Saturday 26 March 2022 | No. 26
XU Biweekly
THE PARTY IS ALMOST HERE
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By Rachael Powell
’M THRILLED TO ANNOUNCE THAT XEROCON IS RETURNING TO AUSTRALIA THIS YEAR. OUR UNMISSABLE EVENT FOR CLOUD ACCOUNTING AND BOOKKEEPING LEADERS FROM ACROSS AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND AND ASIA WILL BE HOSTED AT THE INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION CENTRE (ICC) ON DARLING HARBOUR, SYDNEY, ON 7-8 SEPTEMBER 2022.
host Australia’s next Xerocon two-and-ahalf long years ago at Xerocon Brisbane 2019. Since then, there’s been a lot of uncertainty around in-person events, which have been heavily impacted by restrictions and lockdowns. As a result, we’ve supported our partners virtually almost exclusively. While we’re grateful that technology has enabled us to connect with our...
We announced that Sydney would
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Expense Management startup Cape raises $33.1m to simplify spending control systems & eliminate expense reports
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EET CAPE, A NEW AU ST R A L I A N STARTUP THAT OFFERS AN EXPENSE MANAGEMENT PLATFORM ISSUING CORPORATE CHARGE CARDS, PRIMARILY FOCUSED ON HELPING THEIR BUSINESS CUSTOMERS SPEND SMARTER AND SAVE TIME AS OPPOSED TO GENERATING A QUICK BUCK FROM THEM.
Cape announced a $33.1m raise today, with funding from Aura Ventures, Investible, Scalare Partners, Mercury Capital and 15 business angels, including Stripe’s APAC Head of Startup practice, the founder of legaltech platform LegalVision & a handful of early Atlassian employees. Expense management is a famously frustrating area
of technology with broken processes that see employees continuously having to carry the burden of footing the bill for company purchases made on their personal card, usually because getting it through the corporate provided system is too much hassle. Many companies have...
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NOMINATIONS ARE OPEN
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OMINATE A WOMAN TODAY, TO RECOGNISE THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS IN 2021. WHETHER IT'S A WOMAN YOU WORK WITH, A WOMAN WHO INSPIRES YOU, OR A WOMAN WHO HAS MENTORED YOU.
ISSUE 30 OUT NOW
We first launched the 'Women inAccounting' initiative on International Women's Day in 2018, as a way to honor and recognize women who are driving change and creating opportunities for the next
generation within the Accounting and Bookkeeping industry. Since then, we've had over 1500 nominations globally and shared the stories of our 200 winners to date, and we can't wait to do the same this year. This year, we're focusing on celebrating the unique and diverse stories of women in our industry, striving towards personal and professional progress.
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