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Stories naming Annie Liao. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Missing Perspectives quizzed five women founders about their fundraising, covering raises at Constantinople, Build Club, Matilda, Sense of Self and Xylo Systems, and sharing their pitching advice.
Profile of Annie Liao, 23, founder of Build Club, who has closed a $1.8 million round to build an AI learning platform, tracing her path from Westpac, BCG and Aura Ventures into startups.
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SmartCompany's rolling coverage of SXSW Sydney day two, recording Polymath's pre-seed raise and Build Club's recent funding, the Equity Clear launch, Startmate's Demo Day, and women-founded startup pitches at Google's event.
Weekly roundup detailing six Australian raises: Q-CTRL's Series B extension, plus fresh capital for Mutinex, Atelier, Rosterfy, Build Club and Axify.ai, naming lead investors and founders throughout.
Build Club's inaugural accelerator has graduated its AI startup cohort after six weeks, with DoryAI, Unsloth AI, Mary Technology and Verve chosen for a San Francisco tour pitching Silicon Valley investors.
Build Club and AWS are launching a six-week Sydney accelerator for 15 technical founders in AI, offering credits, mentoring and a US tour, with two founders already chosen.
Aura Ventures announces Annie Liao has joined as Investment Associate, covering deal origination and platform strategy, with an interview tracing her prior roles at Westpac, BCG and Archangel Ventures.