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Crowd-sourced funding markets - August 2023
Businesses are actively choosing crowd-sourced funding over other funding types to build communities and boost early-stage growth. It is the latest emerging trend in startup funding. Listen to full interview for more!
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Aug 18, 2023
Former Cisco Exec and BCG Digital Ventures partner, Kate O’Keeffe joins Birchal board
Birchal, Australia’s leading crowd-sourced funding platform, has proudly announced the appointment of Kate O’Keeffe as a non-executive director, as part of the effort to accelerate the next phase of growth for Australia’s crowd sourced funding industry.
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Jul 31, 2023
The rundown on the R&D Tax Incentive, how it works and how to claim it
Startup funding is a challenge faced by all founders. When seeking investment, it is typically money that takes some work to convince others to part with. Not so with the R&D Tax Incentive.
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Jul 26, 2023
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Good Company Line Hydrogen
It’s fair to say that the world is on the threshold of global change when it comes to energy production. And Australian company LINE Hydrogen is at the front line, working hard to produce cost effective, clean, green renewable hydrogen with multiple end uses.
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Jul 17, 2023
Good Company Supp
Supp has been a game changer for venues and hospitality staff, with the app enabling them to connect in real time to fill shifts and solve this constant challenge for both, propelling the app toward stellar growth and international expansion.
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Jul 13, 2023
Good Company Cassava Bags
When a small team of determined innovators set out to reimagine a world without plastic bags a few years ago, their investigations led them to a sustainable product unlike anything the world had ever seen.
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Jul 03, 2023
Crowd-sourced funding markets - July 2023
Record-breakers and resilience in the face of economic headwinds were uncovered in the year's crowd-sourced funding annual Funded! Report FY23, explained Birchal Cofounder & CEO Matt Vitale, with highlights including a quarter of all deals raising $1m+ and the top three raises all setting new records. He explained the momentum has carried into FY24.
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Jul 17, 2023
Latest report on crowd-sourced funding reveals strength in the face of headwinds
Crowd-sourced funding results are in for FY23, with some surprising outcomes in the face of tougher economic conditions.
News
Jul 13, 2023
Top 5 tips for digital marketing success when crowdfunding
Posting on social media is familiar to most of us. But how does it work when you’re trying to raise hundreds of thousands or even millions of dollars from a crowd, including many that may not know your business yet?
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Jul 03, 2023
Good Company KOBA Insurance
Australia’s only tech-enabled pay-per-km car insurance had investors jump to back its fair cost solution at a time when Aussies stayed home due to COVID, and looked to cut back on spiralling costs of living.
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Jul 12, 2023
Crowd-sourced funding markets - June 2023
Birchal Cofounder and CEO Matt Vitale explains how Australia has become the second largest market of its kind worldwide, but how much more opportunity there is left to realise to unlock the full potential of the industry.
Feature
Jun 20, 2023
Australian crowdfunding vs global markets
Global thought leader on crowd-sourced funding, Professor of Law and Fulbright Scholar Andrew A. Schwartz shares insights from a decade of on-the-ground research.
Insights
Jun 13, 2023
Crowd-sourced funding market wrap – May 2023
This month sees strong performing businesses returning and market activity up across the board, with investors showing active interest.
Feature
May 22, 2023
Now also Australia’s biggest medical cannabis campaign of all time!
WA sustainable cannabis cultivator Cannaponics has crushed records on its way to becoming Australia’s second only campaign to reach the $5m maximum funding limit allowed under crowd-sourced funding legislation.
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May 22, 2023
The founder funding journey
In discussion, an elite team in startup funding talk about how to set up your company for successful crowd campaigns, VC rounds, and exits, as well as funding myths, deal-making, pitching success, and what VCs really look for.
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Apr 12, 2023
How to set up your crowd-sourced funding raise for future funding success
Raising capital is a challenge faced by every founder. And while it often starts with the generosity of family, friends and fools, it’s not long before scaling the venture demands a more sustainable funding strategy.
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Apr 5, 2023
Birchal dominates with 100% of Australia’s crowd-sourced funding market as it hits 200 successful raises
Birchal broke another record this past week in Australian crowd-sourced funding, with the close of Jack Stillman and Ziinkle’s recent CSF campaigns [...]
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Mar 29, 2023
Two-time equity crowdfunding success Our Cow was bullish about raising – and it paid off at $2.1 million
In the current climate, some people had wondered if crowd-sourced funding would work and whether founders could still pull a crowd.
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Mar 23, 2023
Old Young's makes new history as Australia's largest alcohol crowd-sourced funding raise
Records continue to fall in Australian crowd-sourced funding with Old Young's Gin Distillery making history as the largest ever alcohol-related CSF raise [...]
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Mar 14, 2023
The founder funding journey: From equity crowdfunding to VC rounds and beyond!
Don’t miss this one-off event for advice, tips and insights into smarter funding strategy.
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Mar 09, 2023
Top 7 pro tips for winning media in an equity crowd-sourced funding raise
If you have a great story to tell, you have the beginnings of a successful crowd-sourced funding campaign.
Feature
Feb 28, 2023
Anna Ross: Proving premium beauty that’s kind to the planet is loved by crowds
Kester Black exists to lead change for the better in the global beauty industry.
Feature
Feb 23, 2023
What investors ask most about crowd-sourced funding
It’s only been a few years (since 2017) that Australian startups, innovators and businesses could raise capital through crowd-sourced funding.
News
Feb 20, 2023
Lozen McDiarmid: Changing beer and Aussie drinking culture
Relaxing with a beer with friends is ingrained in Australian culture. Alcohol is a way of life. So breaking down the stigma of socialising sober is no small task.
Feature
Feb 14, 2023
Good Empire Zero Plastics Challenge
Birchal has jumped in to support Good Empire in its bid to remove one million ocean-bound plastics in 2023 as part of their Zero Ocean Plastics Challenge.
News
Feb 9, 2023
Good Company - Thriday
Thriday is a financial management platform for small businesses, with AI that automates bookkeeping, banking, accounting and tax.
Feature
Feb 7, 2023
The changing crowdfunding landscape for impact brands
Early crowdsourced funding campaigns were big news when Australia first began to allow private companies to offer shares to crowds of investors.
Feature
Feb 2, 2023
GABS Hottest 100: three Birchal-backed breweries crack the top 10
Your Mates Brewing, Bridge Road Brewers and Black Hops tap into consumer trends as top winners at the 2022 GABS Craft Beer and Cider Festival.
News
Jan 31, 2023
The Power of the The Pitch - How to find your crowd
At the heart of every crowdfunding raise is the challenge of finding your crowd, a community of backers and believers that see your dreams in their future.
News
Jan 26, 2023
Latest crowdsourced funding report reveals growth against wider financial system falls
The latest industry report on Australia crowdsourced funding has revealed the resilience of the sector, with funding slightly higher in 2022 compared to the previous year.
Feature
Jan 24, 2023
Mike Smith: Marketing trash to become a global Zero plastics hero
Mike Smith travels the world tackling the global plastic problem, camping in some of the far-flung corners of the planet to clean up mountains of trash in what has been a marketing strategy unlike any other.
Feature
Jan 19, 2023
Top 20 Equity Crowdfunding Campaigns of 2022
The top 20 equity crowdfunding campaigns of 2022 have raised more than $1M each for innovative Australian startups, with new records being set again this year.
Insights
Dec 20, 2022
Birchal joins AFR Fast Starters backed by growing crowds
Birchal’s entrance to the AFR Fast Starters list reveals investor crowds haven’t wavered in seeking and backing some of Australia’s most innovative companies.
News
Nov 25, 2022
