The $52.2 million Boosting Female Founders grant program will end millions of dollars under budget, after future rounds were quietly axed in the recent federal budget.
The Australian startup sector didn’t get a great deal of love from this year’s federal budget. Outside of a handful of measures, most of the benefits were tangential.
FOI documents obtained by SmartCompany revealed the details of a Boosting Female Founders applicant and government worker that were supposed to be redacted.
Thirty-four female-founded businesses have been chosen to receive funding from the Boosting Female Founders Initiative after a Round 3 selection process.
From the death and rebirth of Milkrun, to CBA getting sued and the continued controversy around Boosting Female Founders, here are the most-read startup stories on SmartCompany in 2023.
According to sources round three of Boosting Female Founders may be delayed until the new year. Meanwhile it has been causing problems for women-led startups.
The latest Cut Through Ventures report has some good news regarding funding for women-led businesses in Q1. But we invite you to look beyond a couple of big raises.
The Boosting Female Founders scheme is facing fresh setbacks, with the federal government telling nearly 700 applicants not to expect updates before June — an eight-month delay to the program's initial time frame.