Salus, Mandalay among first VCs backed by QIC's $130m fund for Queensland startups

Salus, Mandalay among first VCs backed by QIC's $130m fund for Queensland startups

While first selections for the $130 million Queensland Venture Capi...

Next-gen vector search platform Marqo raises $19.4m

Next-gen vector search platform Marqo raises $19.4m

Melbourne-based (but not much longer) vector search company Marqo, ...

US$15m Series A top-up for quantum computing tech scale-up Diraq

US$15m Series A top-up for quantum computing tech scale-up Diraq

Sydney-based quantum computing technology company Diraq has success...

Sydney-founded ethical hacking platform Bugcrowd raises $156m

Sydney-founded ethical hacking platform Bugcrowd raises $156m

A Sydney-founded cybersecurity company that has unlocked "an a...

Court orders Brite Advisors be wound up amidst $106m gap in client funds held

Court orders Brite Advisors be wound up amidst $106m gap in client funds held

The Australian arm of a global investment manager that has cla...

Startup report slams crowdfunding model, claims it "fails to adequately protect retail investors"

Startup report slams crowdfunding model, claims it "fails to adequately protect retail investors"

Authors of the State of Australian Startup Funding Report 2023...

Aussie startup funding fell in half to $3.5 billion in 2023

Aussie startup funding fell in half to $3.5 billion in 2023

Australian startup funding fell by a whopping 52.7 per cent last ye...

CarbonHQ raises $600,000 in pre-seed for tech to bring carbon credits back to earth

CarbonHQ raises $600,000 in pre-seed for tech to bring carbon credits back to earth

The $3 billion voluntary carbon market may have risen at a compound...

Renewable energy retailer Amber raises $29m as it targets global utilities with smart tech

Renewable energy retailer Amber raises $29m as it targets global utilities with smart tech

After doubling the number of customers in the past six months to 30...

Geoff Wilson's WAM Leaders to make $216m takeover bid for QV Equities

Geoff Wilson's WAM Leaders to make $216m takeover bid for QV Equities

Geoff Wilson's large-cap active investment vehicle WAM Leaders ...

Food waste diversion platform Yume raises $2m in seed round to drive growth

Food waste diversion platform Yume raises $2m in seed round to drive growth

Food redistribution platform Yume, founded in 2016 to reduce waste ...

Alt. Leather raises $1.1m in seed round to drive plant-based leather alternative

Alt. Leather raises $1.1m in seed round to drive plant-based leather alternative

Alt. Leather, a startup established in 2022 by Tina Funder, th...

Brisbane prop-tech ProcurePro raises $6.15m to bolster UK growth for procurement software

Brisbane prop-tech ProcurePro raises $6.15m to bolster UK growth for procurement software

Described by co-founder and CEO Alastair Blenkin as an 'overnig...

Crowd-sourced funding steady at $71m as food & beverage, female-founded startups rise

Crowd-sourced funding steady at $71m as food & beverage, female-founded startups rise

Despite a 58 per cent decline in venture capital funding in Austral...

Skincare group Ultra Violette raises $15m from US fund to scale in North America

Skincare group Ultra Violette raises $15m from US fund to scale in North America

Ultra Violette, an Australian brand at the forefront of premium SPF...

Aravax raises $66m for peanut allergy cure as Victoria leads the way

Aravax raises $66m for peanut allergy cure as Victoria leads the way

Victoria has become the epicentre of finding a cure for peanut alle...

Prospa snaps up Zip SME loan business for $15.6m

Prospa snaps up Zip SME loan business for $15.6m

Buy-now pay-later (BNPL) company Zip Co (ASX: ZIP) continues to win...

Autodesk backs AI-driven water pipeline maintenance scale-up VAPAR in $5m raise

Autodesk backs AI-driven water pipeline maintenance scale-up VAPAR in $5m raise

A Sydney-based scale-up that helps water utilities companies mainta...

Forcite crowdfunding shareholders cop 87pc loss on GoPro takeover

Forcite crowdfunding shareholders cop 87pc loss on GoPro takeover

Preferential shareholders will be able to cash in and receive retur...

Prota Therapeutics raises $31.6m to advance a cure for peanut allergy

Prota Therapeutics raises $31.6m to advance a cure for peanut allergy

Melbourne-based Prota Therapeutics, a biotechnology company that is...