Tag: funding

Airwallex achieves unicorn status

Posted on   |  by Aimee Chanthadavong
Melbourne-based cross border payments platform Airwallex has just earned unicorn status, following a successful Series C fundraising round of US$100 million. The fintech, which is now valued at over...

Salesforce offers $70M Australia fund

Posted on   |  by James Riley
American tech giant Salesforce has launched a $70 million-plus venture capital fund in Australia, but funding will only go towards startups in the company’s own “ecosystem”. The $US50 million...

MTPConnect driving solid growth

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The government-funded industry growth centre for the medtech, biotech and pharmaceutical sectors has achieved significant results in its first three years of existence, but its mission has just begun,...

LaunchVic reveals open funding round

Posted on   |  by James Riley
LaunchVic has revealed its first funding round of the year as the agency begins discussions with the Victorian government for further funding of its own. The organisation’s tenth funding...

Asia cranks up startup engine

Posted on   |  by Michael Sainsbury
If there was any doubt that the billions of dollars that has been pouring into the Asian technology sector was in danger of drying up in the face of...

Talent retention key to game sector

Posted on   |  by James Riley
A once burgeoning sector, the video games development industry has suffered harsh decline in recent years with international competitors poaching talent, while Abbot’s Government closed the $20 million Australian...

Funding boost for export scheme

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The Commonwealth’s Export Market Development Grant (EMDG) scheme is set for a significant funding boost over the next three years, with the tabling of an independent report in Parliament...