocial health and safety is a hot topic right now, but what does is actually mean for startups and small businesses? If you’re scratching your head wondering “WTF are psychosocial hazards?” you’re not alone. Let’s break it down. What is a psychosocial hazard? Psychosocial hazards are elements within the workplace that can negatively impact an… Read more »
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