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“A square peg in a round hole”: StartupAus chief Alex McCauley echoes calls for a software-specific R&D Tax Incentive

25 February 2021

StartupAus chief Alex McCauley has echoed calls for a software-specific R&D Tax Incentive scheme, saying ongoing confusion could dissuade investors.

BNPL code of practice to come into effect next week, in a win for self-regulation

Retail

Stephanie Palmer-Derrien

24 February 2021

The long-awaited BNPL code of practice is set to come into effect on Monday, March 1, including provisions for naming and shaming bad actors.

Ordermentum raises $5 million as hospitality businesses embrace tech post-COVID-19

Hospitality

Stephanie Palmer-Derrien

23 February 2021

Ordermentum has scored $5 million in funding, for its tech solution to tidy up the relationships between hospitality suppliers and venues.

Esports influencer startup secures $425,000 as COVID-19 throws sector “into the mainstream”

Startup News

Stephanie Palmer-Derrien

23 February 2021

Esports startup GGWP has raised $450,000, after the COVID-19 pandemic supercharged the already burgeoning gaming influencer industry.

Butn bags $12.5 million in pre-IPO funding for tech offering advance payments to SMEs

Cashflow

Stephanie Palmer-Derrien

22 February 2021

Payments fintech Butn has raised $12.5 million in pre-IPO funding, for its tech tapping into the pay-on-demand trend in the B2B space.

US reselling marketplace Poshmark launches in Australia

Retail

Eloise Keating

19 February 2021

Fast-growing secondhand marketplace Poshmark has launched in Australia, one month after listing on the NASDAQ.

Judo Bank reveals backers behind massive $284 million funding round, amid neobank competition concerns

Finance

Stephanie Palmer-Derrien

18 February 2021

SME-focused neobank Judo Bank has settled a massive $284 million capital raise, announced late last year, and valuing it at $1.6 billion.

Victoria’s scale-up AI accelerator could be a catalyst to industry growth, says Andrew Lai

Startup News

Stephanie Palmer-Derrien

18 February 2021

Accelerator Boab AI has officially launched, with $1.5 million invested into the first cohort, marking the start of an Aussie AI boom.

Google partners with Dress For Success to upskill more than 100,000 Black women

People

Jessie Tu

18 February 2021

Google's new initiative aims to overturn the bleak economic reality facing hundreds of thousands of Black women in the US.

Aussie fintech Thrive smashes equity crowdfunding record to raise $1 million in under three hours for a “CFO in your pocket”

Finance

Stephanie Palmer-Derrien

17 February 2021

Thrive has become the fastest Aussie startup to raise $1 million through equity crowdfunding, hitting the milestone in two-and-a-half hours.

Startups

“A square peg in a round hole”: StartupAus chief Alex McCauley echoes calls for a software-specific R&D Tax Incentive

BNPL code of practice to come into effect next week, in a win for self-regulation

Ordermentum raises $5 million as hospitality businesses embrace tech post-COVID-19

Esports influencer startup secures $425,000 as COVID-19 throws sector “into the mainstream”

Butn bags $12.5 million in pre-IPO funding for tech offering advance payments to SMEs

US reselling marketplace Poshmark launches in Australia

Judo Bank reveals backers behind massive $284 million funding round, amid neobank competition concerns

Victoria’s scale-up AI accelerator could be a catalyst to industry growth, says Andrew Lai

Google partners with Dress For Success to upskill more than 100,000 Black women

Aussie fintech Thrive smashes equity crowdfunding record to raise $1 million in under three hours for a “CFO in your pocket”

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