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Islamic Bank hands back licence

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2024
The banking startup, owned in part by Hejaz Financial Services, surrendered its restricted licence to APRA last week. Since July 2022, Islamic Bank held a licence to operate a restricted authorised deposit-taking institution (RADI). This "allows an ...

SIX launches share platform

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2024
... is co-founded by Adam Verwey, a former co-founder of Future Super, and Sophie Hall, an experienced product designer and startup adviser who was previously the product lead at ASX-listed Whispir. "What we're offering is the ability for anyone to join ...

Former Schroders executive enters VC space

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2023
... market having been with the firm both in Australia and the United Kingdom. He's also the co-founder of Datafabric - a startup that provides data and software services to asset managers. Commenting on his appointment Mather stated: "Antler is a unique ...

HSBC launches local venture debt offering

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2023
HSBC has unveiled a venture debt offering to the Australian market which specifically targets technology focused startups. According to the banking giant, an initial $228 million has been allocated to the new offering, with loans ranging from $10 million ...

Uniseed partners with major Aussie universities

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 NOV 2023
Uniseed has joined forces with major Australian universities, doubling the number of research partners in the fund. Monash University has joined Uniseed as its full partner, along with the University of Newcastle, University of Technology Sydney, Western ...

Institutions must come to the table now: First Australians Capital

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2023
First Australians Capital (FAC) managing partner Benson Saulo wants to see financial institutions come to the table and back the Indigenous business sector. Ahead of the launch of FAC's Catalytic Capital Impact Fund which aims to support Indigenous-led ...

Startup success hinges on founder personality: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2023
While the vast majority of fintechs fail, a new study from the University of New South Wales finds that their success rate is closely linked to the founder's personality. After using artificial intelligence to analyse the Twitter profiles of 21,000 ...

XV Capital plots expansion, fund launch

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 19 SEP 2023
Sports investment firm XV Capital is planning a new sports tech fund and offices in the US and Europe, making a slew of appointments in support of the strategy. XV Capital was launched in 2020 by former Australian Rugby Union captain Stirling Mortlock ...

UK pensions tapped to strengthen local startups

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUL 2023
The UK Treasury has announced plans to consolidate the nation's pension fund sector and unlock £75 billion in retirement savings to back high-growth companies. Yesterday, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt delivered the Mansion House reforms and cited plans ...

Apostle links with venture capital firm

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 3 JUL 2023
The $5 billion ethical fund manager has joined forces with a US venture capital firm that will expose sophisticated local investors to disruptive technology startups. Apostle Funds Management has partnered with Massachusetts-based Safar Partners, which ...
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