Stake co-founder Leibowitz to step aside from CEO role after assets under management surge in 2023

Stake co-founder Leibowitz to step aside from CEO role after assets under management surge in 2023

After increasing its assets under administration by $1 billion in t...

Property fintech Futurerent secures $50m to roll out US business Downpayments

Property fintech Futurerent secures $50m to roll out US business Downpayments

Sydney-headquartered startup Futurerent, which allows property inve...

Female-founded sun protection brand Solbari secures $10m from Australian Business Growth Fund

Female-founded sun protection brand Solbari secures $10m from Australian Business Growth Fund

A Melbourne-based company looking to combat the risk of skin cancer...

Vinyl Group backed by tech billionaire in $10m deal to acquire The Brag Media

Vinyl Group backed by tech billionaire in $10m deal to acquire The Brag Media

Vinyl Group (ASX: VNL), the ASX-listed music company formerly known...

What will 2024 hold for VC and startups?

What will 2024 hold for VC and startups?

In early-stage investment, staying ahead of trends and building tru...

Council payments software startup Payble raises $3.5m

Council payments software startup Payble raises $3.5m

A Sydney-headquartered startup that makes payment solutions easier ...

Birchal raises $1.2m in first 24 hours of its own crowdfunding campaign

Birchal raises $1.2m in first 24 hours of its own crowdfunding campaign

Melbourne-headquartered crowdfunding platform Birchal has made its ...

Relevance AI raises $15m in Series A amid surge in clients for its low-code platform

Relevance AI raises $15m in Series A amid surge in clients for its low-code platform

Sydney-based tech startup Relevance AI has raised $15 million in a ...

AI and data dominate 2024 UQ Ventures ilab Accelerator cohort

AI and data dominate 2024 UQ Ventures ilab Accelerator cohort

A shift to a more venture capital (VC) focused investment model has...

DealsDirect founder backs $1m raise for digital wholesale platform Andisor

DealsDirect founder backs $1m raise for digital wholesale platform Andisor

A Melbourne-founded digital startup offering a 'fresh take on c...

Neobank Volt enters solvent liquidation as wind down continues

Neobank Volt enters solvent liquidation as wind down continues

Numerous entities affiliated with failed neobank Volt have entered ...

AI recipe startup Clove cooks up $4.15m seed raise

AI recipe startup Clove cooks up $4.15m seed raise

Two Canva alumni have successfully raised $4.15 million for their A...

Scalp care brand STRAAND locks in $4m to fuel global ambitions

Scalp care brand STRAAND locks in $4m to fuel global ambitions

A Melbourne-based hair care brand that focuses on using prebiotics ...

Venture capitalists back generative AI startup Leonardo.Ai to the tune of $47m

Venture capitalists back generative AI startup Leonardo.Ai to the tune of $47m

Sydney-based generative AI startup Leonardo.Ai, a platform that has...

Virtual reality medical training startup Vantari VR raises $7m

Virtual reality medical training startup Vantari VR raises $7m

An Australian virtual reality medical training technology is alread...

Perpetual knocks back $3 billion deal proposed by Soul Patts

Perpetual knocks back $3 billion deal proposed by Soul Patts

The board of financial services group Perpetual (ASX: PPT) has turn...

Qualitas raising $50m to capitalise on fast-growing private credit portfolio

Qualitas raising $50m to capitalise on fast-growing private credit portfolio

Qualitas Real Estate Income Fund (ASX: QRI) is raising $50 million ...

The 7 charts that show Australians struggling as saving falls to near zero

The 7 charts that show Australians struggling as saving falls to near zero

The national accounts released by the Australian Bureau of Statisti...

ARN Media forced to divest $16m in shares of takeover target Southern Cross Media

ARN Media forced to divest $16m in shares of takeover target Southern Cross Media

An M&A tussle involving some of the biggest powerbrokers in Aus...

Defence and first responder AI support tech startup Arkeus raises $4.45m

Defence and first responder AI support tech startup Arkeus raises $4.45m

A Melbourne-headquartered artificial intelligence (AI) tool that gi...

Early-stage startup backer Happenco secures $12m to fund founders

Early-stage startup backer Happenco secures $12m to fund founders

Australian venture investment and advisory firm Happenco has announ...

'AI brain for banks' Rich Data Co raises US$17.5m Series B

'AI brain for banks' Rich Data Co raises US$17.5m Series B

A Sydney-headquartered tech company styling itself as an "AI b...

Fintech WLTH acquires Mortgage Mart of Australia after $14m raise

Fintech WLTH acquires Mortgage Mart of Australia after $14m raise

The loan book at Brisbane-headquartered fintech WLTH has ballooned ...

Prop-tech Soho hits $20m valuation after Singapore’s Feedback Ventures buys in

Prop-tech Soho hits $20m valuation after Singapore’s Feedback Ventures buys in

A $750,000 equity investment by Singapore prop-tech fund Feedback V...

Bubs raising $28m to feed a fast-growing US consumer market

Bubs raising $28m to feed a fast-growing US consumer market

Bubs Australia (ASX: BUB) is raising $28 million to help drive ambi...

Australian banks to roll out new payee system to tackle ‘global scam epidemic’

Australian banks to roll out new payee system to tackle ‘global scam epidemic’

In a bid to protect Australians from the ‘global scam epidemi...

Drone-tech startup Aerologix, backed by $2m capital raise, seals Brazilian acquisition

Drone-tech startup Aerologix, backed by $2m capital raise, seals Brazilian acquisition

Sydney-based drone technology startup Aerologix, backed by a $2 mil...

Smart-drinks startup Refilled raises $1.3m in seed round to save 100 million bottles from landfill

Smart-drinks startup Refilled raises $1.3m in seed round to save 100 million bottles from landfill

Sydney-based smart-drinks dispenser startup Refilled has closed out...

No-code proptech software scale-up Sitemate raises $7.5m pre-Series A

No-code proptech software scale-up Sitemate raises $7.5m pre-Series A

Sydney-headquartered no-code software company Sitemate has announce...

VGI Partners founder Robert Luciano resigns from Regal after sabbatical

VGI Partners founder Robert Luciano resigns from Regal after sabbatical

Investment veteran Robert Luciano has today tendered his immed...