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  • Hatch Founders and Taryn Piertse from Rampersand VF Funding Sydney Australia

    HATCH - It’s new and risky, but Gen Z workers are ‘all in’ on AI

    Sydney Morning Herald - Dec ‘24

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  • Austrade Commissioner Daniela Assis and Matrak CEO Shane Hodgkins with staff and suppliers in China.

    MATRAK - Window on carbon: tracking building supplies from China

    Canberra Times - Nov ‘24

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  • James Allston’s software start-up Orkestra was funded by revenue from his previous consulting business before the start-up raised venture capital.

    ORKESTRA - Innovators think big on solar-powered mansions

    AFR - Oct ‘24

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  • Restoke Founders

    RESTOKE - Hospo-tech raises $5.1 million to save restaurants amid flailing industry

    Forbes - Sep '24

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  • Restoke restaurant intelligence startup funded by Rampersand Venture Capital Fund

    RESTOKE - Melbourne start-up is saving cafes a bundle

    The Australian - Sep' 24

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  • Restoke Restaurant Intelligence AI platform VC Funding Australia

    RESTOKE - Restaurant tech Restoke.ai gets $5.1m in Rampersand funding

    Capital Brief - Sep' 24

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  • Bridget Loudon is Telstra’s youngest ever board member, and her tech start-up grew more than in the past year than it did in the past seven.

    EXPERT360 - Gig economy’s multi-million dollar boost for Expert360

    The Australian - Aug' 24

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  • A box of hungry maggots like the ones used at the Hyatt at Darling Harbour.

    GOTERRA - Why Australia’s biggest hotel is bringing in maggots

    AFR - Aug' 24

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  • Sam Kroonenburg says he sees a similar convergence of technology capability and market opportunity for Cuttable that he enjoyed with A Cloud Guru.

    CUTTABLE - Aussie who sold cloud start-up for $2b jumps on AI for ads

    AFR - Jul' 24

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  • The Cuttable team at their office in Melbourne, Australia.

    CUTTABLE - An AI guru? Startup luminary Sam Kroonenburg raises $5.5 million for new startup Cuttable

    SmartCompany - Jul' 24

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  • JigSpace AR App receives $13M VC Funding Australia

    JIGSPACE - AR startup secures $13 million amid Apple Vision Pro release

    Smart Company - Jul ‘24

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  • Goterra CEO Olympia Yarger with Lord Mayor of Sydney, Clover Moore AO.

    GOTERRA - Robotic insect startup to turn household food scraps into animal feed in Sydney

    SmartCompany - Jun' 24

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  • Olympia Yarger (left) introduces Lord Mayor Clover Moore to the maggots that will soon be handling Sydney's food scraps.

    GOTERRA - Maggots to munch on Sydney residents' food scraps as councils look for solutions to organic waste

    ABC - Jun' 24

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  • In a move set to shake-up the advertising industry, Sunday Gravy’s co-founder Jack White, ex-Swisse marketer Ed Ring, and tech entrepreneur Sam Kroonenburg, have joined forces to conceive ‘Cuttable’, a new tech platform which empowers businesses to p

    CUTTABLE - Sunday Gravy co-founder Jack White launches new advertising tech platform Cuttable

    CampaignBrief - June' 24

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  • Sapia.ai founder and CEO Barb Hyman

    SAPIA - Sapia.ai opens its machine learning models with strategic API program

    Startup Daily - Jun' 24

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  • Expert360 CEO Bridget Loudon says demand for optimisation experts has grown.

    EXPERT360 - Cost-cutting advisers the bright spot in professional services

    AFR - May'24

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  • Shane Hodgkins, CEO and co-founder of Melbourne-based construction start-up Matrak, has opened a China office.

    MATRAK - Aussie tech pushes into China, Taiwan despite geopolitical risks

    AFR - Apr' 24

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  • SAPIA - Sapia.ai reveals chat-based job interviews preferred by women and minorities

    Startup Daily - Apr' 24

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  • Sapia.ai founder and CEO Barb Hyman

    SAPIA - Job interview analysis platform launches generative AI chatbot to explain its hiring decisions

    Startup Daily - Mar' 24

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  • Adam-Jacobs-Chaz-Heitner_Hatch funded by Rampersand VC Funding Sydney

    HATCH - Sydney-based Hatch raises $7 million for its AI-powered jobs marketplace

    Smart Company - Feb ‘24

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  • Adam Jacobs & Chaz Heitner Hatch

