Startups

Neobank Volt has secured $15 million in funding through a partnership with mortgage origination company the Australian Finance Group.

Melbourne startup A Cloud Guru is set to be acquired by Pluralsight, in a deal touted to be one of the biggest in Aussie tech history.

Aussie hemp-based skincare brand Hey Bud has raised $2 million in funding as its trio of founders gear up for their next phase of growth.

Agriculture and food tech VC firm Tenacious Ventures has $35 million to invest in Aussie agtech entrepreneurs making an impact on a global scale.

Travello has secured $6.5 million, following a shift in focus that has positioned the travel business for strong post-pandemic growth.

Aussie HR tech startup Pyn has raised $10.4 million in funding, led by ultra high-profile Silicon Valley VC firm Andreessen Horowitz.

Tritium will list on the NASDAQ through a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), in a deal valuing the Aussie business at $1.55 billion.

Linktree is backing entrepreneurs, artists and activists with a US$250,000 Passion Fund to help people turn big dreams into a reality.

A new portal for the federal government’s R&D Tax Incentive will provide a one-stop-shop for managing companies’ registrations and applications online. 

This week, Aussie fintech, proptech and medtech all got a boost, and we take a closer look at an international solar-powered unicorn. Here's the funding news you might have missed.