Startups

Blackbird has unveiled an expanded parental leave policy and it wants startups to copy it

People

Eloise Keating

11 May 2022

The new policy offers all Blackbird staff 20 weeks of paid parental leave, up from the 16 weeks previously offered to primary caregivers and six weeks available to secondary caregivers. 

Australian fintech Stake raises a further $50 million as it gears up to launch crypto trading

Cryptocurrency

Bianca Healey

27 April 2022

Australian digital share trading platform Stake has raised a further $50 million via a cash injection from US VC Tiger Global.

Auto tech startup Splend secures $150 million to build a fleet of 10,000 EVs by 2024

Startup News

Bianca Healey

21 April 2022

Splend is a subscription business that provides cars to rideshare and delivery drivers, along with vehicle financing tailored to the sector.

Sydney startup Canopy Study raises $1.1 million for AI-driven education platform

Startup News

Bianca Healey

16 April 2022

Founded in 2020, Canopy Study's data-driven platform uses proprietary algorithms to convert coursework and curriculum data into learning resources.

Record $866 million funding made the first quarter of 2022 the richest in Australian startup history

Startup News

Bianca Healey

8 April 2022

This year is shaping up to be a bumper one for Australian startups, as fundraising in the first quarter broke records for the most capital raised.

The hunt for the next Canva continues as Blackbird Ventures reveals new, billion-dollar startup funding plan

Growth

David Adams

7 April 2022

Homegrown venture capital powerhouse Blackbird Ventures has unveiled plans to raise at least $1 billion in the coming months.

Adam Schwab: Shein’s US$1 billion raise shows private equity firms are still going strong, pandemic or not

Opinion

Adam Schwab

6 April 2022

E-commerce operator Shein raised US$1 billion at a staggering US$100 billion valuation this week, which is astonishing for a fast fashion online business based out of China.

Atlassian alumni raises $10.6 million for tech to create “a world with more founders”

Startup News

Stephanie Palmer-Derrien

15 March 2022

Kinde, founded by former Atlassian and Campaign Monitor employees, has raised $10.6 million for its tech helping yet more startups get off the ground.

NYT under fire for Venus-Serena mix-up… in a story about business bias

Female Entrepreneurs

Emma Elsworthy

4 March 2022

Tennis star Serena Williams has blasted The New York Times (NYT) for publishing a story about her capital-raising efforts to combat bias — that mixed up her and her sister, Venus Williams.

Zeller raises $100 million at a $1 billion valuation, but founder Ben Pfisterer isn’t celebrating yet

Startup News

Stephanie Palmer-Derrien

3 March 2022

Zeller is Australia's latest $1 billion startup, but amid unimaginable turmoil in Ukraine, it’s a milestone that becomes “just irrelevant”.