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FI Event: Starting Up in Perth and Raising Capital in Perth

16/05/201716/05/2017 Peter van Bruchem Leave a comment

Our fiends at the Founders Institute are running this great free event. The speakers include Derek Gerard from Go Capital (invested in Health Engine’s $27M round and iCetana’s $8m round) and Andrew Hal (raised $1M seed for Formalytics and $200M across variety of start ups).

Perth has a fast growing startup ecosystem, and entrepreneurs here are lucky to have so many resources available to help them in their journey. However, many people don't know about all of the resources available, the differences between them, or what resources are right for them. This beginner fundraising workshop will provide practical, step by step advice, and feature talks from entrepreneurs who have successfully raised money for their businesses, and investors actively funding businesses. Learn expert tips, big pitfalls to avoid, what investors are looking for, how equity works, and more. Join us for a great event!

Calling QUEENSLAND and SOUTH AUSTRALIA: Techboard is coming to you!

16/05/201719/05/2017 Peter van Bruchem Leave a comment

Over the past months Techboard has extended its coverage to include New South Wales and Victoria. We added state-based Community Managers for each of those states, Alex Kohn and Rebecca Hoo respectively.

We’re excited to announce that next on the list is Queensland and South Australia. As such, we are now looking to appoint Community Managers in each of those states. This is a unique and exciting opportunity, for people who are passionate about startups and tech companies, well connected to their local communities, and who are keen to support their local startups. The role primarily consists of staying abreast of new and trending startups, attending startup events, reading the business press, collating metrics on companies, all in order to generate ecosystem reports and Techboard’s startup ranking, and to encourage engagement by companies with the platform. The role is best suited to a methodical, data-driven type of personality, balanced with an outgoing personality and appropriate amount of enthusiasm and people skills, as you will be networking and talking to entrepreneurs. This is a fantastic profile-building role through which you will meet and engage with a broad range of people and companies in your state and nationally, and further develop your existing network.

Expressions of interest should be emailed to raf@techboard.com.au. Alternatively, you can call Raf for more information on 0439 829 898. Vesting equity will be offered to the right candidates.

If this role is not for you but you know someone who would be a good fit, please make the introduction, as we will reward a successful referral!

BDO Quick Pitch Night

12/05/201718/05/2017 Peter van Bruchem Leave a comment

Crowdfunding update – Equity Crowdfunding to be Extended to Pty Ltd Companies

10/05/201710/05/2017 Peter van Bruchem Leave a comment

Back in March we reported that the Australian Senate had passed Crowd Funding Legislation. That legislation which will come into force on 29 September 2017 was criticised for not enabling private companies to use the new regime. However at that time The Treasurer, Scott Morrison stated that work was already underway to enable Pty Ltd companies to equity crowdfund. Well Yesterday it was announced that Equity Crowd funding (or Crowd-sourced Equity Funding) would be extended to proprietary companies and that the Australian Securities and Investments Commission would be funded to the tune of $4.5M over 5 years to “implement and monitor” the changes. Read More

HealthEngine Tops April Ranking on Back of $26.7m Capital Raise

03/05/201729/08/2017 Peter van Bruchem Leave a comment

Techboard's ranking has expanded again, now adding Victoria to the states we cover. We are now capturing data on over 1,000 startups and tech companies from NSW, Victoria, WA and NT. In April we captured 26 individual funding events, 96 separate company milestones and close to 400 pieces of news coverage. This rich data is slowly being added to the individual company profiles on Techboard, as we build a permanent record of the highlights of individual Australian companies.

As usual with our rankings listed startups have dominated the very top of the ranking taking out 4 of the top 5 spots but across the top 20 listed and unlisted companies are equally represented. This is due to a number of factors including the comparative scale of capital raises coupled with continuous disclosure requirements and greater emphasis and energies by listed companies towards investor relations and PR. This month our top ranked company is unlisted and is the only unlisted company in the top 5. We anticipate that over the coming months the balance in the top of our rankings will tend to even out more between private and public companies as the large Venture Capital funds start to make more investments from their recently announced funds.

Funding Events and Milestones April 2017

03/05/201706/06/2017 Peter van Bruchem Leave a comment

Every month here at Techboard we publish a ranking of Australian Startups and Young Technology Companies (see our April Ranking). One of the most significant inputs into a company’s monthly score is milestones and funding events. We collect this information in a number of ways: we use our semi-automated google news scraper, we keep track of what we hear on the grapevine (the public information) and companies report their achievements to Techboard using our Announcements platform.

Australian Startups: $160M Raised and $170M in Acquisitions During March Quarter 2017

21/04/201715/01/2018 Peter van Bruchem Leave a comment

This is the second funding report we have published, and the first covering the eastern states, so it is an exciting milestone for Techboard. The Report only includes deals announced or confirmed in the January to March 2017 quarter, involving startups and tech companies which are eligible for a listing on Techboard. The scope is currently limited to New South Wales, Victoria, Western Australia and the Northern Territory. In line with Techboard’s plans to take its Startup Ranking fully National, we will also be expanding the coverage of future funding reports to include the remaining Australian states.

Innovation Tax Incentive: Techboard Partners with BDO

11/04/201719/05/2017 Peter van Bruchem Leave a comment

Techboard is pleased to announce that on the not so long lead up til the end of another tax year we have partnered with BDO to bring the Techboard audience increased guidance on the application of the Innovation Tax Incentive.

BDO have developed a number of documents to help Australian startups, tech companies and investors to self assess for the Innovation Tax Incentive. For an investor they will assist to determine if an investment they have made or are planning to make will entitle them to tax relief and for a company the forms will help them to judge whether they are eligible as a Early Stage Innovation Company which can arm them for discussions with potential investors.

Australian Startups Milestones and Achievements March 2017

06/04/201706/06/2017 Peter van Bruchem Leave a comment

Every month here at Techboard we publish a ranking of Australian Startups and Young Technology Companies (see our March Ranking). One of the most significant inputs into a company’s monthly score is milestones and achievements. We collect this information in a number of ways: we use our semi-automated google news scraper, we keep track of what we hear on the grapevine (the public information) and companies report their achievements to Techboard using our Announcements platform.

Perth-based ASX listed companies dominate Techboard’s March Startup Ranking

04/04/201708/06/2017 Peter van Bruchem Leave a comment

Startup & Tech Company Funding report for March Quarter Out NOW!!