Articles by Rod Macfarlane
Grandparents' Day Approaches: Photo Prints Now Reveals Exclusive Keepsake Mugs Collection
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Aconex cofounder and Bluescope back $1.5 million Seed round for proptech software
BlueScope Steel’s venture capital arm, BluescopeX, Aconex cofounder Rob Phillpot’s Gravel Road, and Archangel Ventures have co-led a $1.5 million Seed round for a Melbourne proptech software startup that educates commercial builders on the benefits of engineered timber for commercial construction. The raise for CLT Toolbox was also supported by Flying Fox Ventures and Dan Madhavan’s LaunchVic-backed angel network Ecotone Ventures, as well as Jodie Imam, Adrian Hondros and Peter Lam.
Western Australian VC Purpose Ventures adds $8 million to its fund, now worth $45m
Six months after launching Purpose Ventures with a $37 million war chest to back Western Australian startups, strong support from local investors has seen the VC top up its first fund with another $8 million as it backs its third company.
Grok Ventures backs renewable energy startup gridmo in $500,000 Seed raise
A renewable energy software startup to emerge out of the Startmate program has raised $500,000 in its first external round. Power systems engineers Jarman Stephens and Damien Vermeer cofounded gridmo earlier this year to fast track renewable energy grid connection studies. It was built to MVP in Startmate’s summer 23 cohort. The raise was led by the Cannon-Brookes family fund, Grok Ventures, which chipped in 80% of the $500k round.
Reaching milestones with less runway: How this AI startup used venture debt to fuel customer acquisition
Equity may be tough to secure in the current market, but it’s not the only option for startups looking to weather the funding storm. For some, it’s not always the right choice either. AI eCommerce software platform Particular Audience is fuelling its expansion using ‘growth credit’ – venture debt funding suitable for scaling companies, which acts as a complement to traditional equity funding.
Choir of angels lands on small business cybersecurity startup Apollo Secure in $600,000 pre-Seed raise
Sydney startup Apollo Secure, which focused on helping small business deal with the complexities of cybersecurity, has raised $600,000 in pre-Seed funding. The round was by 24 investors from Sydney Angels with support from Brisbane Angels and a consortium of investors from Angel Loop. Apollo Secure is an automated platform for startups and SMEs to achieve and maintain security compliance at an affordable price.
Phil Morle's research commercialisation manifesto
Not Phil writing out his manifesto. Image: Life of Brian/HandMade Films
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