    HATCH - Gen Z jobs marketplace banks $7 million Seed round

    Startup Daily - Feb ‘24

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  • Hatch & Rampersand VC Funding

    HATCH - ‘Seek for Gen Z’ start-up raises $7m

    Sydney Morning Herald - Feb ‘24

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  • Zac & Numa from JigSpace

    JIGSPACE - The Aussies hoping to make a fortune from Apple’s Vision Pro

    The Australian Financial Review - Feb ‘24

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  • Mentorloop cofounders, Heidi Holmes and Lucy Lloyd

    MENTORLOOP - Why these founder prefer a ‘thriving middle’ to chasing VC funding for fast growth

    Startup Daily - Dec' 23

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  • Barb Hyman, CEO at Sapia.ai.

    SAPIA - How AI can challenge the 'gut feel' VCs use to make investments

    Capital Brief - Dec' 23

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  • Earthbanc startup funded by Rampersand VC fund

    EARTHBANC - AstraZeneca's first AI-monitored tree-planting programme

    Sustainability Magazine - Dec' 23

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  • Skretting Australia's Amber Zheng and Rhys Hauler with the Goterra product

    GOTERRA - Food waste startup is getting into the aquaculture food supply business

    Startup Daily - May' 24

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  • Orkestra Founders funded by Rampersand VC Fund

    ORKESTRA - Re-Seeded: Renewables startup raises $2 million

    Startup Daily - Oct ‘23

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  • A start-up which can estimate when investors will see a return on renewable energy projects and a platform which can measure a person’s mental health using smartwatches have raised new capital.

    ORKESTRA - Energy, mental health start-ups raise $3.75m

    The Australian - Oct' 23

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  • Goterra’s Justin Frank and Matthew Woloszuk with award presenter Danielle Gibson from Zembl.

    FLYING HIGH: Food waste management innovator Goterra wins Best Sustainability Startup

    Startup Daily - Sep' 23

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  • Olympia Yarger says Goterra’s larvae are housed in shipping container-sized units dubbed “maggot robots”, and can devour vast amounts of food waste.

    GOTERRA - This start-up’s ‘maggot robot’ will tackle Woolies’ food waste

    AFR - Aug' 23

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  • Sherlok Founder Adam Groche, funded by Australian VC Rampersand

    SHERLOK - Mortgage rate fintech Sherlok raises $3.4 million

    Startup Daily - Jul ‘23

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  • Breaking into the US technology market is tough, but Barb Hyman reckons she’s up to the task.

    SAPIA - Meet the woman leading Australia’s AI industry into the US

    AFR - Jun' 23

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  • Zac from JigSpace

    JIGSPACE - Augmented reality start-up nets $5.2m

    The Australian - Apr ‘23

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  • JigSpace receives $13M Venture Capital Funding Australia

    JIGSPACE - Is this the next Canva? JigSpace lands $13m raise as Apple Vision Pro arrives in Australia

    Forbes - Jul ‘24

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  • Brandcrush cofounders Matthew Hurle and Teresa April

    BRANDCRUSH - Rampersand, Startmate score exit as US media co snaps up marketing startup

    Startup Daily - Mar ‘23

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  • Dr Marcus Doherty co-founder and Chief Science Officer at Quantum Brilliance says its time for quantum computing must prove its value.

    QUANTUM BRILLIANCE - Start-up that makes room-temp quantum computers banks $26m

    AFR - Feb' 23

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  • The Orkestra Team funded by Rampersand Melbourne Based VC Firm

    ORKESTRA - Clean energy software startup Orkestra charges up on $1.1 million Seed raise

    Startup Daily - Nov' 22

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  • Victor Zheng, CEO and co-founder of mx51 says it was relatively simple to close a large funding round, as the lead investor approached them.

    MX51 - Mastercard and Westpac-backed start-up bucks market with $32.5m raise

    AFR - Jul' 22

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  • Workstations in empty office

    SKEDULO - What Business Leaders Should Know About Their Deskless Workers

    Forbes - Jul' 22

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  • Earthbanc CEO Tom Duncan

    EARTHBANC - This Climate Fintech Startup Is Paving The Way For Mass Market Adoption Of Land Regeneration

    Forbes - Apr' 22

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  • Earthbanc is a carbon and finance Web3 and Refi platform with offices in Europe and the USA.

