Founder, DiGii
Stories naming Claire Orange. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
RAC's corporate venture fund BetterLabs has made four recent investments totalling over $2.7 million, backing three WA female-founded startups — The Volte, Digii Social and Hey Lady — plus US insurtech Waffle.
Plus Eight has selected eight Western Australian startups from 70 applicants to share a $350,000 investment pool, advancing them to the seed-funding stage after a bootcamp, mentoring and a pitch day.
Fifteen selected startups join Spacecubed's Plus Eight Accelerator Program despite the pandemic, with workshops shifted online and the participants later pitching for funding of between $20,000 and $100,000.