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24 January 2022

Australian and New Zealand startups secured more than $10 billion in funding in 2021, more than double that invested in 2020. Here's why.

Meet the founders rebuilding their startup from scratch — and live streaming the whole thing

Profiles

Stephanie Palmer-Derrien

21 January 2022

MilestonePay is undergoing a renovation. But rather than being stripped back and rebuilt behind closed doors, its makeover will be very public.

How Car Next Door went from a gutsy Shark Tank pitch to an Uber acquisition

Analysis

Stephanie Palmer-Derrien

21 January 2022

Car Next Door founder Will Davies reflects on his startup journey, from Shark Tank to a successful acquisition.

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Dovetail raises $87 million, as it follows in Atlassian’s footsteps for global growth

Startup News

Stephanie Palmer-Derrien

20 January 2022

Aussie customer research startup Dovetail has closed an $86.9 million funding round, giving it a whopping valuation of $965 million.

Koala founder Dany Milham banks $75 million for new grocery venture Milkrun

Retail

Stephanie Palmer-Derrien

20 January 2022

The startup offers grocery delivery within 10 minutes, and has secured backing from Tiger Global Management, Airtree and the co-founders of Atlassian.

Uber acquires Aussie car-sharing startup Car Next Door

Mergers and Acquisitions

Stephanie Palmer-Derrien

20 January 2022

The global ride-sharing app Uber has acquired Aussie car-sharing service and previous Smart50 finalist Car Next Door for an undisclosed amount.

Aussie startup Retail Express acquired by Maropost in $55 million deal

Mergers and Acquisitions

Stephanie Palmer-Derrien

19 January 2022

Bootstrapped startup Retail Express has been acquired by Canadian business Maropost, for a total consideration worth more than $55 million.

Mosh raises $25 million to break down taboos in men’s healthcare

Startup News

Stephanie Palmer-Derrien

18 January 2022

Men's health startup Mosh has raised $25 million to continue its mission of breaking taboos around everything from sexual health to hair loss.

Sydney startup secures $1.3 million for edtech bridging the cloud skills gap

Startup News

Stephanie Palmer-Derrien

18 January 2022

Six-month-old edtech saasguru has raised $1.3 million for its platform bridging “the only point of failure” in the cloud tech ecosystem.

Gathered Here secures $1 million in funding and doubles valuation, as investors embrace death-tech

Startup News

Stephanie Palmer-Derrien

17 January 2022

Gathered Here has raised $1 million in funding, as investors realise the opportunity in digitising — and improving — end-of-life services.

Startups

“Perfect storm”: Startup funding in ANZ topped $10 billion in 2021

Meet the founders rebuilding their startup from scratch — and live streaming the whole thing

How Car Next Door went from a gutsy Shark Tank pitch to an Uber acquisition

Dovetail raises $87 million, as it follows in Atlassian’s footsteps for global growth

Koala founder Dany Milham banks $75 million for new grocery venture Milkrun

Uber acquires Aussie car-sharing startup Car Next Door

Aussie startup Retail Express acquired by Maropost in $55 million deal

Mosh raises $25 million to break down taboos in men’s healthcare

Sydney startup secures $1.3 million for edtech bridging the cloud skills gap

Gathered Here secures $1 million in funding and doubles valuation, as investors embrace death-tech

Startups

“Perfect storm”: Startup funding in ANZ topped $10 billion in 2021

Meet the founders rebuilding their startup from scratch — and live streaming the whole thing

How Car Next Door went from a gutsy Shark Tank pitch to an Uber acquisition

Dovetail raises $87 million, as it follows in Atlassian’s footsteps for global growth

Koala founder Dany Milham banks $75 million for new grocery venture Milkrun

Uber acquires Aussie car-sharing startup Car Next Door

Aussie startup Retail Express acquired by Maropost in $55 million deal

Mosh raises $25 million to break down taboos in men’s healthcare

Sydney startup secures $1.3 million for edtech bridging the cloud skills gap

Gathered Here secures $1 million in funding and doubles valuation, as investors embrace death-tech

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