New Aus fund led by female investors & more female founder news: Jun 21
We’re kicking off a new monthly series here at Atto where we’ll be sharing some of the best news for female founders.
Skim the news below to hear about the latest news, wins, funding, and thought leadership for female founders.
New angel fund targets wealthy Aussies seeking start-up buzz. Angel investors Kylie Frazer and Rachael Neumann team up to create Flying Fox Ventures. Read more in the Australian Financial Review.
Bootstrapped startup Collabosaurus launches brand collab app, after a surprise COVID-19 growth period. Boostrapped and profitable, Jessica Ruhfus shares more about the Collabosaurus journey to create an app after launching the business in 2015. Read more in Smart Company.
Sydney-based body positive app raises $1 million in seed funding to expand her business. Sarah Neill has successfully raised $1M for her fashion tech startup Mys Tyler from both local and international investors. Read more in Women’s Agenda.
Is Lauren Hall leading next Aussie unicorn? Her business Ivvy lands $7 million in pre-IPO funding. Queensland-based events SaaS startup launched in 2009 is on it’s way to IPO after raising $7M and servicing 25,000 users. Read more in Women’s Agenda.
PetCloud opens for investment on Birchal. Since Deb Morris founded PetCloud back in 2014, they’ve made pet caring easier and have facilitated over half a million bookings. View on Birchal.
Kate Kendall’s LinkedIn post about future farm blows up. After working in some of the most popular startup hubs around the world, Atto’s founder Kate Kendall is setting up a hobby farm in regional VIC! View the post on LinkedIn.