Startups

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The biggest tech innovations of our time will arise from the engineering of biology, and Australia is well placed to take on the challenge, writes Phil Morle.