| Date | Title | Description |
| 28.08.2024 | The Dual Faces of Business: Security and Transparency in the Digital Age | In the ever-evolving landscape of business, two stories emerge, each reflecting a different facet of the corporate world. One tale revolves around security and protection, while the other delves into transparency and trust. These narratives... |
| 28.08.2024 | The Boom and the Bust: A Tale of Jets and Cosmetics | In the vast skies over Perth, a thunderous boom echoed, rattling windows and stirring the curiosity of residents. Meanwhile, in the world of cosmetics, a different kind of shockwave rippled through the community as Kester Black, a once-prom... |
| 28.08.2024 | Cybersecurity and Corporate Transparency: Lessons from Power Diary and Kester Black | In a world increasingly driven by technology, the vulnerabilities of digital systems are laid bare. Two recent incidents highlight this stark reality: the cyberattack on Power Diary, an Australian medical software provider, and the financia... |
| 27.08.2024 | Kester Black investors informed of voluntary administration weeks after the fact | A selection of Kester Black nail polishes from a December 2023 campaign. Source: Facebook/Kester Black. article-article-body
Investors in cosmetics brand Kester Black say they were only told of the company’s financial hardships weeks after ... |
| 21.08.2024 | Ethical cosmetics brand Kester Black quietly emerges from voluntary administration | A selection of Kester Black nail polishes from a November 2023 campaign. Source: Kester Black / Facebook article-article-body
Kester Black has quietly emerged from voluntary administration and its founder Anna Ross has departed as a directo... |
| 26.07.2024 | How Lash Therapy’s founders turned a $12,000 investment into $20 million in revenue | Lash Therapy founders. Source: Supplied. article-article-body
Three female founders who set out to create a product that can make natural eyelashes as thick and long as lash extensions have revealed how they went from making $2,000 a month ... |
| 26.07.2024 | “Recipe for disaster”: Consumer groups call for ad ban on BNPL for groceries, medicines | Source: Adobe Stock article-article-body
So-called “buy now pay later” arrangements for essentials such as food and medicines should be banned, consumer groups say.
Federal parliament is considering changes to credit laws that have not cove... |
| 25.07.2024 | Navigating the Storm: Lessons from CrowdStrike's Crisis and the AI Upskilling Imperative**
** | ** In the world of technology, crises can strike like lightning. One moment, a company stands tall, and the next, it faces a tempest. CrowdStrike, a leader in cybersecurity, recently found itself in such a storm. The infamous "blue scr... |
| 25.07.2024 | Birchal's Cost-Cutting Measures: A Response to Market Pressures**
** | ** In the world of finance, the winds can shift quickly. One moment, a company is riding high on success; the next, it’s grappling with unexpected challenges. Birchal, an equity crowdfunding platform, is feeling the sting of these market fl... |
| 25.07.2024 | Navigating the Advertising Landscape: Strategies for Success During Major Events**
** | ** The Olympics are a goldmine for advertisers. Millions tune in, eyes glued to screens. The excitement is palpable. But how do you make your brand shine amidst the chaos? It’s a crowded arena, and standing out is key. Here’s a roadmap to n... |
| 25.07.2024 | Businesses can unlock the potential of AI with upskilling and strategic hiring | Dr Pete Stanski, chief technology officer at V2 Digital. Source: Supplied. article-article-body
It’s universally agreed that businesses that embrace artificial intelligence (AI) today will be the ones still operating in the future. But as o... |
| 24.07.2024 | Five smart advertising tactics to consider for your business during the Olympics | Source: SmartCompany article-article-body
I love live sports. I love advertising in live sports. The Olympics are a valuable opportunity for advertisers because people pay close attention to the event, with millions of Australians expected ... |
| 24.07.2024 | What LSKD’s first television ad can teach brands about marketing around the Olympics | A still from LSKD's new advertising campaign. Source: LSKD article-article-body
Australian activewear label LSKD is preparing to launch its first-ever television commercial, providing a golden example of how to channel Olympics fever — with... |
| 23.07.2024 | Better Beer “cracking on” with business despite Mighty Craft collapse | L-R: Better Beer co-founders and The Inspired Unemployed members Matt Ford and Jack Steele. Source: Better Beer article-article-body
Australian brewing sensation Better Beer says business will continue as usual, after a collapsed proposal t... |
| 23.07.2024 | Birchal cuts staff as part of 30% expense reduction | Matt Vitale of Birchal. Source: Supplied article-article-body
Equity crowdfunding platform Birchal has recently engaged in a round of redundancies as part of a 30% reduction in expenses across the company. The cost-cutting also saw the remo... |
| 23.07.2024 | Will CrowdStrike’s brand survive the ‘blue screen of death’? | Woman with laptop showing Blue screen of death or BSOD on the monitor screen. Source: Adobe Stock. article-article-body
Did you get the blue screen of death?
