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How to put together an information memorandum to attract early-stage funding
Angel groups and crowdfunding platforms provide a range of options for startups seeking early-stage venture funding. Some have a lower threshold for listing than others, but all require compelling...
View ArticleAustralian startup ecosystem launches #AussiesWithoutBorders movement
Australia would not be the place it is today culturally or commercially without immigration. In fact, almost 30 percent of the population is made up from individuals that were born overseas, with...
View ArticleTraction, revenue, and the importance of sustained growth for startups...
Traction trumps everything, right? If you’re a startup founder, no doubt you have had this statement drummed into you. You probably believe that if you can show potential investors revenue, active...
View ArticleAirwallex raises follow-on US$6 million in Series A funding from Square Peg...
Earlier this year the Global FinTech Trends Report published by CB Insights named Australia and Brazil as the two top nations for funding in the financial technologies space outside of the core startup...
View ArticleNew Zealand government to recruit a Chief Technology Officer to prepare...
New Zealand is on the hunt for a Chief Technology Officer (CTO) to help drive a “forward-looking digital agenda” and prepare and oversee a national digital roadmap for the next decade, with the...
View ArticleSenator Michaelia Cash named new Minister for Jobs and Innovation in cabinet...
Australia is getting its fourth Innovation Minister in two years, with a reshuffle of Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s cabinet seeing Employment Minister, Senator Michaelia Cash named Minister for...
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Congratulations, your Bitcoin obsession is killing the planet
When I was in my early twenties, I launched a business called Lucky Bugga. On the day of the launch I received a call from a lovely gentleman representing the New South Wales Department of Gaming and...
View ArticleBrisbane City Council launches drone flying trial in 10 local parks
Brisbane City Council has this week launched a six month trial to allow the flying of drones in selected areas of 10 parks across the city, within regulations. While pilots are able to fly drones and...
View ArticleAgtech startup FluroSat raises $1.5 million from Main Sequence Ventures,...
Australian agtech startup FluroSat has raised $1.5 million from the CSIRO’s Main Sequence Ventures, AirTree Ventures, and a group of strategic investors in the agricultural space led by Cotton Research...
View ArticleLessons learned from running an international accelerator program in Australia
By Chris Chang, Program Manager, Techstars Adelaide Running Techstars Adelaide, the first accelerator for Techstars in Asia Pacific, has been an incredible learning experience and introduction to the...
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How we got our bootstrapped startup debt-free and profitable
By Miles Burke, founder and CEO of 6Q. In early 2015, we announced that we were building a SaaS employee survey product that helped track employee sentiment and provide valuable data to managers. The...
View ArticleStone and Chalk and YBF Ventures selected to run Victorian Government fintech...
Having announced six months ago its plans to build a fintech hub in Melbourne’s Docklands, the Victorian Government has today revealed Stone and Chalk has been chosen to establish and run the flagship...
View ArticleHow and when to appoint a board for your startup
Starting a business is hard. Every day is fraught with difficulty and challenge, and rarely – if ever – does a startup move from conception to successful business without support, particularly from...
View ArticleWestern Australian startup Speqs allows users to virtually try on glasses in...
With online shopping now accounting for more than seven percent of total Australian retail sales, consumers are growing accustomed to buying most things with the click of a button, from books to...
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News, capital raising, and growth-focused content is what the local startup...
At the start of each new year, one of the first things that we do at Startup Daily is take a look back at the last 12 months on the website to assess what types of content the Australian startup...
View ArticleMelbourne HR software company PageUp raises funding from Battery Ventures
Melbourne HR software company PageUp has raised a “significant” round of funding from global venture capital firm Battery Ventures. As part of the round, Chelsea Stoner and Paul Morrissey, general...
View Article[PODCAST] Glass Ceiling – Episode 5: Monica Wulff, CEO of Startup Muster
Monica Wulff is the cofounder and CEO of Startup Muster, the largest annual survey of the Australian startup ecosystem, conducted to showcase the opportunities, progress, and challenges. Mat and Gina...
View ArticleFive lessons learned from my first failed business that helped get the next...
By Mandeep Sodhi, cofounder and CEO of HashChing Telling my father I was starting my own company was not an easy conversation. As with many Indian families, he’d always expected that I would become a...
View ArticleHow bikeshare startup Mobike approached its expansion into Australia
As a Sydneysider living in the suburbs, the idea of cycling to work or even my local train station is an entirely foreign concept. Not only is my local area full of inclines I wouldn’t want to tackle...
View ArticleCanva raises US$40 million in round led by Blackbird Ventures to hit unicorn...
Graphic design startup Canva has hit unicorn status: the company has raised US$40 million ($51 million) in a funding round led by existing backer Blackbird Ventures, with participation from Felicis...
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