    EARTHBANC - Carbon and Finance Platform Raises $1.5 Million Pre Seed Round

    GlobalNewswire - Apr' 22

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  • Jason-Atkins-L-and-Kim-Hansen-R from Cake Equity Funded by Rampersand Venture Capital Fund

    CAKE EQUITY - Sweet relief for Gold-coast startup as it raises $3m in seed funding

    Business News Australia - Mar ‘22

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  • Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow (9) (L) and Los Angeles Rams Quarterback Matthew Stafford (9).

    PREDICTHQ - Super Bowl predicted to have the hugest audience yet — and record bets, too

    CNBC - Feb' 22

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  • Cake co-founders Jason Atkins and Kim Hansen

    CAKE EQUITY - Startup stakeholder management platform raises $3 million seed round

    Startup Daily - Mar ‘22

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  • Muso co-founders Alan-Jin, Brandon Crimmins and Jeremiah Siemianow

    SURREAL - Rampersand-backed entertainment booking platform Muso rebrands as Surreal ahead of Series A

    Startup Daily - Sep ‘23

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  • Banks face big risks if they don’t move fast, says mx51 chief executive Victor Zheng.

    MX51 - Big tech eyes small business market in Australia

    AFR - Jan' 22

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  • Muso co-founders Brandon Crimmins, Jeremiah Siemianow and Alan Jin.

    SURREAL - Live entertainment startup Muso turns the dial up to 11 with $2 million seed+ round

    Startup Daily - Oct' 21

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  • Spaceship funded by Rampersand Venture Capital Fund

    SPACESHIP - Spaceship hits $1b in funds under management

    Sydney Morning Herald - Jul' 21

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  • Skedulo’s Matt Fairhurst has just raised $100 million from Softbank.

    SKEDULO - Brisbane start-up banks $100m, after running race to vaccinate America

    AFR - Jul'21

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  • Zac & Numa from Jigspace funded by Rampersand Venture Capital Australia

    JIGSPACE - JigSpace scores $6m from Rampersand, Investible

    Australian Financial Review - Jul ‘21

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  • Mass Dynamics co-founders Dr Andrew Webb, Dr Giuseppe Infusini, Aaron Triantafyllidis and Paula Burton.

    MASS DYNAMICS - The startup funding round: Athena’s record-breaking raise, $1.5 million for biotech, and Turnbull backs forensics startup

    Smart Company - May' 21

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  • Matrak co-founders Brett and Shane Hodgkins

    MATRAK - ‘Huge opportunity’ in construction tech: Aconex co-founder backs Matrak

    Sydney Morning Herald - Jan' 21

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  • Andrew Moore says about the early super withdrawals: "Most people are doing it out of serious need, and Australia should count itself lucky we have this savings pool."

    SPACESHIP - Cannon-Brookes leads $10m raising for Spaceship amid super crunch

    AFR - Aug' 20

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  • PredictiveHire co-founder and chief executive Barb Hyman.

    SAPIA - Hiring surge helps HR tech capital raising over the line despite virus

    AFR - Apr' 20

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  • Brandcrush co-founder and chief executive officer Teresa Aprile.

    BRANDCRUSH - I was once told ‘you’re not a typical founder’ — but there’s nothing typical about startupland

    SmartCompany - Feb'20

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  • Muso founders Alan Jin, Brandon Crimmins and Jeremiah Siemianow.

    SURREAL - Money talks: Live music marketplace Muso lands $1.5 million, including from company that first backed AC/DC

    SmartCompany - Oct' 19

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  • Bridget Loudon has raised more capital for Expert360 and is looking for the right time to go public

    EXPERT360 - Secures $12m, sets itself for future IPO

    AFR - Feb' 20

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  • Brandcrush co-founders Matthew Hurle and Teresa Aprile.

    BRANDCRUSH - "Completely scary and absolutely empowering”: One-year-old startup Brandcrush bags $1 million

    SmartCompany - Sep' 19

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  • AmazingCo Founders Nick Brozovic, Silvia Hope and Jeremy Cox.

    AMAZINGCO - A $1 trillion opportunity: AmazingCo bags $5 million to capitalise on experience-based spending trend

    SmartCompany - Sep' 19

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  • AmazingCo co-founders Silvia Hope, Nick Brozovic and Jeremy Cox have raised another $5.1 million.