CrowdStrike is having a very bad week. It’s early days on the details, and plenty ... |
| 23.07.2024 | How to lose 1,000 Instagram followers in 10 hours | Source: Unstagram/Wedshed article-article-body
Do you want to rapidly trim the fat on your social media (Instagram, Facebook et al) following?
Let me show you how it’s done. Step one
Create a reel advocating for more inclusive language in y... |
| 14.06.2024 | “Overwhelming”: Organic cotton brand Bhumi secures $244,500 to further its sustainable textile revolution | L-R: Bhumi co-founders Vinita and Dushyant Baravkar. Source: Supplied. article-article-body
Melbourne-based home and lifestyle brand Bhumi has raised $244,502 from 258 investors through an equity crowdfunding round on Birchal to further its... |
| 14.06.2024 | Eight Aussie startups that raised $36 million this week | L-R: Co-founders Wade Tiller and Joel Scott. Co-founders Chloe Fisher and Joel Scott with DJ Fisher (centre). Source: Supplied. article-article-body
The startup funding announcements are coming thick and fast as we draw closer to the end of... |
| 07.06.2024 | Five Aussie startups that raised $54.4 million this week | Members of the Cannaponics team. Source: Facebook/ Cannaponics article-article-body
Logistics, vaccines, medicinal cannabis and subscription management software all feature in this week’s startup funding round-up.
In total, we counted five ... |
| 21.05.2024 | Infamous Swim makes a splash after bouncing back from voluntary administration | Designs from the brand's latest collection. Source: Supplied. article-article-body
Infamous Swim has secured backing of approximately $1 million through a group of entrepreneurs from the tech, e-commerce, fashion and communications sectors,... |
| 10.05.2024 | Nine Aussie startups that raised $233.5 million this week | L-R: Kite Therapy founders Gregor Whyte, Rachelle Dunstan and Matt Morrison. Source: supplied article-article-body
As far as Australian startup funding goes, this week is one for the record books.
By our count, nine local startups have coll... |
| 03.05.2024 | Seven ANZ startups that raised $27.4 million this week | Representatives from Altop, Hickory, SRG Global, Austrade, G&M Capital, Vic Global, Wuzhong Constructions, CSSD, Oulin and Matrak at the opening of Matrak's office in China. Source: Supplied article-article-body
This week’s startup fund... |
| 01.05.2024 | Low-risk foreign investments to be fast-tracked under reworked rules | Jim Chalmers. Source: AAP Image/Jono Searle article-article-body
A global economy entering a “new phase”, geopolitical threats and the energy transition mean Australia’s foreign investment settings need to move with the times, Treasurer Jim... |
| 29.04.2024 | Australians lose $2.74 billion to scams, social media fraud up 17% | Source: Adobe Stock article-article-body
Australians’ annual losses to scams have fallen for the first time in seven years as the government steps up its campaign to stop people being fleeced.
The insight comes in the annual Targeting Scams... |
| 26.04.2024 | Atlassian co-founder Scott Farquhar steps down as CEO, will remain as special advisor | Atlassian co-founder Scott Farquhar. article-article-body
In a significant shift in its executive ranks, Atlassian has announced co-founder Scott Farquhar will step down as co-CEO. Mike Cannon-Brookes will now become the sole CEO of the $79... |
| 05.04.2024 | Five ANZ startups that raised $79 million in the past two weeks | The Starboard Maritime Intelligence team. Source: supplied article-article-body
April is off to a strong start for startup funding deals, led by $50 million in Series A funding secured by fintech Constantinople.
We’ve also included two rais... |
| 15.03.2024 | Seven Aussie startups that raised $11.8 million this week | Bazaa co-founders Aria Wigneswaran and Thibault Henry. Source: Supplied. article-article-body
Security bots, seaweed, pear juice, antiques and campervans: this week’s startup funding round-up has something for everyone.
