Startup Daily

4 days ago | startupdaily.net | Simon Jones

Used by both global tech giants and early-stage startups alike, AI workspace Notion is picking up speed in Australia and New Zealand. In the earliest stages of a startup, every second and every dollar counts. Founders are stretched thin across product development, fundraising, hiring, marketing and operations – without the safety net of a large team to back them up.

1 week ago | startupdaily.net | Denham Sadler

StartupBlink’s Global Startup Ecosystem Index Report 2025 ranks the startup ecosystems of more than 1,400 cities and 100 countries, using hundreds of thousands of data points that are processed by an algorithm. Sydney enjoyed another rise among cities, placing as the 31st best city in the world for startups, an increase of five spots from 2024, thanks to 40% growth. Melbourne also rose by two spots and came in as the 42nd best startup ecosystem.

1 week ago | startupdaily.net | Simon Thomsen

The founders of social enterprise Good & Fugly have departed the business suddenly after five years, with OzHarvest Ventures and chef Matt Moran looking to give the “ugly” fruit and vegetables subscription service a second life. Cofounders Richard Tourino and Jonathan Englert announced that the Sydney startup had “ceased trading under our leadership, effective immediately” on Tuesday. “This was not a decision made lightly.

1 week ago | startupdaily.net | Simon Thomsen

Standards Australia has made its first early-stage investment, backing calculation tooling startup CalcTree in $3.8 million pre-Seed round. The found was led by Foundamental, with support from Suffolk Technologies, Antler VC, Autodesk & Bentley employees. Standards Australia’s VC subsidiary, Kungari, invests in businesses innovating to improve safety, efficiency and quality across the economy, and chipped in around a third of the round.

1 week ago | startupdaily.net | Simon Thomsen

Metabolic health monitoring platform Vively has raised $1.6 million in a Seed round as it rolls out its Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) program to tackle pre-diabetes. The round was led by Archangel Ventures with support from Bupa Ventures, the VC arm of not-for-profit private health insurer Bupa, and others. Archangel previously led 2022’s $1.5 million pre-Seed round, three months after cofounder and CEO Tim Veron launched the platform with Michael Pang.