CEO, BetterLabs
| Role | Organisation | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| CEO | BetterLabs | Australian FinTech, Startup News (WA), Startup Daily (5 Jul 2022), Startup Daily (28 Jun 2022) |
| General Manager of Strategic Innovation | RAC | Startup News (WA) (8 Sep 2022), Startup News (WA) (30 Jun 2022) |
| General Manager Strategic Innovation | BetterLabs Ventures | Startup News (WA) |
Stories naming James Edwards. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Roar Global has bought Creator Flow, a marketplace for user-generated content built in BetterLabs' Venture Studio about a year after its May 2023 founding, with no purchase price disclosed.
Spacecubed's Plus Eight Accelerator has named six startups advancing to its final phase, giving them access to a $500,000 seed funding pool and a Demo Night pitch at December's West Tech Fest.
Insurance platform Upcover has secured a $2.7 million seed round plus $2 million in debt from Antler Australia, Betterlabs and insurance executives, to fund product development and customer acquisition for its embedded SMB insurance API.
Also SmartCompany
RAC's Perth-based BetterLabs Venture Fund has deployed more than $2.5 million across eight Australian startups in six months, including seed funding for Snackr, taking its portfolio to 22 investments and over $12 million.
Also Startup Daily·Cut Through Venture·SmartCompany·Startup Daily
Ten startups have been chosen for the 2022 Plus Eight Accelerator in Perth, with corporate partners including Capricorn Society, Woodside Energy and RAC BetterLabs supporting the founders as the program begins.