Adviser Ratings

FUNDED July 2022 Anniversary Edition

Techboard's anniversary roundup catalogues a month of Australian startup funding: megadeals, three acquisitions, large debt deals, grants, accelerator intakes, and fund news including Archangel Ventures' committed capital.

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SUDS, with Adviser Ratings founder Angus Woods, on the rise of fintech, the Great Tech Jobs crisis, paying advisors and mental health for kids

Startup Daily's SUDS podcast episode features Adviser Ratings chief Angus Woods discussing crypto collapses, social media fraud and tech job cuts, plus conversations with founders from EarlyWork, Sidekicker and Gheorg.

VC Sprint Ventures backs media startup ausbiz amid Series A+ raise

Brisbane VC Sprint Ventures has invested in business news streamer ausbiz, whose Series A+ raise continues; the company also added a new Head of Product and an extra market commentator to its on-air desk.

David Koch is launching a new live stream Australian business service

David Koch and Kylie Merritt are preparing to launch ausbiz, a free live-streaming business and startup news channel, in early 2020, with a Koch-led seed raise nearing completion and partnerships including Adviser Ratings and Iress.

Financial advisers are backing a crowdfunding campaign for an $11 million independent ratings startup

Adviser Ratings, a Sydney-based startup that rates financial advisers, has launched a Series A crowdfunding campaign on Birchal, seeking $1.5 million toward marketplace and licensee-rating products; shareholders had already put in $1 million.

Ratings firm seeks funding to expand service suite

Adviser Ratings has launched an equity crowdfunding campaign for compliance and transparency services, with one million dollars already raised from existing shareholders at an eleven million dollar pre-money valuation.