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Hello Clever announces new hires to drive APAC growth

Australian payments fintech Hello Clever appoints new APAC leaders, including Sandra Lin and Oliver Liggayu, as it expands regionally with Singapore as its headquarters and Raj Kasi overseeing international markets.

‘We believed in what we were building’: Canva’s Melanie Perkins on raising capital and achieving big goals

Women's Agenda interview with Canva co-founder Melanie Perkins on her SXSW Sydney conversation with investor Mary Meeker, covering Fusion Books, Silicon Valley rejections, and the early backers who funded the design platform.

Aussie cooking app ReciMe entices high-profile investors in $1.5 million seed round

Cooking app ReciMe has banked a $1.5 million seed round led by Even Capital, drawing angels such as Marissa Mayer and Deb Liu, as its founders shift to New York to chase US growth.

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Riding the waves of entrepreneurship with Guy Kawasaki and Grant McCarthy

Tidal Ventures managing partner Grant McCarthy and Guy Kawasaki compare notes on luck, timing, founder qualities, early-stage mistakes, AI adoption and pitching, drawing on careers spanning Apple, Canva, Yahoo and Tidal.

Fabulate - Initial Investment

Nightingale Partners and Phoenix Development Fund announce an initial investment in content marketing platform Fabulate, and outline its leadership team and a new director appointment.

Shippit rejects $5M and secures a strategic $2.2M Series A

Shipping platform Shippit took a AU$2.2 million Series A led by Aura Group, with Addventure Fund and RTL Group participating, turning down a larger oversubscribed offer to bankroll Asia-Pacific expansion and hiring.

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