6+ hour, 29+ min ago   (419+ words) New Zealand AI startup Ivo has raised $55 million in Series B funding for its platform, which helps in-house legal teams review, negotiate, and manage large volumes of contracts. The round was led by Blackbird, which also backed Ivo's $25.5 million Series…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago   (329+ words) The National Reconstruction Fund (NRF) has invested $20 million in neuroscience startup Omniscient Neurotechnology as part of an ongoing $36 million Series D round. NRF is co-leading the round with OIF Ventures, taking a preferred equity stake. Omniscient, founded in 2019, uses artificial…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (727+ words) This week's funding round-up features a rewards platform for small businesses, a New Zealand agritech company that is tackling methane emissions, a medtech startup pioneering a non-invasive bladder-health treatment, and an edtech venture that is helping ease the admin burden…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (202+ words) Focused on the small business sector, David's work covers the political, regulatory, and economic issues facing Australian entrepreneurs. Prior to joining SmartCompany, he was a reporter for Business Insider Australia. You can follow him on LinkedIn. Congratulations! Your registration was…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1094+ words) Australia's startup sector has seen a huge week of dealmaking. Firmus came in clutch on Friday morning with a massive $500 million raise, making it one of the largest tech rounds announced this year." In total, seven companies pulled in $571.4 million…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (363+ words) Simon has been editor of Startup Daily since 2019. He hosted the Startup Daily show on streaming service ausbiz.com.au from 2020 to 2023. He was previously associate editor of Business Insider Australia, a national restaurant critic, editor of The Good Food…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (1035+ words) Australian-founded mental health startup Tala Thrive is planning to move its operations back to Melbourne from London, as the startup's founder reveals details of a previously undisclosed $500,000 pre-seed raise. Speaking exclusively with SmartCompany, Sonia Kaurah, who founded Tala Thrive in…...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago   (754+ words) It has been relatively quiet on the startup funding front this week: we've counted only two local startups with fresh capital raises. But Australian talents are still shining abroad, with one founder raising tens of millions of dollars for a…...

3+ mon, 1+ day ago   (970+ words) There's an investment opportunity sitting in plain sight that most venture capitalists are completely ignoring. It's not a new technology or an emerging market. It's women-led startups. And the numbers don't lie: these businesses consistently outperform their male-led counterparts, yet…...

3+ mon, 4+ day ago   (1115+ words) Serial entrepreneurs Ed Hooper and Andrew Armstrong lead this week's funding round-up, after raising $3.3 million in an oversubscribed Series A round for their all-in-one platform that offers a "simpler and smarter" way to manage private assets. This is the third…...