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...

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 ...