Startup Articles & Insights for AU Founders
Expert advice for ambitious Aussie founders
Explore practical insights and founder stories to help you manage growth, raise capital and build a thriving startup.
- Scaling Up, Expanding/Exiting
Restructuring your startup can be a savvy move – whether you’re setting up a holding company (HoldCo) to appeal to investors or a separate entity (IPCo) to protect your intellectual property.
- Starting Out, Early Stage
Running a startup is exciting—and yes, chaotic. Markets shift, customers surprise you, and growth rarely follows the road you planned.
- Starting Out, Early Stage
Starting a new company comes with plenty of moving parts — here’s what you need to know about accounting and compliance in the early days to keep things simple and stress-free.
- Early Stage, Scaling Up
SAFE notes let you raise early capital without agreeing on a current valuation. Here’s how to set a cap that works for both you and your investors.
- Early Stage, Scaling Up
Most startups and scaleups are already aware of accessing the R&D tax incentive.
- Early Stage, Scaling Up
The right tools for managing SaaS subscriptions and metrics change as you grow. Here’s a practical guide to what to use at each stage of the journey.
- Early Stage, Scaling Up
Welcome back to our metrics series for cap raising. In the startup world your ability to tell a compelling story with metrics can make the difference between a successful raise, and a missed opportunity.
- Early Stage, Scaling Up
At Series B, the story shifts from “we’re growing” to “we’re growing efficiently.” Here are the four metrics investors will scrutinise and what they want to see.
- Scaling Up, Expanding/Exiting
You’ve made the leap, now what? The real work of building your business in the UK begins the moment you land.
- Early Stage, Scaling Up
It’s an annual funding source, but how well do you actually understand R&D Tax? If the answer is “ehhh… kinda?” then you’re not alone.
- Expanding/Exiting
And why it’s not just a Big Four buzzword.
- Starting Out, Early Stage, Scaling Up
The method behind the numbers SaaS companies must get right
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