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Ten Aussie startups that raised $39 million this week

Roundup of ten Australian startup raises totalling $38.8 million, topped by Heidi Health's Series A, also recording an Outstaffer executive appointment and the earlier sale of CarAdvice to Nine.

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Insurtech LifeBid raises $1.45million in its first equity crowdfunding campaign with Stride Equity

Australian insurtech LifeBid has closed a $1.45 million equity crowdfunding round hosted by Stride Equity's platform, beating its target, with $820,000 from crowd investors plus a $700,000 co-investment from Stride Equity and partners.

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Six Aussie startups that raised $45.1 million this week

Weekly roundup of six Australian startups raising a combined $45.1 million across energy, e-commerce, design software, cloud security, climate tech and insurtech, plus Awayco's acquisition of Barcode Solutions and nVest winning SmartCompany's Pitch.

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Insurtech startup LifeBid launches crowdfunding campaign with co-investor Stride Equity after raising $700,000

Insurtech LifeBid has secured $700,000 from industry partners plus the Stride Group and opened a crowd-sourced funding campaign on Stride Equity's platform, the investor's first backing and first campaign.

Also Australian FinTech·SmartCompany

VC-backed crowdfunding platform Stride Equity is offering a new funding model for startups

Three ex-Investec executives launch Stride Equity, a crowdfunding platform where vetted startups get crowd raises plus co-investment from the Stride Lead fund; the founders previously backed firms including Vocus and Airtasker.