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Funded by the crowd: the new avenue for startups to raise capital in Australia
Equity crowdfunding is a relatively new way for Australians to invest. It’s a smart way to collect donations for a charity cause or raise capital for new products and with recent changes to Australian investment laws, crowdfunding platforms can now be used to raise equity capital for a business startup. [Related: Aspiring ‘neobank’ Xinja raises $2.4m […]
Strong capital raising activity amongst Aussie startups: how to ensure you are investor ready
Australian startups are raising millions of dollars of venture capital funding, with recent high profile raises including Canva raising $50.9 million in January 2018, Hyper Anna raising $16 million in August 2017 and Culture Amp raising $26.4 million in June 2017. Hundreds of Australian startups are raising smaller amounts in seed and series A capital […]
Canva joins the ranks of the $1b Unicorn Club
In closing its latest funding round, Canva has seen its valuation surpass US$1 billion mark, making it the second Australian startup after Atlassian to obtain Unicorn status. [See also: Let’s Talk… Growth (Is there anything wrong with aspiring to be a unicorn?), “We’ve only achieved 1% of what we know is possible,” says CEO of […]
The 5 things all successful entrepreneurs never compromise on
For many people, the ‘big dream’ is that of entrepreneurship. We are a tenacious and creative nation and it is maybe that unique combination of quirky and clever ideas and the guts to see a job through that tempts so many of us to step out of the world of steady salaries and into less […]
New start-up precinct, Lighthouse, to launch in Sydney, with Muru-D’s Annie Parker as CEO
Sydney’s CBD is set to host a new start-up precinct, designed to strengthen ties in the entrepreneurial community while providing a central hub for innovation. Announced at the official launch of StartupAUS’ third annual Crossroads report in Barangaroo, yesterday, Lighthouse will be led by CEO Annie Parker, who is the director of Code Club Australia, the […]
“We’ve only achieved 1% of what we know is possible,” says CEO of US$365m startup Canva
A few short years ago Melanie Perkins was desperately pitching her graphic design start-up to investors, uncertain whether she’d secure the support necessary to fulfil her mission to democratise design. Today, she and co-founders Cliff Obrecht and Cameron Adams are being courted by large firms, keen to get in on the action. Since launching […]
Tech giants back move to bring Silicon Valley to Sydney
Some of Australia’s largest tech firms have united with more than 40 startups to launch TechSydney – a not-for-profit group aimed at transforming Sydney into Australia’s Silicon Valley. According to TechSydney CEO and Spreets founder Dean McEvoy, the group will work to address the Sydney innovation ecosystem’s greatest challenge: collaboration. Despite efforts from major tech […]
Canva CEO Melanie Perkins’ top 3 tips for raising investment dollars
Melanie Perkins, the young gun behind Canva, shares her top three tips for raising investment dollars.