Funding stories - Page 11
AIIA pushes for Aus Govt to fund AI research and commercialisation
Thu, 22nd Apr 2021
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ai
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australian government
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aiia
Australian Government urged to allocate $250 million in May budget to support AI research and commercialisation, says AIIA.
ComCom seeks increase in telecommunications, fibre funding
Thu, 10th Dec 2020
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uc
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commerce commission
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fibre
Commerce Commission seeks feedback on funding for regulation of telecommunications, electricity, and gas sectors. Increased funding proposed.
Seven Dunedin game developers granted $450k
Tue, 24th Nov 2020
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game developers
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funding
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enterprise dunedin
The funding, which is part of a wider $10 million allocation, is designed to create and nurture the game development industry in the region.
Alkira raises $54m to expand cloud networking IaaS exchanges
Thu, 15th Oct 2020
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network infrastructure
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sd-wan
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sdn
The Alkira team of Amir and Atif Khan have a strong track record and approach to network cloud that could be ‘more disruptive than SD-WAN’.
Accurics raises $20m, continues mission to enhance cloud-native security
Wed, 14th Oct 2020
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devops
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apm
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cybersecurity
Accurics raises $20m in seed & series A funding to support development of its cloud cyber resilience technology.
Christchurch-based startup hits its stride with $600K seed funding
Tue, 29th Sep 2020
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funding
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voicemail
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startups
New Zealand startup Vxt raises NZ$600,000 in seed funding round to expand its voicemail-to-text app and broaden its product offering.
Beyond Limits hits $133 million in Series C investment round
Fri, 25th Sep 2020
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ai
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healthtech
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investment
Beyond Limits, an AI technology company, has raised $133m to drive global expansion, with investments from Group 42 and bp ventures.
Longtail UX raises $2.25m through Woolworths VC venture arm, W23
Thu, 27th Aug 2020
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martech
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commerce systems
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woolworths
Longtail UX, an Australian-founded tech firm, has raised $2.25m in funding through a partnership with W23 and Global Retail Brands.
PPRO announces growth over COVID-19 and successful US$50m investment round
Tue, 11th Aug 2020
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martech
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commerce systems
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investment
PPRO, the local payments platform-as-a-service provider, has announced an 85% volume growth and new investment from Sprints and Citi.
UiPath raises $225 to help on mission to advance RPA for businesses
Wed, 15th Jul 2020
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rpa
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funding
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uipath
UiPath secures $225m in series E funding round to advance its hyperautomation platform and expand cloud offerings.
Content learning hub hits its stride during COVID-19, raises US$40m
Wed, 20th May 2020
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edutech
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uc
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e-learning
GO1.com secures USD $40m Series C funding to expand in North America, driven by soaring demand for online learning during COVID-19.
Aussie edge data centre provider receives $20m in funding
Wed, 20th May 2020
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uc
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hyperscale
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dc
Leading Edge Data Centers secures USD $20 million funding from Washington H. Soul Pattinson to expand its regional data centre network across Australia.
VAST Data's latest funding round has the company valued at $1.2B
Mon, 20th Apr 2020
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storage
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flash storage
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funding
According to the company, the new funds will be used to drive global expansion and accelerate the company’s next phase of growth.
Cohesity announces $250 million funding, doubles valuation to US$2.5 billion
Fri, 17th Apr 2020
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cisco
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hpe
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softbank
Cohesity has raised $250m in Series E funding, increasing its valuation to $2.5bn, more than double from its Series D round two years ago.
Aus-based Myriota raises $28M, sets sights on global expansion
Fri, 10th Apr 2020
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iot
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cleantech
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sustainability
Myriota has raised A$28 million in series B funding, with a view to grow its satellite network and extend support for billions of devices.
Start-up advances online marketing, boosted by $5M in funding
Tue, 7th Apr 2020
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martech
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online marketing
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seo
Australian start-up Longtail UX has raised $5m in a funding round led by Investec to support growth and international expansion.
Start-up raises 1M, looks to save enterprises from technical debt
Mon, 6th Apr 2020
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saas
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devops
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apm
Quality Clouds secures GBP £1M in seed funding to tackle technical debt for enterprises using low or no code SaaS platforms like ServiceNow and Salesforce.
New investor partnership to unlock $6bn for NZ business
Thu, 2nd Apr 2020
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partner programmes
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grant thornton international
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investment
New partnership between Neu Capital and Grant Thornton set to unlock USD $6 billion in funding for New Zealand's medium and small businesses.
Singapore security firm Right-Hand scores $1.4m seed funding
Wed, 18th Mar 2020
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cybersecurity
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investment
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funding
Singapore's Right-Hand has secured SGD$1.4 million in seed funding to enhance its SaaS cybersecurity platform, focusing on mitigating human-error risks.
Organisational disruption and funding shortfalls key challenges for government CIOs
Mon, 10th Feb 2020
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disruption
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funding
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analyst report
Government CIOs have struggled with organisational disruptions and funding gaps over the past four years, a Gartner survey reveals.