Bronwen Clune

3 days ago | capitalbrief.com | Bronwen Clune

Startup and innovation leaders are urging AI investment, procurement reform and sovereign manufacturing as Tim Ayres takes on the industry portfolio. Startup and innovation industry leaders have welcomed the appointment of Tim Ayres as industry and science minister, while outlining their hopes for an AI agenda, government procurement reform and deep tech manufacturing capabilities in Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s cabinet reshuffle.

4 days ago | capitalbrief.com | Bronwen Clune

The digital business card startup raised US$25 million in Australia’s largest Series A of 2025 to expand globally and rethink how professionals connect. This month, Melbourne-based Blinq, which provides digital business cards powered by QR codes, secured US$25 million (A$40 million) in Series A funding. The round was led by Touring Capital, with participation from existing investors Blackbird Ventures, Square Peg Capital and HubSpot Ventures.

1 week ago | capitalbrief.com | Bronwen Clune

Australia’s largest university-backed accelerator has secured major funding to drive breakthroughs in health, defence and climate innovation. The University of New South Wales (UNSW) has partnered with venture capital firm Luminary to commit $3.6 million in funding for startups emerging from its accelerator programs. The partnership between UNSW Founders and Luminary will see $200,000 invested into 18 startup companies in 2025.

1 week ago | capitalbrief.com | Bronwen Clune

Skip to content9:11am on 7 May 2025The news: Relevance AI, a developer of AI agent operating systems, has secured $US24 million ($37.7 million) in Series B funding and launched two new features — 'Workforce' and 'Invent' — aimed at enabling domain experts to create specialised AI agents. The funding round was led by Bessemer Venture Partners, with participation from existing investors King River Capital, Insight Partners and Peak XV.

1 week ago | capitalbrief.com | Bronwen Clune

Skip to content7:43am on 7 May 2025The news: Scott Farquhar, co-founder of Atlassian, has been appointed as board chair of Pledge 1%, a global organisation that encourages companies to commit a portion of their resources to social impact. The announcement coincides with the movement's 10-year milestone and was made at an event in Sydney attended by more than 100 people from the startup and technology sectors.