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Meet the women-led startups that secured Boosting Female Founders funding, and their share of $12 million

The federal government's Boosting Female Founders Initiative has granted $12 million to 51 women-led startups, with Indigital and Ovira among the larger recipients named.

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‘Diversity is integral to business growth’: A Q&A with Bring Me Home founder Jane Kou

Interview with the founder of a food-rescue app discussing diversity in hiring, recent user growth since its Sydney launch, and earlier pre-seed and seed raises from supportive investors.

5 things you should know about tech today

Buildxact raises $8.5m led by Aconex co-founder Leigh Jasper; Redbubble shares plunge on weak trading update; Amazon sues Pentagon over JEDI loss; ACS accredits Deakin cybersecurity courses.

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Blockchain startup Sempo wins Startup Victoria impact prize for financial inclusion solution

A blockchain wallet venture for the unbanked took the top honour at a Melbourne social-impact pitch night, while a food-rescue app won the audience vote and keeps an equity crowdfunding campaign running past its minimum goal.

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Maggots, mulch and meals: Meet four Aussie businesses committed to eliminating food waste

Profiles four ventures tackling food waste: Bring Me Home, Reground, Yume and Goterra, describing their models and noting Bring Me Home's accelerator completion and crowdfunding campaign reaching its minimum target.

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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.

Insurance, socks and social enterprise: StartupSmart's 10 startups to watch in 2019

StartupSmart profiles ten startups it expects to do well in 2019, reporting funding rounds for Black.ai, Huddle, Manrags, Matrak and Work180, Fleet's earlier Series A, and the Ongs' past sale of Eatibility.

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