Here’s seven Aussie ... |
| 01.03.2024 | Four ANZ startups that raised $22.8 million this week | L-R: Gravity Drinks co-founders Mick Spencer and Liam Battye. Source: Supplied. article-article-body
This week’s startup funding round includes an NZ brand tracker, a Sydney-based deeptech startup, a ‘better for you’ drinks brand, and an ap... |
| 14.02.2024 | The transformative power of community rounds | Matt Vitale of Birchal. Source: Supplied article-article-body
Innovative high-growth companies are obsessed with customer obsession. It means putting your customers at the centre of everything you do. In business, it’s a reasonable modus op... |
| 30.11.2023 | Eleven Aussie startups that raised $61.5 million this week | The Revsu team. Source: Supplied article-article-body
The startup funding announcements are coming thick and fast as the calendar year quickly draws to a close, with AI startups, fintechs, property management platforms and even a company bu... |
| 28.11.2023 | Birchal seeks $3 million from investors to expand its equity crowdfunding platform | L-R: Kellie Morton, Adam Vise, Matt Vitale and Kate O'Keeffe of Birchal. Source: Supplied. article-article-body
Successful crowdfunder Birchal is raising capital for itself after helping launch fair fashion, electric car-sharing and honey e... |
| 24.11.2023 | Eleven Aussie startups that raised $140 million this week | Intrigue Media team. Source: supplied article-article-body
This week’s startup raises range in value from $500,000 to more than $109 million, with many in between.
Here’s 11 Australian startups set to grow with fresh funding. Songtradr: $10... |
| 10.11.2023 | Nine Aussie startups that raised $40.5 million this week | Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen at Sundrive's new Sydney facility on Wednesday. Source: Supplied article-article-body
From breakthroughs in solar manufacturing and quantum computing, to seasoned entre... |
| 23.10.2023 | Five Aussie startups that raised $7.5 million this week | L-R: Humpday founders Charlotte Vieira and Kara Zervides. Source: Supplied article-article-body
This week’s startup funding round-up features five local startups that have collectively raised $7.5 million to tackle areas as diverse as manuf... |
| 23.10.2023 | No VC funding? Seven alternative ways to fund your startup in Australia | article-article-body
I was at a startup event last month which included a panel session involving a number of Australia’s leading Venture Capital firms. The room featured a range of startups and scale-ups who were keen for insights on how t... |
| 23.10.2023 | Ten Aussie startups that raised $39 million this week | Got Cakey founders. Source: Instagram. article-article-body
This week’s startup funding news features AI-enabled healthcare, call centre software, HR tech, insurance tech, and even a two-sided marketplace for cakes.
The total raised this we... |
| 23.10.2023 | Whole Kids enters voluntary administration after major deal falls through | Whole Kids co-founder Monica Meldrum. Source: supplied. article-article-body
Prominent healthy snack brand Whole Kids is in voluntary administration, months after its parent company paused its third equity crowdfunding attempt on Birchal.
W... |
| 13.07.2023 | The Week in AgriFoodTech: Aphea.Bio scores $78m for biologicals, Do Good Foods files Ch. 11, Chipotle’s avocado robots | Good news this week arrived in the form of funding rounds for biologicals maker Aphea.Bio and infant formula startup Bobbie, amongst several others. Less sunny was news that upcycled chicken company Do Good Foods filed for Chapter 11 bankru... |
| 31.05.2023 | Australia's super snacking company Nourish Foods seeking crowdfunding trifecta to boost expansion | MELBOURNE, Australia, May 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Nourish Foods, the Australian and family-owned food company behind Whole Kids, is excited to announce the launch of its third equity crowdfunding campaign through Australian platform Bircha... |
| 27.04.2023 | Ready Team One fire up a crowdfunding campaign | Ready Team One Founders (L->R): Scott Whiteley, Chris Cheng and Jason Tang.
Perth-based VR social gaming company Ready Team One has launched a crowdfunding campaign to raise funds and grow its business across Australia and internationall... |
| 09.12.2022 | Ten Aussie startups that landed over $80 million combined this week | It’s been another big week of VC funding, though not quite as massive as last week. We’re also very happy to report more female founders getting funding this week.
This includes insurance tech platform, Butter, and online shopping disruptor... |
| 01.12.2022 | Nine Aussie startups that raised more than $104 million this week | Who said VC raises for startups were falling? This week the cash is flowing to the tune of around $104 million — almost double compared to last week.
Sadly we only have business founded by a woman this week, so we’re putting it at the top.
... |
| 17.11.2022 | Founded by four mums, Kindship has just raised $1 million to help parents navigate the complex NDIS system | Kindship founders Stephanie Wicks, Tara Thompson, Sandy Golder and Summer Petrosius.. Source: supplied.
