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Oct 14, 2024 | 
startupdaily.net | Maeve Couch |Simon Thomsen |Leonard Bernadone |Cec Busby
Early stage investment company Antler Australia recently backed a new cohort of startups as part of its ongoing program to build great local tech companies. Startup Daily is sharing the details of each venture in the “Antler Investor Memos” series, which is designed to give you a quick, sharp understanding of the startups and people involved, with many seeking follow up capital following Antler’s initial pre-seed investment.
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Oct 14, 2024 | 
startupdaily.net | Simon Thomsen |Leonard Bernadone |Cec Busby |Anna Fiveash
Seven University of Melbourne-linked startups are sharing in $11.7 million worth of early-stage venture capital from two funds. The investments for research commercialisation come from the $15m University of Melbourne Genesis Pre-Seed Fund, backed by Breakthrough Victoria, and $125m Tin Alley Ventures fund, a joint venture deep tech VC with Tanarra Capital. Tin Alley backed five and Genesis three, including a syndicated investment for one, Cell Bauhaus, from both funds.
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Oct 14, 2024 | 
startupdaily.net | Leonard Bernadone |Cec Busby |Anna Fiveash |Harrison Polites
Waave cofounders Ben Zyl, Mark Connolly and Peter TraianouGlobal payments platform Banked has tapped into Australian real-time payments with the acquisition of Waave, a fintech using the consumer data right (CDR) to offer a lower cost direct debit alternative to card payments. The sale, for an undisclosed sum, comes less than 18 months after Waave launched following a $4.7 million Seed round in April 2023.
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Oct 14, 2024 | 
startupdaily.net | Leonard Bernadone |Cec Busby |Anna Fiveash |Harrison Polites
Australia’s cyber security industry has welcomed a new advocacy and growth champion with the launch of the Australian Cyber Network (ACN) – a not-for-profit set to pick up where its predecessor AustCyber left off. Launched Wednesday at Parliament House in Canberra, ACN said its goal is to address the “current and future needs” of Australia’s cyber security sector through capability building, advocacy, and education.
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Oct 14, 2024 | 
startupdaily.net | Cec Busby |Leonard Bernadone |Anna Fiveash |Harrison Polites
Canva is no ordinary success story. It’s a $39 billion unicorn with its heart in the right place. Founded by Melanie Perkins, her (now) husband, Cliff Obrecht, and Cameron Adams in January 2013, Canva has evolved from a side hustle in a family living room into one of the world’s leading design platforms. As a family-led business, the couple’s personal connection runs through everything Canva does, from their focus on people and culture to their philanthropic ambitions.
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Sep 23, 2024 | 
startupdaily.net | Simon Thomsen |Adam Bub |Leonard Bernadone |Tama Leaver
LaunchVic is once again looking for Victorian startups with the potential to reach unicorn status – worth more than $1 billion – as part of the 30X30 program in 2025. 30×30 has expanded into a fourth cohort to include another 10 startups in the executive leadership program, which helps develop and mentor scaleup founders and their C-suite people to build their businesses, with the hope that their valuations will exceed $1bn by 2030.
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Sep 22, 2024 | 
startupdaily.net | Simon Thomsen |Adam Bub |Leonard Bernadone |Tama Leaver
Startup advisory and investment business Scalare Partners is back in the hunt for $8 million to list on the ASX, after the Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) lifted its interim stop orders on the prospectus for a reverse takeover of confectionery maker Candy Club Holdings (ASX: CLB). Last week the corporate regulator intervened today to place two interim stop orders on Candy Club over the prospectus lodged on August 21 for Scalare, which is looking to raise up to $8 million.
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Sep 20, 2024 | 
startupdaily.net | Adam Bub |Simon Thomsen |Leonard Bernadone |Tama Leaver
From robotic insects solving the problem of food waste to an AI game-changer for the hearing impaired, the 2024 Startup Daily Best in Tech Awards celebrated the impact, innovation and diversity of Australia’s extraordinary startup ecosystem.
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Sep 20, 2024 | 
startupdaily.net | Simon Thomsen |Adam Bub |Leonard Bernadone |Tama Leaver
Smartphones are now even smarter thanks to Sydney artificial intelligence (AI) startup Curious Thing AI and its phone agent Lucy. People still make plenty of calls and in business they’re especially important, but the way we communicate and get messages to each other is constantly evolving. That’s where Curious Thing AI comes in, and Lucy, the world’s first free AI phone agent.
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Sep 19, 2024 | 
startupdaily.net | Simon Thomsen |Adam Bub |Leonard Bernadone |Tama Leaver
Estate management platform Willed has raised $3 million in a fresh round that sees Seven West Media join the cap table as the startup looks to ramp up its marketing. Seven’s (ASX:SWM) strategic investment through its venture arm also includes an option for a further $3m, as the startup uses the media platform to increase its brand awareness through marketing.
