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Perth startup Agworld lets farmers manage crop production cycles through the...
Farming may seem simple to us naive city folk, but make no mistake: it’s getting increasingly high-tech as the agricultural industry figures out new, better ways to cope with and manage trying...
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Startup BarBooks demonstrates there is value to creating platforms for small...
As a general rule, I would argue that Australians wanting to create global technology companies need to think bigger. Although there are a growing number of home-grown companies that do just that like...
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The rising popularity of Impact Investing means less barriers to funding for...
Melbourne-based Geoff Gourley worked in the corporate world most his life, making money so that he could buy houses and cars. He was doing well financially until he realised that he wasn't very happy...
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Seedstars investment prize pool is $1.5 million this year with the additions...
On July 18th this year, Seedstars World, one of the most prominent global seed-stage startup competitions is returning again to Sydney to check out the local technology ecosystem. This is the third...
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Digital cricket platform CricHQ raises US$10 million from Singapore based...
Wellington based startup CricHQ announced yesterday afternoon that it had secured US$10 million (NZ$14.3 million) in funding from Singaporean private equity firm Tembusu Partners. The funding will help...
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Startups in creative industries invited to pitch to investors at Creative3...
Startups in the creative industries have been called on to pitch at the third annual Creative3 Pitch, an event connecting creative startups with early stage investors. The competition, to be held in...
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Kano wants to help kids learn how to put together a computer and then program it
The future of the tech industry lies in getting kids interested in computers, specifically in getting kids interested in coding. Of course, getting kids interested enough to want to learn anything...
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LeadPages closes $27 million Series B round, but has not yet spent money...
Lead generation platform LeadPages has announced the raising of a $27 million Series B round, led by Drive Capital with participation from Foundry Group and Arthur Ventures. This latest raise brings...
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Australian startup Flirtey and NASA team to execute the first FAA-approved...
The vision at Flirtey has always been to transform four key industries through the use of drone technology: Humanitarian, Online Retail, Food and Courier Delivery. The company has been actively rolling...
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Adelaide startup Little Birdy is leveraging ibeacon technology to enhance the...
There’s nothing worse than spending time getting ready for a night out only to arrive at a venue and find that it’s full or, worse, that there’s absolutely no atmosphere. Adelaide startup Little Birdy...
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Sydney startup Boxbird picks up where Rocket Internet’s SpaceWays left off
Launching online self storage startups seems to be all the rage this year, with Rocket Internet-backed SpaceWays launching in Australia in February, and Melbourne-based competitor Boxly following soon...
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StartupAUS appoints Peter Bradd as its first CEO
Peter Bradd, founding director of StartupAUS, has today been appointed as the organisation's first CEO, with Andrew Larsen joining the organisation's board and Steve Baxter giving up his board role to...
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Brisbane startup StreetEats wants to streamline the street food scene by...
One of the best parts about festivals and special events is the incredible food: restaurants set up stalls next to food trucks, who work next to nan and pop stalls making traditional food from...
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You can’t sit with us: Do coaches and MLMs have a place in the startup...
I recently came across an interesting thread on the public Facebook group Sydney Startups. The group, which has over 2,600 members and is run by local entrepreneur and Ruby on Rails developer James...
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Tech in Asia raises $4 million to build more features for its community
Tech in Asia, an online news site covering startup and tech news across Asia, has announced that it has raised $4 million in funding. The raise was led by the SB ISAT Fund, a $50 million venture fund...
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Source Legal Online wants to lower barriers to legal services through a...
The legal industry is famous for its traditions and formality and, as a result, doesn’t exactly have a reputation for innovation. Of course, there a handful of legal professionals working in the...
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Stockspot: A flagship investment for FinTech venture capitalists, the Heap...
Yesterday, Stockspot, Australia's first automated investment advisor and fund manager, announced that it had raised an additional $1.25 million in funding as it continues to grow and expand its...
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Divvy Parking raises $2.5 million Series A round to expand its team
Sydney startup Divvy Parking, which allows individuals and businesses to lease out parking spaces to drivers, has today announced the closing of a $2.5 million Series A round. This brings the total...
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Bionic Vision Technologies looking to raise $10 million to fund clinical...
Bionic Vision Technologies, an Australian company creating devices to restore vision to the blind, is looking to raise $10 million to fund clinical trials of a new bionic eye implant on up to 20...
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Veil Hijab has created a climate-adapting hijab to keep Muslim women cool and...
From the waterproof to heat resistant, technology has been innovating our clothing for years. While the hijab and other items worn by Muslim women have become more fashionable than the stereotype would...
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