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Butter secures $1.3 million to make insurance less boring for young Aussies

Insurtech startup Butter has raised 1.3 million dollars in pre-seed funding led by three investors, after taking part in Startmate's Winter22 accelerator, and plans an Australian launch with an EFTPOS marketplace partnership.

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Startmate's Winter cohort is backing a majority of female founders for the first time

Startmate's Winter '22 intake of 12 Australian and New Zealand startups is its first cohort with a majority of women founders, each receiving a set investment; the piece also notes a principal leaving for AWS.