Budget not enough to stop small business pain
Small business is bound to be underwhelmed by the measures the government has introduced to justify its claim that it is "backing" small businesses to prosper.
Airwallex becomes the fastest Aussie unicorn
At less than four years old, Aussie fintech Airwallex's new billion-dollar valuation is as close as its gets to an overnight success story, but it still has a long runway ahead.
Aussie 'influencer' platform shoots for US stars
The market for companies looking to associate their brand with high-profile social media "influencers" has proven lucrative enough for local start-up Tribe to raise $10.5 milion in external funding and aim for the US.
New 'generator' pays you $4000 to build a new start-up
A new business "generator" called Antler is targeting tech-savvy Aussie professionals keen to take the plunge to launch their own start-up.
Microsoft leads $30m round to help Aussie start-up soar
Corporate training online marketplace GO1 is the first Australian start-up to be backed by Microsoft's global VC arm in a $30m funding round that will let it tackle global markets.
What'll Waddle do with $4m injection?
Fintech startup Waddle has closed a $4 million funding round to expand its small business lending platform overseas and step up its challeng...
Recruitment star backs artificially intelligent hiring
Recruitment industry veteran Andrew Banks has bought into a $5 million round for a start-up called Shortlyster, which is using AI to help co...
Loyalty start-up ditches ICO name to make its sale
Liven's attempts to raise cash via an initial coin offering (ICO) failed last year as investors grew wary of scams, so it called it a token ...
Google says copyright bat would hit tech industry
Google has rejected calls by the competition regulator to introduce new mandatory laws, with large potential fines, to enforce the removal o...
Salesforce creates $50m Australian VC fund
US tech giant Salesforce is the latest global tech giant to pour money into Australia, as it looks to buy into the growing band of local sta...
