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Safewill secures AU$5.5 million to expand its services
Platform-as-a-Service

Safewill secures AU$5.5 million to expand its services

The latest funding round includes previous seed investor, Reinventure, along with two new institutional investors, Carthona Capital and Flying Fox Ventures.

By Gaurav Sharma • 4 min read • Thu, 4th May 2023
Macquarie Telecom delivers another half of profitable growth
Unified Communications

Macquarie Telecom delivers another half of profitable growth

Macquarie Telecom reports half-year financial results with revenue of $172.5M, EBITDA of $51.3M, and NPAT of $8.5M, despite economic uncertainty.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Fri, 24th Feb 2023
Nearly half of Aussies plan to invest in crypto in 2023
Crypto

Nearly half of Aussies plan to invest in crypto in 2023

Despite three-quarters of Australians still being confused about crypto, 47 percent are still considering investing in cryptocurrencies in 2023.

By Gaurav Sharma • 3 min read • Fri, 6th Jan 2023
KPMG appoints Greg Miller as Partner
Data Protection

KPMG appoints Greg Miller as Partner

KPMG Australia's Cyber team grows to 16 partners with the addition of new partner Greg Miller and incoming partner Mitra Minai in July.

By Zach Thompson • 2 min read • Fri, 3rd Jun 2022

Global Stories

Investing stories

HLV and RBV launch accelerator to empower next era of Web3
Accelerator

HLV and RBV launch accelerator to empower next era of Web3

Horizen Labs Ventures (HLV) and Red Beard Ventures (RBV) have announced the launch of Denarii Labs, a tokenomics accelerator for Web3 projects.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 19th May 2023
US investors back Australian innovation in optical health
Artificial Intelligence

US investors back Australian innovation in optical health

Health tech company, Ascertain, is investing AUD $18 million in Eyetelligence, a company that, through the power of AI, equips optometry for disease detection.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Wed, 17th May 2023
Gartner finds investment in sustainability set to skyrocket
Supply Chain

Gartner finds investment in sustainability set to skyrocket

87% of business leaders expect to increase their organisation's sustainability investment over the next two years.

By Mitchell Hageman • 2 min read • Tue, 15th Nov 2022
Arena Investors acquires Australasia's Optic Security Group
Converged Infrastructure

Arena Investors acquires Australasia's Optic Security Group

Institutional asset manager Arena Investors purchases the Australasian converged security provider eyeing long-term growth and APAC expansion.

By Gaurav Sharma • 3 min read • Tue, 8th Nov 2022
PPRO appoints Rahul Raswant as chief financial officer
Risk & Compliance

PPRO appoints Rahul Raswant as chief financial officer

Former Wayfair Europe finance chief Rahul Raswant appointed as new CFO of PPRO, a fintech company, as Götz Möller steps down.

By Zach Thompson • 2 min read • Fri, 8th Jul 2022
Cevo appoints Garry Asprey-Sharman as dedicated partnerships manager
Hyperscale

Cevo appoints Garry Asprey-Sharman as dedicated partnerships manager

Technology consultancy Cevo appoints Garry Asprey-Sharman as new partnerships manager to drive relationships with Amazon Web Services (AWS).

By Zach Thompson • 2 min read • Fri, 6th May 2022
Investing.com invests with Equinix to deploy closer to APAC customers
Hyperscale

Investing.com invests with Equinix to deploy closer to APAC customers

Equinix says the company's move highlights the need for decentralized IT infrastructure to deliver on today's demands.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Thu, 26th Jul 2018
NZ tech sector seeing strong growth and investments – MBIE report
MBIE

NZ tech sector seeing strong growth and investments – MBIE report

NZ's rank at first in the world for ease of doing business by the World Bank Group is a huge drawcard for investors.

By Kai Ping Lew • 2 min read • Thu, 11th May 2017
Kiwis in the running for global startup awards
Semiconductors

Kiwis in the running for global startup awards

The chance to spend time with Richard Branson is on offer in this year's Talent Unleashed Awards, with an entrepreneur school and funding on the way.

By Heather Wright • 4 min read • Fri, 14th Aug 2015
McAfee: Simple yet effective channel focus
Cloud Access Security Broker

McAfee: Simple yet effective channel focus

Being channel focussed in all that it does, partners can expect rapid response and generous rewards when they do business with McAfee.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Tue, 27th May 2014

Stories from Other Regions

Investing stories

NZ investors turn back on social media following Chch shooting fallout
Social Media

NZ investors turn back on social media following Chch shooting fallout

New Zealand fund managers are taking responsible investment to new heights, accounting for more than 70% of total assets under management.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Tue, 9th Jul 2019
ANZ Investments joins global responsible investment network
Investing

ANZ Investments joins global responsible investment network

ANZ Investments does not invest in companies that are involved in manufacturing controversial or nuclear weapons, or manufacturing tobacco products.

By Kai Ping Lew • 2 min read • Mon, 19th Mar 2018
Japanese investor interest in NZ plumps up Nikko funds
Reserve Bank of New Zealand

Japanese investor interest in NZ plumps up Nikko funds

Nikko Asset Management New Zealand, the local subsidiary of the Japanese investment firm, said funds under management topped $4 billion for the fir.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Tue, 2nd Dec 2014