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Digital Future Aotearoa calls for greater laptop donations
EduTech

Digital Future Aotearoa calls for greater laptop donations

Amid a growing digital divide, Digital Future Aotearoa urgently appeals for laptop donations for their RAD initiative, supporting educational and employment aspirations of Aotearoa's youth.

By Tom Raynel • 3 min read • Thu, 14th Mar 2024

Global Stories

Capital raising stories

Bridgewise secures $21M funding led by SIX Group & Group 11
Artificial Intelligence

Bridgewise secures $21M funding led by SIX Group & Group 11

AI-based analysis platform Bridgewise secures $21m in funding led by SIX Group, raising total capital to $35m to expand reach and enhance its AI technology for global security insights.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Tue, 23rd Apr 2024
NextWork raises $2.3m to upskill displaced workers
EduTech

NextWork raises $2.3m to upskill displaced workers

NextWork, an EdTech startup, offers a unique adaptive platform for quick upskilling, starting with a free AWS Certification course.

By Tom Raynel • 3 min read • Mon, 22nd Apr 2024
Nozomi Networks secures $100m for IoT security expansion
Internet of Things

Nozomi Networks secures $100m for IoT security expansion

Nozomi Networks raises $100m in Series E funding, led by Mitsubishi and Schneider Electric, to accelerate cyber defence innovation and facilitate cost-effective worldwide market expansion.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 15th Mar 2024
STX Next enhances Man Group's fund management via innovative tech tools
Data Analytics

STX Next enhances Man Group's fund management via innovative tech tools

STX Next fortifies Man Group's client fund management through successful partnership, introducing sophisticated data discovery, filtering, and predictive tools while enhancing user experience.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 15th Mar 2024
Lisbon's Vawlt Technologies secures €2.15m for supercloud expansion
Data Protection

Lisbon's Vawlt Technologies secures €2.15m for supercloud expansion

Lisbon-based start-up, Vawlt, secures an additional €2.15m funding to boost their unique long-term distributed storage solution and expand their global footprint.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Tue, 12th Mar 2024
IWD 2024: Are we investing enough in women and open-source?
Artificial Intelligence

IWD 2024: Are we investing enough in women and open-source?

IWD 2024 puts spotlight on the need for greater investment and inclusion of women in the tech sector, particularly in the historically male-dominated world of open-source.

By Ann Schlemmer • 5 min read • Fri, 8th Mar 2024
IWD 2024: Bridging the gender gap for women tech founders
Health Technologies

IWD 2024: Bridging the gender gap for women tech founders

IWD 2024: Unconscious bias and stringent funding criteria hinder women tech founders, despite proven capability to disrupt industries and create million-dollar businesses.

By Mellissah Smith • 6 min read • Thu, 7th Mar 2024

Stories from Other Regions

Capital raising stories

Australian businesses link sustainability to better performance
EduTech

Australian businesses link sustainability to better performance

Recent SAP research finds 68% of Australian businesses link sustainability with competitiveness and profitability, driving new corporate strategies nationwide.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Mon, 20th May 2024
RecycleSmart secures $1.15 million to fuel national expansion
Power / Energy

RecycleSmart secures $1.15 million to fuel national expansion

RecycleSmart raises $1.15m from 1014 investors as demand for its innovative waste management services doubles. Expansion set to boost Australia's recycling efforts.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 17th May 2024
MI5 warns of UK universities targeted by foreign states
Data Privacy

MI5 warns of UK universities targeted by foreign states

MI5 flags foreign states targeting UK universities to harvest sensitive research data, hinting at universities' increasing role in national security discussions.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Wed, 1st May 2024
FinTech Australia asks for policy rethink amid start-up funding woes
Fintech

FinTech Australia asks for policy rethink amid start-up funding woes

FinTech Australia calls for government policy revisions, citing capital raising challenges for startups and the need for stronger support from Austrade to boost the country's fintech reputation internationally.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Wed, 17th Apr 2024
Unlimit leads pre-seed funding for Paytring to boost India's global payments
Fintech

Unlimit leads pre-seed funding for Paytring to boost India's global payments

Unlimit's lead venture in Paytring's early funding enhances the global fintech company's drive towards redefining payment solutions for Indian businesses, a market poised to hit USD $814bn by 2029.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Wed, 10th Apr 2024
KPMG and Stone & Chalk seek startups for Future Technology Program
Data Analytics

KPMG and Stone & Chalk seek startups for Future Technology Program

KPMG Australia and Stone and Chalk seek innovative start-ups for the fourth run of the Future Technology Program to tackle economic challenges and improve business performance.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Tue, 9th Apr 2024
Australian Proptech 'FLK it over' raises $2.5m to fuel growth
Physical Security

Australian Proptech 'FLK it over' raises $2.5m to fuel growth

Australian proptech start-up 'FLK it over' capitalises on $2.5 million funding boost to fuel rapid growth, aiming to streamline the tenant signing process for real estate agents and diversify services.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 15th Mar 2024
IWD 2024: Funding - The key to empowering female entrepreneurs in the UK
Government

IWD 2024: Funding - The key to empowering female entrepreneurs in the UK

As mere 2p in every £1 invested in early-stage UK businesses goes to women, the IWD 2024 focus is on addressing the disparity in funding for female entrepreneurs.

By Ali Skidmore • 5 min read • Fri, 8th Mar 2024
Empyrion DC secures SGD$133m green loan from UOB for Singapore data centre
Hyperscale

Empyrion DC secures SGD$133m green loan from UOB for Singapore data centre

Empyrion DC secures its first green loan of SGD$133 million from UOB, bolstering its commitment to environmental sustainability and aiding operations of the award-winning SG1 Dodid Data Centre.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Tue, 5th Mar 2024