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Startup Daily - October 9, 2024 3 MIN READ. Investor sentiment and founder optimism appear misaligned with the total amount of venture capital flowing to startups in the first quarter of the 2025 financial year, falling to a multi-quarter low of $695 million, driven primarily by a drop in mega-rounds. The latest quarterly figures from Cut ...
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Oct 8, 2024 · Simon Thomsen - September 30, 2024 2 MIN READ. Seven Kiwi startups spanning space, health and cleantech have scored NZ$17.5 million in government funding under the country’s Ārohia Trailblazer grants program. The program, administered by the New Zealand government’s innovation agency, Callaghan Innovation, backs startups with global potential.
ESG startup FairSupply raises $6.3 million Series A to tackle …
Oct 11, 2024 · Environmental, social and governance (ESG) software platform, FairSupply has raised $6.3 million in a Series A. The round led by local VC AirTree, alongside Tidal Ventures, Dr Andrew Forrest’s Minderoo Foundation and early adopter the Queensland Investment Corporation (QIC). Dr Andrew Forrest’s Minderoo previously backed the Sydney software ...
AI-based recruitment startup Sapia raises $17 million in Series A
Oct 9, 2024 · Recruitment and talent analysis startup Sapia.ai, formerly known as PredictiveHire, has raised $17 million in Series A. The round was led by Macquarie Capital and W23, the venture capital arm of Woolworths Group. The capital is earmarked for continued overseas expansion, including making the platform available in multiple languages.
How startups can build an AI roadmap for success - Startup Daily
Oct 10, 2024 · The most successful use of generative AI will be to strengthen relationships – by making communication clearer, decision-making faster and collaboration more seamless. Local startups aren’t without support on this issue – as Startup Daily reported back in June, AWS is running a bootcamp for startups to build with generative AI, while ...
Healthcare startup Kismet pockets $12.6 million Seed raise
2 days ago · A Melbourne-founded healthcare platform focused on the NDIS has banked US$8.2 million (A$12.6m) in Seed funding. The round led for Kismet by Dutch-listed internet investment firm Prosus Ventures and existing backer Airtree Ventures. The startup previously raised A$4m in pre-Seed capital in May last year, with from Airtree, Black Nova and Flying ...
Battery recycling startup Renewable Metals doubles Seed round …
Sep 11, 2024 · Lithium battery recycling startup Renewable Metals has added $8.1 million to its coffers as an extension of its Seed round, less than 12 months after previously raising $8m.. The top up has seen existing investors, including Investible’s climate tech fund, which led the 2023 raise, Virescent Ventures and US-based philanthropic climate …
Workplace edtech unicorn Go1 raises new funds, with Insight …
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Carbon management startup tackling 'scope 3' emissions for …
Sep 13, 2024 · Carbon management startup Avarni has raised $3 million in venture funding, less than 12 months after launching. It’s the startup’s second raise – and part of a recently emerged trend to decline to identify a round – since it was founded in 2021.
Fermentation startup Cauldron scores $4.3 million in first funding …
Aug 12, 2024 · Funding from the federal government’s new $392 million Industry Growth Program (IGP) has begun to flow, with $7.4 million in grants awarded to give startups spanning biotech, robotics, renewable energy, cybersecurity and medtech. IGP was announced in the 2023 federal budget, replacing the former Entrepreneurs Program, which had the same level of funding, but was... Read more »