Four mums raising children with disabilities have cracked $1 million in funding through a Birchal equity crowdfunding campaign for their... |
| 29.08.2022 | After $10 million in sales, Liquor Loot is using crowdfunding to launch its international expansion | The Liquor Loot team. Source: Supplied.
Liquor Loot — a startup that provides its customers with ‘tasting boxes’ containing three small bottles of either whisky or gin — only exists thanks to angel investors and venture capitalists. Liquor ... |
| 20.07.2022 | Australian equity crowdfunding scene celebrates record-breaking year and $86 million investment on the books | Zero Co founder and CEO, Mike Smith. Source: Supplied
Australia’s equity crowdfunding scene experienced a record-breaking 2021-22 financial year, with gathering economic storm clouds doing little to deter investors in recent months, accordi... |
| 18.07.2022 | The Aussie startup looking to save fruit and vegetables from going to waste | Richard Tourino, founder of Good & Fugly. Source: Viable.Earth/good&fugly
Fruit and vegetable prices in Australia are soaring due to supply chain and climate issues — yet supermarkets continue to reject produce based on looks alone,... |
| 01.07.2022 | Bridge Road Brewers secures $1.5 million in equity crowdfunding, becoming Victoria’s latest craft brewery investment success story | Victoria’s Bridge Road Brewers has become the latest craft brewery to complete a successful equity crowdfunding campaign, raising $1.5 million off the back of sheer investor enthusiasm and a growing appetite for non-alcoholic options.
The B... |
| 14.04.2022 | Birchal raises $3 million for its plan to build an equity crowdfunding ecosystem | Left to right: Birchal Co-Founder & Managing Director Matt Vitale, Chief Legal Officer & Director Kellie Morton, Co-Founder & Managing Director Alan Crabbe, Chair Adam Vice. Image: supplied.
On Tuesday Birchal, the country’s big... |
| 21.02.2022 | WA startup raises $1.5 million to make honey Australia’s next big export | AHV founder and chief executive Jay Curtin (right) and chair Stephen Fewster. Source: supplied/Daniel Carson.
A Western Australian honey startup has raised $1.5 million in equity crowdfunding, as it strives to take local medicinal honey to ... |
| 26.11.2021 | Nine startups that raised more than $1 million this week | Whole Kids co-founders James and Monica Meldrum with their kids Chloe and Sam. Source: Whole Kids.
Between crypto news, and the employee share scheme shakeup and entrepreneurial awards, the startup funding has still been coming thick and fa... |
| 19.11.2021 | Weekly Wrap #75: Rise of the growth round | Welcome to our Weekly Wrap, where we cut through the noise to bring you our favourite insights from the technology and startup world.
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| 16.11.2021 | The ‘Nespresso for herbs’ raises to grow | Urbotanica's UrbiPod in action.
Australia’s number one ‘indoor smart garden’, the UrbiPod, is closing off a round of equity crowd funding, having already raised $230K at the time of publication.
The round is set to end next week (25 Nov), w... |
| 26.10.2021 | Australia's super snacking brand Whole Kids opens to investors once again for a limited time | MELBOURNE, Australia, Oct. 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Australian and family-owned organic food company, Whole Kids is undertaking a new equity crowdfunding campaign via Birchal, the platform that hosted the largest crowdfunding raise in Austr... |
| 19.10.2021 | Eco Startup Zero Co Raises $5 Million in 6.5 Hours on Birchal Topping Multiple Aussie Records | Zero Co, has broken the Australian record for the fastest online securities offering to top $3 million in funding in just 47 minutes, according to a note from the company. Zero Co, an eco startup, is raising growth capital on Birchal. Zero ... |
| 15.10.2021 | Ten Australian startups that raised a combined $88 million this week | Reejig co-founders Siobhan Savage, Mike Reed and Dr Shujia Zhang. Source: supplied.
It’s been another bumper week in Australian funding, with ten startups announcing funding rounds ranging from $1 million to $25 million.
Just weeks ago, we ... |
| 22.08.2021 | Own a piece of Rewalty for $50 | Rewalty App Interface. Image Supplied.
WA-based Rewalty, Australia’s first blockchain-based loyalty food ordering app, is embarking on a crowdfunding campaign via Birchal as part of its plans to expand over to the Eastern states later in th... |
| 28.07.2021 | Unicorn hunting: invest in early stage insurtech | There are six simple reasons; |
| 18.06.2021 | Weekly Wrap #53: Stripe flexes, Taxis fly and Nuix flounders | Welcome to our Weekly Wrap, where we cut through the noise to bring you our favourite insights from the technology and startup world.
