Here at
SmartCompany, we’ve spent most of this week unpacking the federal budget, so this startup funding round comes a little later than usual.
But that doesn’t mean we haven’t been keeping an eye on Aussie startup funding news. And Treasurer Josh Frydenberg wasn’t the only one throwing millions of dollars around this week.
Here are some of the stories you might have missed.
Athena
Alternative lending fintech and disruptor of traditional finance institutions Athena has raised a massive $90 million in Series D funding.
Led by SquarePeg, the raise also included contributions from a swathe of high-profile investors AirTree, Macquarie Bank, AustralianSuper, Hostplus, Sunsuper, Salesforce Ventures and Apex Capital all making repeat investments.
Nottingham reacts as government considers lockdown from Boxing Day
People are split over the idea of another lockdown
Two people wearing face masks walk past a Covid-19 information sign in Long Row, Nottingham city centre. (Image: Joseph Raynor/ Nottingham Post)
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Relatives of four killed in crash still in mourning a year later
Friday 18 December 2020
National footballer Shahdon Winchester was among four killed in a vehicular crash on the south bound lane of the Solomon Hochoy highway near Gasparillo on December 19, 2019 -
Saturday marks the first anniversary of four friends deaths in a fiery accident, and bereaved relatives said they are still trying to accept and deal with the nightmare.
National footballer Shahdon Winchester, 27, and Djenne Hills-Dyer, 28, as well as cousins Keston Nicholas, 22, and Michael Bradshaw, 21, died on December 19 last year.
Winchester’s mother Svetlana said her sweet Shahdon left a year ago, but it seems like yesterday. She told Newsday by WhatsApp that there were days she felt she could not continue living without him.