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Jan 16, 2025 | 
startupdaily.net | Maeve Couch |Tom Valcanis |Simon Thomsen |Suze English
Early stage investment company Antler in Australia recently backed a new cohort of startups as part of its ongoing residency that builds 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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Jan 15, 2025 | 
startupdaily.net | Tom Valcanis |Simon Thomsen |Suze English |Frances Goh
Sad, anxious or lacking in motivation? Chances are you have just returned to work after a summer break. January is the month when people are most likely to quit their jobs after having had time off. And even though most people experience the return to work blues, the good news is there are ways to get through them. But first we have to understand why we experience them at all.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
startupdaily.net | Tom Valcanis |Simon Thomsen |Suze English |Frances Goh
Now we’re at the end of another calendar year, it’s often time to look back at our successes, failures, and things that absolutely irritated the hell out of us. Tom Valcanis shares the jargon and corporate speak that’s pushed his buttons over the last 12 months. Business – especially the university-corporate sausage factory pipeline – loves to sound smarter than they actually are, by using esoteric jargon. Repeated over and over, it grates the ears like nails over chalkboard.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
startupdaily.net | Tom Valcanis |Simon Thomsen |Suze English |Frances Goh
A mining tech startup spun out of Monash University has raised $27.5 million in a Series A. The round for ElectraLith was led by CSIRO-backed deep tech VC Main Sequence, with existing investors Rio Tinto, IP Group and Monash Uni also participating along with Chevron Technology Ventures, Hostplus, Fathom Fund Vista Energy, Marathon Petroleum, CIA-backed US VC In-Q-Tel and the Victorian government fund Breakthrough Victoria chipping in $2 million.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
startupdaily.net | Simon Thomsen |Tom Valcanis |Suze English |Frances Goh
A medtech startup developing the world’s first arthroscopic (joints) surgical robot has raised $5 million in a Series A to crack the US market. Convergence Medical was backed by US investor Avicella Capital, at a valuation above $30 million. The funds will support plans to commercialise the robot, expand into the US to grab a slice of the $6.1 billion global arthroscopic sector.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
startupdaily.net | Simon Thomsen |Suze English |Frances Goh
Commiserations – you haven’t been selected for Startmate or Techstars or Y Combinator or Antler, and you’re not sure what to do next with your startup after slogging your guts out. BrandHook founder Pip Stocks knows the feeling and wants to do something about it. So she’s launching the 48 Hour Startup Accelerator, a two-day intensive designed to reignite a founder’s energy, rebuild focus, and help them find a clear pathway to success.
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Jan 14, 2025 | 
startupdaily.net | Simon Thomsen |Suze English |Frances Goh
Telecommunications giant Telstra plans to spend $700 million – $100m annually – over the next seven years to ramp up its data and artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities in a joint venture with its long-time partner Accenture. The US consultancy firm is already pouring $3 billion into its own AI capabilities and will own 60% of the JV, with Telstra holding the other 40% and retaining control over its data and AI strategy and roadmap, with Accenture helping deliver it.
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Jan 14, 2025 | 
startupdaily.net | Suze English |Frances Goh |Simon Thomsen |Tom Williams
Jamie joined Cec Busby and Adam Bub on the First Act podcast and opened up about the mistakes that led to the epic demise of his sportswear company, and the lessons he’s learned from losing it all. Jaimie Fuller is not afraid of controversy. As an outspoken advocate for equality in sports, he’s known for using his brand power to speak out on doping, homophobia and corruption and is a champion for human rights.
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Jun 13, 2024 | 
kochiesbusinessbuilders.com.au | Suze English
Running a small business from home seems like the ultimate blending of worlds at first glance. With both work and home life at your fingertips at all times, managing them together should be easy, right? But when competing work and family priorities arise and everyone expects something from you at once, the juggle can become overwhelming for many business owners – whether they work from home or not.
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Jun 6, 2024 | 
kochiesbusinessbuilders.com.au | Suze English
There’s a catch-22 that many fledgling business owners face: To start making a profit, you need to market your business; but to afford professional marketing help, you need to be turning a good profit. Sue Berry, owner of beachwear line MOSS The Label, finds herself in this very predicament and says she’s even been turned away by marketing companies she has approached for help.
