Startups

Afterpay is considering listing in the US. But that doesn’t mean forgetting its roots, and it could ultimately bolster the local ecosystem.

Bootstrapped software startup Octopus Deploy has secured a mammoth $223 million investment from US venture capital firm Insight Partners.

Aussie tech giant Atlassian has acquired Brisbane-based startup ThinkTilt, creator of ProForma, for an undisclosed sum.

Clubhouse reportedly now has a whopping US$4 billion valuation, announced in the same week as Facebook and Reddit unveil copycat products.

Melbourne hospitality tech startup Mr Yum has raised $11 million in funding as it takes its QR code ordering platform international.

Offering lessons in profit-for-purpose, and how sustainability first companies can sell a different value proposition.

The federal government has committed $10 million in grant funding for regtechs creating innovative solutions to a set of key challenges.

What the Pinky Glove founders are essentially creating is another “pink tax” — where women pay the additional cost of “feminine” marketing and colours for a product that is often already available or, worse, that they don’t need at all.

Aboriginal streetwear brand Clothing The Gap is set to rebrand following a two-year trademark dispute with international clothing giant Gap.

The buy-now, pay-later sector in Australia is all grown up and ready for regulation, according to Commonwealth Bank chief Matt Comyn.