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Ten leading entrepreneurs to know this Women's Entrepreneurship Day

Profiles ten Australian women founders across prosthetics, sustainable materials, wellness, mental health and AI, including three recipients of a Xero award program and a Cartier fellowship.

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Seven Aussie startups that raised $17.7 million this week

Weekly roundup listing seven Australian startups and their raises, totalling $17.7 million across AI, packaging materials, fintech, digital health, music licensing, construction software and swimwear.

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Great Wrap raises $5 million to scale compostable pallet wrap with Opal ANZ

Compostable packaging maker Great Wrap raised $5 million backing its distribution partnership with Opal ANZ; new backers include Aryna Sabalenka and RCV Partners, with follow-ons; its $24 million Series A is recalled.

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Compostable stretch wrap startup raises $11 million Series A

Victorian compostable stretch wrap maker Great Wrap has secured an $11 million Series A from impact backers plus $13 million in asset financing, supporting a new Tullamarine plant and coming overseas expansion.

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Bioplastics company wraps up $24 million Series A

Sustainable packaging firm Great Wrap has closed a $24 million Series A, combining equity from Darren Thomas and Woolworths' W23 with asset finance, to build a potato-waste bioplastics facility in Victoria.

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Great Wrap launches compostable catering wrap

Compostable wrap maker Great Wrap has launched a catering wrap for Australian businesses, reports staff growth and pre-orders for pallet wrap, and recalls a $3 million seed raise.

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Wrapping it compostable with Great Wrap

Profile of Great Wrap, whose founders produce compostable cling wrap at a solar-powered Melbourne factory, noting an Amazon grant and personal backing from Who Gives A Crap's chief.

Here are the 18 startups from Startmate's Summer 2021 program

Startmate's Demo Day unveiled its largest cohort of 18 ANZ startups, and the accelerator also raised a $2 million fund through its mentor network to invest in this intake.

Here are the 5 startups backed by $400,000 in grants from Amazon Launchpad

Five Australian startups each win Amazon Launchpad Innovation Grants worth over $80,000 in cash, expertise and credits, selected from more than 500 applicants by judges including Lyre's co-founder Carl Hartmann.