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Aussie Female Startup Founders Secured 26.5% of Larger VC Investments in 2018 (REVISED)

Techboard revises its analysis of large 2018 funding events won by female-founded companies, recounting raises by Airwallex, Canva, Judo Capital and others, earlier big rounds, and UrbanYou's acquisition.

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Western Australia's BetterLabs Ventures ramps up its seed funding by $20 million

Perth motoring club RAC has expanded its BetterLabs Ventures seed fund to $23 million after strong early demand, letting it back startups beyond seed into Series A and B rounds.

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RAC's BetterLabs announces 3rd investment: SpacetoCo

Perth space-sharing startup SpacetoCo has received an equity investment from RAC-backed venture fund BetterLabs Ventures, its third deal, having earlier won Shark Tank backing from Steve Baxter and completed the Plus Eight accelerator.

BetterLabs Ventures announces its second investment

Perth household water filtration business Environmental Water Solutions receives seed funding from RAC-backed BetterLabs Ventures, the fund's second investment after Power Ledger, to expand marketing and commercialise PFAS-fighting filtration technology.

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How to pitch to BetterLabs Ventures

A Perth investor explains what his RAC-backed seed fund seeks in startups, describing its application process, deal sizes and criteria, and naming the energy blockchain company as its first investment.

Blockchain, blockchain, blockchain: The 10 most popular startup news articles for 2018

Year-end roundup of StartupSmart's most-read 2018 stories, dominated by blockchain coverage, recalling Havven's large ICO, Appster's liquidation, and Australia's first equity crowdfunding licences being issued.

How YOU can get BetterLabs to invest in your startup

RAC-backed BetterLabs is seeking WA startups for its $3 million seed fund, writing cheques of $100k to $500k per deal, and has previously invested in Power Ledger.