    AMAZINGCO - AmazingCo attracts cash after wowing US

    AFR - Sep '19

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  • PredictHQ VC Funding by Rampersand

    PREDICTHQ - Raises $10 Million, Unlocking Data Intelligence to Power The Future of Predictive Commerce

    GlobalNewswire - Nov'18

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  • Shane (left) and Brett Hodgkins, co-founders of material tracking app Matrak.

    MATRAK - The $3m bet on the next construction tech unicorn

    AFR - Jul' 19

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  • SKEDULO - Raises $28M Series B Led By Microsoft’s M12 Venture Arm

    Crunchbase - Mar' 19

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  • Mentorloop mentorship startup funded by Rampersand Venture Capital Fund

    MENTORLOOP - Melbourne startup gears up for UK expansion

    Startup Daily - Feb' 19

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  • CEO and founder Olympia Yarger

    GOTERRA - Food waste climate tech startup lands in Queensland

    Startup Daily - Nov' 23

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  • Expert360, run by Bridget Loudon, has just ruled off a convertible raising.

    EXPERT 360 - Big names in freelancer marketplace Expert360's raising

    AFR - Feb' 19

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The latest Rampersand VC news

  • Abhishek Maran Rampersand Venture Capital Australia Partner

    Meet Australia’s Inaugural FORBES 30 UNDER 30 list

    Forbes - Sep '24

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  • ‘Land of dreams’: The Australian high-flyers on edge as Trump and Harris duke it out

    The Sydney Morning Herald - Sep' 24

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  • Rampersand venture partner Rod Hamilton and co-founder Paul Naphtali.

    Venture capital fund Rampersand ramps up hunt for next Aussie unicorn

    The Age - Sep' 24

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  • Rampersand venture partner Rod Hamilton and co-founder Paul Naphtali.

    Culture Amp co-founder Rod Hamilton joins Rampersand

    Capital Brief - Sep' 24

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  • Paul Naphtali is the co-founder of venture capital firm, Rampersand.

    Opinion: Proposed M&A shake-up threatens more than monopolies

    SmartCompany - Aug' 24

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  • Will new merger rules lead to an 'oligopolies outbreak'?

    ABC - Jul' 24

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  • Opinion: AI rockets are taking off, but can they land?

    Smart Company - Jul' 24

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  • Featuring, Andrew Poesaste, partner at Rampersand

    Glimmers of hope for startups with capital raises in 2024 up 30%

    Smart Company - Jun ‘24

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  • Rampersand partner Paul Naphtali says the startup ecosystem is already being affected by the proposed changes. Supplied.

    Unrealised Gains

    Capital Brief - May' 24

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  • Taryn Pieterse - Partner at Rampersand

    Rampersand appoints two new partners ahead of 'golden decade' for VC

    Capital Brief - Apr ‘24

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  • Paul and Helen from Rampersand Venture Capital Firm Australia

    Tech unicorns vanish as start-up funding plummets, but investors hopeful

    Sydney Morning Herald - Feb ‘24

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  • ABR Article

    Million-dollar slideshow: Investors reveal the best pitch decks they’ve seen and why they grabbed attention

    The Australian Business Review - May ‘23

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  • Rampersand, run by Paul Naphtali, last year secured more than $40 million for its next fund including from the billionaire Smorgon family and has been deploying the money.

    The fog of fear lifting as venture capital splashes $810m in three months

    AFR - Jul'23

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  • EVP's Justin Lipman, Rampersand's Taryn Pieterse, Startup Daily editor Simon Thomsen, and Square Peg's James Tynan

    Startup Daily TV: VC investors from Square Peg, Rampersand, Giant Leap & EVP share their insights on the state of Australian startup funding

    Startup Daily - Feb '23

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  • Rampersand cofounder Paul Naphtali talks to the crowd

    Rampersand’s Paul Naphtali reviews 2022 and what lies ahead

    Startup Daily - Jan ‘23

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  • Cleo Westhorpe from Pivot, Rachel Yang from Giant Leap, Paul Naphtali from Rampersand, Jay Sutaria from Hike and Taryn Pieterse from Rampersand following the Open Office Hours event.

    'We've got a lot of work to do': Venture capital makes diversity push

    Sydney Morning Herald - Dec ‘20

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  • Hugh Williams has led engineering at some of the world's most successful tech companies and is now back home in Australia looking for the next generation of start-up stars.

    The Aussie who led Google Maps returns to help local start-ups

    AFR - June' 19

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