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Sophisticated and Professional Investor Tests: Who Can Legally Invest in Your Australian Startup Under Section 708
2 Jul 2026|8 Mins Read

A Sydney seed founder is closing a $1.8 million round. The lead is a family office cutting $600,000 on a signed subscription agreement. There are eleven angels averaging $50,000, three …

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Reverse Vesting and Founder Share Buybacks: How Australian Startups Actually Claw Back Equity When a Founder Leaves
30 Jun 2026|9 Mins Read

A Sydney two-founder pre-seed company incorporates in early 2024. Each founder takes 50% of the issued shares at $0.0001 per share, signs a founder accession deed and gets on with building. Eighteen …

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FIRB and Foreign Investor Approvals: When a Startup Capital Raise Triggers the Foreign Investment Review Board
29 Jun 2026|8 Mins Read

A Melbourne defence-tech founder is closing a $4 million Series A in mid-2026. The lead is a Singapore-based VC. The second-largest cheque comes from a US fund with a Canadian sovereign-wealth limited …

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ESIC Qualification Explained: How to Make Your Startup Eligible for the Early Stage Innovation Company Tax Offset
26 Jun 2026|8 Mins Read

A Brisbane founder is closing a $1.2 million seed round in early 2026 — twelve angel cheques averaging $100,000 each. Two of the angels have come in late and asked the same question on the same …

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Insolvent Trading Safe Harbour: How s588GA Protection Works for Australian Startup Directors in a Cash Crunch
25 Jun 2026|7 Mins Read

A Series A SaaS company runs into a cash wall. Net burn is $420,000 a month, cash on hand is $1.1 million, and the priced round the founders started raising six months ago has not closed. The lead …

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Director Penalty Notices: How Unpaid PAYG, GST and Super Become Personal Liability for Startup Directors
24 Jun 2026|8 Mins Read

A two-co-founder logistics startup raises a $1.4 million seed in early 2026, hires nine engineers across Sydney and Melbourne, and runs into an inventory write-down in the September quarter. Cash is …

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