Startup Daily 7th March: Pre-seed raise, women's day & equity crowdfunding

Tasmanian carbon accounting platform Sumday has raised $2 millkion in a pre-Seed round backed by VC fund Blackbird and Canva cofounder Cameron Adams. Sumday helps accountants to provide carbon accounting services to clients. To tell us more, cofounder Jessica Richmond joins Simon. With International Women’s Day tomorrow, and the UN calling for a safer, more inclusive & more equitable digital future. The founder and CEO of cyber security startup Avertro had some points to make on LinkedIn this week around appearing on conference panels when they don’t feature any women. He joins Simon to elaborate. Sticking with the crowdfunding theme, there’s a new CSF platform on the block and its name is Swarmer, which is also offering an exclusive investor pipeline, The Apiary, before deals hit the mainstream market. To tell us more, Swarmer founder Roseanne Healy joins Simon.