Monica Meldrum

Healthy children’s snack brand Nourish Foods lives on after Tempo Group acquires it from the receivers

Grant Thornton receivers sold children's snack company Nourish Foods to Tempo Group after a crowdfunding target fell short; founder Monica Meldrum stays on under the new ownership.

Nourish Foods is up for sale after being placed in voluntary administration

Voluntary administrators now control Nourish Foods, the business behind Whole Kids, after a funding attempt fell short, and interested backers or buyers must come forward by mid-September.

Nine startups that raised more than $1 million this week

Weekly roundup of nine Australian startup raises, led by SimPRO's $485.6 million round, plus SimPRO's acquisitions of AroFlo and ClockShark and Open Markets Group's buyout of Cannon Trading.

Also Startup Daily·SmartCompany·Techboard·SmartCompany·SmartCompany

$12 million awarded to successful recipients of government's Boosting Female Founders Initiative

The federal government's Boosting Female Founders Initiative announced first-round grants totalling $12 million, with named recipients including Beam Australia, Indigital, Whole Kids and Verve Superannuation.

Also SmartCompany

Some massive success & powerful examples of women supporting women in business

Commentary on women backing women: Adore Beauty's record ASX float, Kate Morris and George McEncroe investing in Whole Kids' crowdfunding raise, Pronto's campaign launch, and other recent female-led listings.

Whole Kids smashes $500,000 equity crowdfunding goal, securing the likes of Kate Morris and Casey Ellis as backers

Organic kids' snack maker Whole Kids has exceeded its half-million-dollar Birchal equity crowdfunding target, drawing backers including several well-known founder-investors, with one campaign day remaining.

Also Women's Agenda·SmartCompany