Director, Founder Institute ANZ
Stories naming Benjamin Chong. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
The Australian chapter of the Founder Institute has picked eight startups for its Spring pre-seed program, connecting them with its worldwide network; the next intake runs from February 2026.
Seven startups from Founder Institute ANZ's accelerator debut at its June 10 Demo Day, joined by two alumni, as the program opens applications for its second 2025 intake.
Startup Daily reports Founder Institute ANZ's eight newest cohort startups, revealed ahead of their Sydney Demo Day on May 21, with a keynote from Paypa Plane CEO Simone Joyce.
Airwallex has raised a US$200 million Series E at a US$4 billion valuation, led by Lone Pine Capital, with its founders also unveiling a $200 million fund amid a wave of big local raises.
SmartCompany reports Mable and SiteMinder have each landed nine-figure cheques, from General Atlantic and Fidelity International respectively, with a Right Click Capital partner tipping more big deals as the local ecosystem matures.
Also SmartCompany·Startup Daily·SmartCompany·Startup Daily·SmartCompany·Startup Daily·Startup Daily·Startup Daily·Startup Daily·SmartCompany·Startup Daily
Analysis arguing that despite eye-catching raise headlines during COVID-19, deal counts fell sharply in early 2020, with experts citing portfolio protection, pipeline deals rushing to close, and media amplification.
A year-end roundup of Australia's largest 2018 startup capital raises, covering Judo Capital, Deputy, Airwallex, Inflazome, SafetyCulture, Culture Amp, Canva, Havven, Athena, Ansarada and Data Republic, with investors and earlier rounds recalled.
Also Startup Daily·SmartCompany·Startup Daily·Techboard·SmartCompany·SmartCompany·SmartCompany·Startup Daily·Startup Daily·SmartCompany·Startup Daily·Techboard·Techboard·SmartCompany·Startup Daily·SmartCompany·SmartCompany·Forbes Australia·Crunchbase News·Wholesale Investor
Profile of Hatch Quarter, a Melbourne co-working and pre-accelerator space for migrant entrepreneurs, featuring ColourSpace founder Scott Ko and Divtal founder Lorna Deng, and noting a LaunchVic grant.