Battery materials startup Sicona Battery Technologies has raised AU$22 million in a Series A for its plans in Australia and the US. The round was led by India’s Himadri Specialty Chemical Ltd, Australia’s VC Artesian and Electrification & Decarbonization AIE LP, a fund managed by Waratah Capital, along with Riverstone [...]
Australia was late to the game when it came to allowing startups to raise capital through crowd-sourced funding. But according to the latest global survey, it grew rapidly and became the second largest market per capita by 2021. Five years later, it is undoubtedly a huge success, with more than [...]
The US venture capital market has always been important to Australian founders who have had global aspirations from day one or are currently considering expansion into the technology-rich, densely populated and innovative market. As experienced early-stage Australian investors, we monitor the market closely and ensure we maintain relationships in the [...]
Canva is establishing a US$50 million (A$74) innovation fund to support app developers in creating new experiences for the design platform. The Canva Developers Innovation Fund was announced at the company’s first developer conference, Expand Canvastoday in San Francisco. The 10-year-old software giant has also released the Canva Apps SDK [...]
Startup Daily has launched the inaugural 2023 Startup Daily Best in Tech Awards, a flagship celebration of the Australian tech startup and scaleup community to recognize the best and brightest people and ideas in the Australian tech ecosystem, with entries across 10 categories be opened today. Startup Daily has been [...]
If Dry July enters his 15e year, co-founder Brett Macdonald tells Startup Daily about the early days, how the movement grew to raise $82 million for more than 80 cancer organizations across Australia – and where it’s going. It started in 2007 in a small garage in the eastern suburbs [...]
Apple’s new Vision Pro mixed reality headset has caused quite a stir. Announcement on this year Global Developers Conferencechef says Tim Kok the virtual and augmented reality headset does allow users “See, hear and interact with digital content just as if it were in your physical space […] seamless blending [...]
Sydney broadband network analytics firm Canopus Networks, which helps telecommunications providers deliver lag-free, low-latency gaming, has raised a further $3 million (AU$4.5 million) in its Series A to bring the round’s total value to $10, 6 million (A$15.7 million). The final round was led by US VC Convoy Ventures, a [...]
Sydney startups were abuzz earlier this year with the news that global accelerator Techstars would launch a local program. Techstars TechCentral, powered by the NSW Government, welcomes its first class of companies in July, led by Kirstin Hunter and Lauren Fong. We asked Kirstin and Lauren to talk to each [...]
ASX-listed job marketplace Airtasker will get its first female board leader next month with Cass O’Connor as chairman, as James Spenceley leaves after eight years. Spenceley, the founder of telco Vocus, is a prolific VC investor and Councilor of North Sydney and more recently established humanitarian organization Aus Ukraine aidwas [...]