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| 11.06.2021 | Home-brew bubble tea startup raises $1.1 million through equity crowdfunding, as founders gear up to go global | Bubble Tea Club co-founders Jenny Le and Pam Yip. Source: supplied.
Home-brew bubble tea business Bubble Tea Club has raised $1.1 million in equity crowdfunding just a year after launching, as co-founders Jenny Le and Pam Yip gear up to tak... |
| 09.06.2021 | The startup funding round: Tech for COVID-19 vaccines, automating oyster farms, and $25 million for cybersecurity | Chipper Cash co-founders Ham Serunjogi and Maijid Moujaled. Source: TechCrunch.
In a week that saw Memories raise a whopping $31 million, Ivvy bag $7 million and Mys Tyler secure $1 million in seed funding, there has been plenty of other fu... |
| 09.04.2021 | Weekly Wrap #43: Canva's $15B deal, M&A vs VC & FinTechs everywhere | Welcome to our Weekly Wrap, where we cut through the noise to bring you our favourite insights from the technology and startup world.
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| 22.03.2021 | So Media raising growth capital through ECF | So Media team: (from left) Julia D'Orazio, Editor; Jason Balchand, CCO and Adam Barrell, Founder and CEO. Image Supplied.
What started with a tweet, quickly became a voice for social media users of Perth and has evolved into much more.
One ... |
| 27.11.2020 | Weekly Wrap #30: Hungry Caterpillars, Psychedelics and Powerful Poo | Welcome to our Weekly Wrap, where we cut through the noise to bring you our favourite insights from the technology and startup world.
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| 11.11.2020 | Perth startup ReddyRide wants to be the Uber of carpooling, allowing riders to join drivers on their commute | Perth carpooling startup ReddyRide has entered an expression of interest phase with equity crowdfunding platform Birchall.
The app plans to help drivers offset the cost of their morning commute by picking up other passengers along the way.
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| 06.11.2020 | Weekly Wrap #27: Satellites, Spaceships, SaaS² and Soccer | Welcome to our Weekly Wrap, where we cut through the noise to bring you our favourite insights from the technology and startup world.
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| 30.10.2020 | Weekly Wrap #26: The New Unicorn, Record Results and South Park's Deepfake | Welcome to our Weekly Wrap, where we cut through the noise to bring you our favourite insights from the technology and startup world.
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| 22.09.2020 | Australia’s First Vegan Halloumi Startup Hello Friend Launches Crowdfunder To Expand | 1
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Hello Friend Foods, the first food tech in Australia to offer vegan halloumi cheese, has launched a crowdfunding campaign. The dairy-free cheese startup says that the money raised will be used to scale-up its distribut... |
| 06.09.2019 | Is equity crowd funding on the rise? | // Several local companies have either closed or are currently engaged in an equity crowd-funding campaign. We hear from three of them about the experience so far…
Crowd-funding has been around for several years now, but until fairly recent... |
| 24.01.2019 | Funding frothies: Black Hops brewery raises $300,000 in two days through equity crowdfunding | Black Hops co-founders Dan Norris, Eddie Oldfield and Michael McGovern. Source: Supplied.
Queensland brewery Black Hops Brewing has raised almost $300,000 in two days through the launch of an equity-crowdfunding campaign, but it’s not the f... |
| - | Voly is back from the dead as a — plot twist — online farmers market | Source: Voly
Former instant grocery delivery platform Voly is back-from-the-dead after collapsing in mid-November. But it’s emerging from the ashes a little bit differently, rebranding itself as “the ultimate online farmers market in Austra... |
| - | Инвестиции в стартапы без венчурных инвесторов: как устроен рынок краудинвестинга | Поднять инвестиции в стартап можно не только у бизнес-ангелов и венчурных инвесторов: во многих странах мира давно и успешно работает краудинвестинг, или краудфандинг акционерного капитала (equity crowdfunding). Совсем как кикстартер, тольк... |
| - | Thirsty investors gave breweries the biggest equity fundraises of 2022 | Black Hops Brewery co-founders Dan Norris, Michael Mcgovern and Eddie Oldfield. Source: supplied.
When it comes to equity crowdfunding, a new report shows that the food and beverage sector eclipsed every other industry in 2022. It turns out... |
