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This month we cover: A new initiative that aims to close the gender funding gap for women-led startups, could an Aussie innovation help slash greenhouse gas emissions from grazing livestock by up to 98%? and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has helped launch the Inner West Ale Trail, which celebrates 17 independent breweries in Sydneys craft beer capital.
Startup Women
![Londons TechAlliance gets funding to train start-ups in rural areas [Video]](https://smallbizsage.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/mp_331647_0_110824techalliance171043031731116808112jpg.jpg)
Businesses in rural parts of southwestern Ontario are getting some help in boosting the tech side of their business.
![SeaO Secures 2+ Million to Advance Direct Ocean Capture [Video]](https://smallbizsage.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/mp_330387_0_SeaOSecures2MilliontoAdvanceDirectOceanCapturejpg.jpg)
The Dutch startup SeaO2 has secured over 2 million in funding to accelerate the development of its Direct Ocean Capture (DOC) technology.
![RegTech start-up Customs Window closes 800k seed round to scale in UK [Video]](https://smallbizsage.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/mp_330334_0_customswindowlijpg.jpg)
Customs Window Technologies has closed an 800,000 seed funding round led by private and EIIS investors with the support of Enterprise Ireland High Potential
![Block Dojo: Empowering Philippines startups for future growth [Video]](https://smallbizsage.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/mp_329088_0_DavidAlmirolandSaturninoMejiajpg.jpg)
In this interview, DICT’s David Almirol and NDC’s Saturnino Mejia agreed that the Philippines is still developing its startup scene, but this may change as more venture builders enter the space.
![From New Zealand to Silicon Valley: Projectworks’ journey to global recognition [Video]](https://smallbizsage.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/mp_327750_0_ProjectworksMatthewHayterjpg.jpg)
Kiwi start-up Projectworks has wasted no time in building a US presence after its highly successful Series A funding round.
![When, why, and how to invest in your brand [Video]](https://smallbizsage.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/mp_327657_0_ScreenshotKingstonMarketingGroupnowMotherBearpng.png)
Presenter: Katie Curnutte, Nancy Poznoff, and Todd Olsen, Kingston Marketing Group (Current & Poznoff – co-founders; Olsen – senior VP of marketing) Topics: Fundamentals for Startups, Marketing, Training Posted: 10/28/2024
![Enterprise Ireland investment pushes Slick+ past 500,000 milestone [Video]](https://smallbizsage.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/mp_326490_0_SlickLIjpg.jpg)
Slick+, an Irish software start-up, has announced a significant funding milestone of 500,000, with 150,000 secured from Enterprise Ireland through its High
![Lilium faces insolvency as air taxi firm struggles to raise cash [Video]](https://smallbizsage.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/mp_325927_0_1070745341655040390572LiliumJet7SeaterNewYorkFlyoverRenderjpg.jpg)
German aerospace startup Lilium faces insolvency if it doesn’t raise emergency funding from the state government for the southeastern state of Bavaria.
![Aptera pushes deliveries to seek funds, timelines a ‘moving target’ [Video]](https://smallbizsage.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/mp_324160_0_Apteradeliveriespushedjpg.jpg)
While Aptera Motors continues to push forward with its production-intent (PI), solar EV builds ahead of production plans (hopefully) next year, and its timeline for initial customer deliveries is as cloudy as ever. The SEV startup quietly updated the estimated delivery timelines for all reservation holders, giving us an idea of where it stands in terms of scaled production. However, in speaking with Aptera, a lot of these numbers (for better or worse) depend on vital funding that has yet to be secured a common theme in the startup world.
![Wrksense secures 825,000 to grow recruitment platform [Video]](https://smallbizsage.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/mp_323375_0_wrksenselijpg.jpg)
Wrksense, an AI-driven HR tech start-up, has raised 825,000 in pre-seed funding with support from the Enterprise Ireland High Potential Start-Up (HPSU) fund.
![LabCentral Introduces New Funding Innovation Studio, a LabCentral Ignite Program, with Inaugural Launch Party & Sprint Showcase | PR Newswire [Video]](https://smallbizsage.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/mp_323164_0_606ef0e7e7afdimagejpg.jpg)
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Oct. 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — LabCentral, the premier Massachusetts-based network of coworking labs designed to accelerate high-potential biotech startups, today unveiled a critical new program, the Funding Innovation