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Brisbane-founded startup Skedulo raises $39 million in Silicon Valley, but it hasn’t forgotten its Aussie heritage

Brisbane-founded startup Skedulo has closed its $US28 million ($39.1 million) Series B round, led by Microsoft’s venture fund M12. And whi…

Startup News| Stephanie Palmer-Derrien
Sydney startup Inspace XR scores $750,000, drawing on VC experience to launch “obvious application” of VR

Virtual-reality property startup Inspace XR has raised $750,000 in funding, with co-founder and chief Justin Liang drawing on his past in ve…

Startup News| Stephanie Palmer-Derrien

Startup News
Atlassian acquires Texas startup AgileCraft, as stock price soars
Stephanie Palmer-Derrien
Startup News
Sydney startup Fulcrum3D bags $1 million to trial renewable energy forecasting tech
Stephanie Palmer-Derrien
Startup News
‘Punching above our weight’: Aussie startup Cog Systems partners with multi-billion-dollar tech firm Qualcomm
Stephanie Palmer-Derrien
Marketing, Startup Analysis
How to deliver a viral video campaign: An analysis of Fyre Festival
Sharine Duran
Startup News
Fintech Waddle raises $4 million as it gears up for international banking partnerships
Stephanie Palmer-Derrien
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Democratising startups: Why Antler’s startup generator will benefit the whole Aussie ecosystem
Stephanie Palmer-Derrien
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“I’ll never let go”: Leonardo DiCaprio doubles down on climate change efforts, backing startup investment fund
Stephanie Palmer-Derrien
Startup News
The power of a girl gang: Girl Geek Academy launches Games Career Incubator with $50,000 investment from Film Victoria
Stephanie Palmer-Derrien

From the frontlines

Alan Jones: How to raise investment for a startup with no customers and no revenue Alan Jones M8 Ventures partner
Canva's Melanie Perkins has 10 tips for startups with 'crazy-big dreams' Melanie Perkins Canva co-founder
Why Up's transgender controversy shows there can be no separation between founders and their companies Joan Westenberg StartupSmart columnist
Take a stand: Why being neutral hurts profitability and engagement Steven Maarbani VentureCrowd executive director
The power of passion: Naked Wines' co-founder reflects on what made the startup successful Peta Jecks Naked Wines co-founder
Hipsters, hustlers and hackers: Three instances of everyday bias in startupland Theresa Lim Play2Lead founder
Diversity and coaching will rid the banking sector of its toxic culture problem Hema Kangeson inSpur founder
Why you should find the right role for the right person — not the other way around Bruce Stronge Outfit founder

Gaming

“This is us before we explode”: Mobile-gaming startup Lumi Interactive secures 500,000 pre-registered players for first ever game
Stephanie Palmer-Derrien
Having raised $2.4 million in seed funding, the sibling co-founders of Fuel Games are out to change the face of eSports
Stephanie Palmer-Derrien
GameTester launches $30 million initial coin offering to attract more users to the gaming platform
Dominic Powell
The power of a girl gang: Girl Geek Academy launches Games Career Incubator with $50,000 investment from Film Victoria
Stephanie Palmer-Derrien

Recent raises

Weathering the crypto winter: Liven raises $14 million and opens sale to the public (but don’t call it an ICO)
Stephanie Palmer-Derrien
Fintech Earnd secures $2.5 million for tech putting a stop to payday lending woes
Stephanie Palmer-Derrien
Buy-now-pay-later startup PayRight raises $30 million for filling a gap left by Afterpay and Zip
Stephanie Palmer-Derrien
Aussie media tech startup Oovvuu raises $4.8 million in escalating battle against Facebook and Google
Stephanie Palmer-Derrien

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