Alice Williams

Nine ANZ startups that raised $60.3 million this week

Roundup of the week's funding news: nine companies across Australia and New Zealand secured investment spanning clean energy, construction logistics, legal tech, coaching, research tools, creator media, medtech and marketing software.

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How women-led businesses are targeting women's health to address long-overlooked gaps in care

Podcast episode and feature profiling female founders tackling women's health, covering Ovira's funding journey, ANDHealth's female-founder numbers, the FemTech collective and Women's Health Road's new care model.

Who Gives a Crap boss Simon Griffiths is among a group of founders backing a ‘next generation’ VC fund

Community-backed VC fund AfterWork Ventures has collected $10 million in commitments toward a $30 million target, with founders including Simon Griffiths investing, and has hired Jessy Wu as head of community.

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Founders Stories Podcast: Alice Williams on transforming an industry that often overlooks women

Square Peg's podcast episode interviews Ovira founder Alice Williams about building a wearable period-pain relief business, her Startmate experience, and lessons for new founders.

From AI sewer tech to lab-grown meat: SmartCompany's 10 startups to watch in 2021

A roundup profiling ten Australian startups expected to grow in 2021, reporting raises by VAPAR, HealthMatch, Ovira, Heaps Normal, Vop and Outland Denim, plus grants, accelerator alumni and founders' plans.

Year in Reflection: 2020

Blackbird's year-end review covers its fourth fund announcement, investments in companies including See-Mode, Morse Micro and SafetyCulture, Startmate's climate cohort intakes, Mike Cannon-Brookes joining its board, and numerous team hires.

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Investment Notes: Ovira

Blackbird announces a $1 million investment in Ovira, a direct-to-consumer period pain device startup founded by Alice Williams, whom the firm met through Startmate.

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Retail, refs and femtech: Meet the latest Startmate accelerator cohort

Startmate unveils the ten startups joining its Melbourne accelerator, covering femtech, esports and retail tech, after securing government funding through LaunchVic, with profiles of Ovira and Flaktest among the intake.