Superhero, John Winters
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Shares platform Superhero raises $15 million as it looks to expand into New Zealand and cryptocurrency

- October 26, 2021 2 MIN READ

Digital share trading and superannuation platform Superhero has raised $15 million in a new round to support international expansion plans. The round was led by Perennial Value Management and included other high-profile investors, including Regal Funds Management, Ophir Asset Management and Alex Waislitz’s Thorney Investment Group. The fresh cash injection follows a $25 million raise… Read more »

Dan Draper
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Cyber security startup CipherStash raises $3.3 million in seed round

- October 22, 2021 2 MIN READ

Encryption technology startup CipherStash has raised $3.3 million in a seed round as it looks cracking the US market.  The round was led by AirTree and US VC Nexus Venture Partners, supported by Linktree CTO Zak Islam,Threatmatric co-founder Alisdair Faulkner and Buildkite’s Keith Pitt.  The startup is an end-to-end, searchable encrypted data storage platform. It… Read more »

Elizabeth Williams, Kate Lomas
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A revolutionary cochlear hearing startup has raised $10 million in a series A

- October 22, 2021 2 MIN READ

Hearing technology Hemideina has raised $10 million series A. New cornerstone investors in the round include Escala Partners, InterValley Ventures and Geoni Capital. The funds are to build the team and technology development program, with one eye on a potential IPO down the track. Research scientists Dr Kate Lomas and Dr Elizabeth Williams founded their… Read more »

Daniel Cannizzaro
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Sydney fintech Parpera raises $1.3 million as it prepares to launch

- October 22, 2021 2 MIN READ

Money management fintech Parpera has raised $1.3 million as it ramps up to launch its Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) enabled offering. Earlier this week, the company announced plans for a mobile app-based business solution developed in a partnership with Railspay. The fintech, which is focused on sole traders, freelancers, and entrepreneurs as a potential target market of more… Read more »

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Startup Daily TV: Zero Co founder Mike Smith on his eco-startup’s record-breaking $5 million crowd-funding campaign

- October 20, 2021 2 MIN READ

Byron Bay eco-startup, Zero Co, rewrote the history of Australian crowd-sourced funding (CSF) on Tuesday after raising $5 million in just 6 hours and 27 minutes. It’s the largest CSF campaign in Australian history – $5 million is the maximum under law – and beats the previous record by $2 million. It also broke several… Read more »

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Proptech BuildPass raises $1 million to make construction management easier

- October 19, 2021 2 MIN READ

Melbourne construction tech startup BuildPass has raised $1 million in a pre-seed round. The raise was backed by local construction industry companies and strategic US-based investors with the company looking to expand into the US market in the next 1-2 years. BuildPass was co-founded by Matt Perrott and Aaron Vanston, who met with principle engineer, James… Read more »

Mike Smith - Zero Co
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VC Square Peg backs waste reduction startup Zero Co in $6 million raise ahead of record-breaking $5m crowd-funding campaign

- October 18, 2021 2 MIN READ

Environmental startup Zero Co has raised $6 million from VC firm Square Peg Capital just as the venture launches the biggest crowd-sourced funding (CSF) campaign in Australian history. The 11-month-old Byron Bay company, which is reducing plastic waste generated from common household products, is already generating more than $1 million a month in sales of refillable… Read more »

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Live entertainment startup Muso turns the dial up to 11 with $2 million seed+ round

- October 18, 2021 3 MIN READ

Live entertainment startup, Muso, has cranked up the volume as the nation emerges from lockdown with a $2 million seed-plus raise for international expansion plans. The round was led by Melbourne VC Rampersand, with a syndicate headed by Athena Home Loans co-founder Michael Starkey also chipping in alongside Alberts Impact Capital, Flying Fox VC and… Read more »

Cooper Darling-Blair
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Government relations data startup GovConnex raises $1 million as it looks to UK and NZ markets

- October 18, 2021 2 MIN READ

GovConnex, a political intelligence and relationship management platform, has raised $1 million in a round led by local VC Black Nova. The funds will be used to scales platform to organise all of Australia’s government data amid plans to expand internationally by the end of 2021.  The GovConnex platform, which launched in 2019, captures information… Read more »

David Ingram
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Proptech lending marketplace CrowdProperty raises $1.5 million seed round

- October 15, 2021 2 MIN READ

Marketplace lending platform CrowdProperty Australia has raised $1.5 million in a seed round as it aims to ramp up finance for SME property development. The raise was led by developer Oscar Done, supported by several property, financial services, and tech investors including Black Nova VP Alex Retzlaff and former TripAdvisor technology VP Jeff Lewis.  CrowdProperty launched… Read more »

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Kiwi pay-it-forward startup GoGenerosity plants NZ$1.3 million seed round

- October 14, 2021 3 MIN READ

Software startup GoGenerosity, which helps New Zealand businesses and charities make generosity easier, has raised NZ$1.3 million in a seed round. The raise was led by local private investors, with support from Icehouse Ventures. The funds are to expand the team and additional develop of the GoGenerosity software for new features such as EFTPOS integration. Recent… Read more »

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Perx Health bags $3 million seed round for US launch

- October 14, 2021 2 MIN READ

Healthtech startup Perx Health has landed a $3 million (US$2.2m) seed round for its launch into the US market. The raise was led by  AirTree Ventures. Perx launched in 2017 as behaviour change platform that supports people with chronic health conditions such as diabetes by creating engagement to help them adhere to daily treatment plans.  The healthtech… Read more »