Dear Readers,  

Welcome to the August 2019 edition of Funding Strategies Connect!

During the past month we have conducted a number of Strategy Sessions for our clients. The purpose of these is to be clear on the business model moving forward as well as putting a Roadmap together to address business issues and determine critical programs of work that need to be undertaken for the company to meet its objectives. 

Once these initiatives are determined, the company can then understand the timing, resourcing and funding needed to implement the plans. 

Funding Strategies can help with these management systems as well as create and implement a Funding Strategy to support the Roadmap or business plan. 

If you would like to have a confidential discussion on your strategy and options please contact us. 

Flora and Mark recently had the opportunity to present at the "CRECCHKI International Market Talk: Australian Properties Update". We were delighted to receive their thank you note after the event! 

This edition of our newsletter includes:· 

• Updates from Guarda, Learn Primary, Instant Consult, Qponics and HighLow Fitness;
  
• Upcoming ACBC events.
  

As always, we invite you download our updated deal list from our website (log-in required, membership is free). 

For more information please contact us. 

Your Funding Strategies team!

Image below: The Funding Strategies team 

From left to right: Flora Mok, Laura Chen, 

Birgit Rainbird, Mark Rainbird, Eugenia Arrarte, Stephen Varty and Ken Freer.

About 

Funding Strategies 

Funding Strategies is a capital markets firm providing venture equity capital and finance services to small business and companies seeking capital for growth and expansion in the unlisted and pre-IPO capital markets. 

We specialise in creating and implementing successful funding and capital raising strategies for issuers, and provide investment opportunities in the high growth alternative asset space for investors.

We serve predominately private and public companies, and sophisticated investors, with a broad range of services. 

• Funding Strategies and Investor Ready Services
  
• Equity and Debt Capital Raisings
• Small Scale Offerings and Venture Capital
• Grant Funding
• Migration linked investment
• Mergers,Acquisitions and Divestments
  
• Strategic Trade Sales 
• Technology Commercialization
• Providing Opportunities for Investors
  
• Director and business advisory services
• Investment management
• Fund management services

Coming soon!

As part of our commitment to our investors and clients we are currently upgrading our website. I look forward to sharing the new version with you soon!  

 Instant Consult Update

• Round 2 Fully Subscribed

"We are very pleased to announce that Round 2 of our capital raise is fully subscribed. Just from our first announcement (only two months ago) to now, our patient base has grown by over 2,000 new users and our consult numbers have grown from 6,000 to over 8,000 consults to date."

• Growth

"Record breaking 1,100+ successful consults through Instant Consult in the month of July alone and an app update due to be released this month in August. Each month, the company is exceeding its previous month's consult count. As the patient base is growing by 27% each month on average, the consult count is increasing by 37% each month"

 Guarda Update

• Demand for Guarda Products Results in Sold Out Stock

"Key Highlights:

- Guarda Group prepares for the launch of two new products in September as Distributors worldwide await in readiness

- The Federal government confirms that the National Dust Disease Taskforce will begin work this month" 

• Guarda conducts impressive product demonstrations in the U.K.

"Key Highlights:

- The first production run of Guarda's two new products are mainly pre-sold and have arrived in Australia for final quality control checks before distribution

- Guarda's Head of R&D, conducts product demonstrations in the UK for a key Distributor and several industry influencers" 

 Qponics update

Progress in upgrading the algae farm in Brisbane

 HighLow Fitness update

Growth Exceeds Winter Expectations & New Site To Be Announced

"The growth we have experienced over these colder months exceeds our expectations. Our year on year data shows an impressive increase of more than 35%...The HighLow Fitness management team is working hard behind the scenes, looking at the company's 5th site".

 Learn Primary update

August 2019 Update and Announcements

"Over the last quarter Learn Primary has had significant achievements which the Company is pleased to share:

- Significant adoption across children and schools in Australia 
- Global Distribution Agreements 
- Local Distribution Agreement 
- Learn Primary named Top 10 EdTech Ventures in Asia Pacific"