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May

Genero co-CEOs and co-founders Mick Entwisle (left) and Andrew Lane have worked with some of the biggest names in music.

Ellerston-backed video platform draws in big-name investor

The investment from Melbourne emerging companies specialist Acorn Capital takes the total funds raised by Genero to $15 million.

  • Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
Hometime’s William Crock (left) and Dave Thompson started out as Airbnb hosts themselves.

Fifth Estate backs Airbnb property manager Hometime; kicks off debt raise

Hometime, which is backed by NAB Ventures and ASI Growth, has raised $10 million in a funding round led by Dane Roberts’ Fifth Estate.

  • Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport

January

Sonder’s co-founders (from left) Craig Cowdrey, Peter Burnheim, Christopher Marr.

SEEK, Blackbird-backed wellness start-up Sonder banks $16m

SEEK Growth Fund led the speed round alongside venture capital firm Blackbird and Saniel Ventures.

  • Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport

November 2023

Antler global partner Graeme Mather.

VC firm Antler doubles down on insto money with new partner

Street Talk can reveal the early-stage VC has appointed investment and super industry exec Graeme Mather as a global partner.

  • Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport

Three pieces of advice for growth companies

Against a tough economic backdrop, high-growth companies may get limited help from external sources of capital.

  • Mark Summerhayes
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September 2023

William Wu, founder of Catheon Gaming, SolChicks and now Artisse.

Crypto founder William Wu rattles the tin, again

Street Talk understands the Oaktree Capital alumnus is doing the rounds, this time seeking to raise $US5 million for a generative AI photography business.

  • Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport

August 2023

Auckland BioSciences sources its serum from cows, sheet and pigs.

Gary Paykel-backed NZ biotech launches capital raise; Ords on ticket

Auckland BioSciences is in the market seeking to raise $9.2 million from high net-worth-investors.

  • Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport

June 2023

Pleasant State has kicked off a fundraising round.

Former Canva director backs local household cleaning products biz

High-profile investor Lee Torrens is absorbing shares in household cleaning product startup Pleasant State.

  • Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport

May 2023

Lilly’s Little Lunchbox deliver healthy lunches for kids.

Schools lunchbox startup turns to crowdfunding

Lilly’s Little Lunchbox is seeking to take a larger bite of the $1.5 billion of the pre-prepared meals industry.

  • Sarah Thompson, Emma Rapaport and Kanika Sood

November 2021

Silk Kadala is one of Blackbird’s accomplished new associate hires, with three degrees from the University of Western Australia.

Young high-achievers head to VC land to hunt unicorns at Blackbird

Blackbird Ventures has hired five new associates to help find it unearth the next game-changing local start-up, as it plans a new $1 billion fund.

  • Natasha Gillezeau
Tyson Scholz’s post about the cars that bear ASX “Bull” and “Wolf” licence plates.

10 long reads for this weekend

A new generation of social media traders with a taste for Lamborghinis; how property prices have made old retirement strategies extinct; and a city-by-city guide to the best new restaurants.

Residents at The Cape housing project live in carbon-neutral, energy-efficient homes, with solar rooftops and Teslas recharging in the driveway.

10 long reads for this weekend

The Future Fund’s new investment philosophy; why hydrogen is the Glasgow summit’s great white hope; and how to build a carbon-neutral house for $450,000.

Ella Joye in her bedroom, headquarters of the fashion brand she runs on social media.

10 long reads for this weekend

Borders are open and the great professional exodus is on; the Gen-Zers launching retail empires from their bedrooms; and why ‘the biggie’ for business at COP26 wasn’t saving forests.

September 2021

Telehealth is only the beginning of growth, says Bronwyn Le Grice, CEO and founder of ANDHealth. 

Digital health accelerator targets 25 high-growth companies

After receiving a $19.75m funding injection, the digital health accelerator has opened hopes to fund companies that may one day change Australia’s health and medical research landscape.

  • Carrie LaFrenz

August 2021

“I think blockchain will become as pervasive as the internet.” says Daniel Lavecky, who has been reading BOSS for 21 years.

How business turned out for a man who featured in BOSS 20 years ago

Entrepreneur Daniel Lavecky appeared in one of the early editions of BOSS. Now he’s helping us celebrate the magazine’s 21st birthday.

  • Sally Patten
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April 2021

Xinja CEO Eric Wilson.

Xinja continues to fail with success

A neobank that is no longer a neobank, Xinja has signed up to new digs that promise “a better lifestyle, filled with avid entrepreneurs, creative neighbours and pickable minds”.

  • Michael Roddan

November 2020

Phil Kwok was formerly head of technology for global giant, ResMed, and now leads innovation at med-tech company ApneaSeal which makes a 3D printed mask used to treat sleep apnea.

Sleeping beauty: ApneaSeal aims to emulate ResMed

The local med-tech aims to capitalise on the global trend for customising medical devices through its cutting-edge 3D printing technology.

  • Carrie LaFrenz

January 2020

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Karen Andrews says AI offers great opportunities for the future of the Australian economy.

AI road map pitches $315b industry

Artificial intelligence will create thousands of new jobs every year, help us live longer and improve our quality of life, according to a national road map.

  • Paul Smith

November 2019

Zoom2U chief executive and founder Steve Orenstein says he has never shied away from working out how to solve technical problems himself.

Courier start-up raises $4m, expands into tradie tracking

Zoom2U has raised more funds for its courier-on-demand app and is set to invest in a new app which will let people track when electricians or plumbers are going to show up at their home.

  • Natasha Gillezeau

September 2019

Stackla's Damien Mahoney says Facebook has made a mistake in banning his company from its apps, and will be looking to resolve the matter quickly.

Aussie IPO hopeful in limbo after sudden Facebook ban

Well-backed social media marketing platform Stackla is scrambling to resolve a potentially devastating move by Facebook to block its products over data misuse accusations.

  • Paul Smith

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