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Kiwi procurement software startup banks $2.2 million in pre-Seed round

Simon Thomsen - May 15, 2023 2 MIN READ

New Zealand procurement startup Cotiss has raised $2.2 million in pre-Seed funding. The round led by Blackbird Ventures, supported by Icehouse Ventures, AfterWork Ventures, Phase One, and Co-Ventures. Cotiss is looking to help small and medium-sized procurement teams with simple, intuitive software that improves efficiency and saves money for organisations in high regulation and compliance industries… Read more »

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LaunchVic to run CivVic Labs accelerator to help startups access government procurement

Gina Baldassarre - September 25, 2018 2 MIN READ

LaunchVic is set to invest $2.5 million in CivVic Labs, an accelerator program aimed at helping participants access a slice of the government procurement pie.

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Agtech segments which have raised the most funding in Australia

James Ward - September 25, 2017 2 MIN READ

Leading investment totals for IoT agtechs is The Yield, which applies its flagship ‘Sensing+’ technology to detect the microclimate of an ecosystem

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Government introduces reforms to open up IT procurement to startups

James Ward - August 23, 2017 2 MIN READ

The Federal Government has introduced reforms around its IT procurement processes to open up project opportunities to startups.

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Melbourne platform VendorPanel is bringing transparency to the procurement process

Gina Baldassarre - July 27, 2017 5 MIN READ

The VendorPanel platform aims to make it easier for staff to get competitive quotes from suppliers and verified marketplaces.

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Localised is an online discovery platform helping regional businesses find procurement opportunities

James Ward - December 12, 2016 < 1 MIN READ

Localised is a business-to-business discovery platform that provides a space for companies to find procurement opportunities.

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Government launches Defence Innovation Hub to open collaboration opportunities to businesses

James Ward - December 7, 2016 2 MIN READ

The Federal Government this week opened the Centre for Defence Industry Capability (CDIC) in Adelaide and online Defence Innovation Hub

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Government launches ICT Procurement Taskforce to explore how to better do business with startups

Gina Baldassarre - November 28, 2016 3 MIN READ

The Federal Government has launched an ICT Procurement Taskforce to garner feedback from startups on how government ICT contracts can be made more accessible to small innovators.

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NSW Government ups innovation procurement threshold to $1 million

Gina Baldassarre - October 20, 2016 2 MIN READ

NSW Government agencies are now able to engage suppliers through direct negotiation on short term contracts valued up to $1 million, including GST, for proof of concept or outcomes-based trials.

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