Cashrewards and Property Exchange Australia make top 10 of Tech Fast 500 APAC...
Two Australian companies and a Kiwi startup have made it into the top 10 of this year’s Tech Fast 500 Asia Pacific list from Deloitte. Cashrewards, last month named the winner of the Australian Tech...
View ArticleGovernment awards first commercialisation grants to researchers and SMEs...
A researcher at Charles Sturt University working to create environmentally sustainable solutions for the Murray-Darling Basin is among the first recipients of a commercialisation grant from the...
View ArticleLike Minded Bitches has grown to support 24,000 women in business globally
When Startup Daily first wrote about Like Minded Bitches Drinking Wine in early February, the group was just a few months old. It had been formed by Jane Lu of Showpo and Gen George of OneShift the...
View ArticleCSIRO launches $200 million Innovation Fund to commercialise research
The government has launched the CSIRO Innovation Fund, a $200 million fund that will look to commercialise research generated at the organisation and other publicly-funded bodies. Bill Bartee,...
View ArticleDesigning our digital life: how UX designers are shaping our modern reality
Can you read this OK? Is the typeface large enough? Is the backlight on your screen bright enough? How responsive is your screen or mouse when you scroll down the page? Are the banners and menus...
View ArticleThe Stitch Up to pitch at River City Labs after winning inaugural...
It is now widely accepted that for Australia to develop a culture of entrepreneurship, we need to encourage young people to think entrepreneurially and consider business ownership a viable career path....
View ArticleAdvance Queensland announces Hot DesQ program participants and launch of...
As it pushes to make Queensland a top destination for interstate and international tech talent, the Queensland Government has this week announced the first 25 participants in its Hot DesQ program and...
View ArticleSimple Pixels is helping regional business owners embrace the digital economy
It was a desire to find a way to stay in Wagga Wagga rather than having to move into the city to find work that led Peter Swan to launch web design agency Simple Pixels two years ago. Related posts:...
View ArticleGoDaddy acquires WPCurve, second Aussie startup to be used to strengthen its...
If any Australian-founded company embodies the lean startup mentality it would be WPCurve. It was in June 2013, lamenting over his two previous failed attempts at building a startup, that...
View ArticleHow Nimble grew from a Gold Coast storefront into an online fintech platform
At 11 years old, Nimble is now one of the oldest players in the burgeoning market. Unlike most of the new kids on the block, however, who are working from tech hubs in Sydney and Melbourne, the veteran...
View ArticleToowoomba farm management software startup AgData named 2016 Regional Online...
Toowoomba company AgData, which has created a suite of farm management and accounting solutions for the agricultural industry, has been named the the winner of this year’s Regional Online Heroes...
View ArticleEcommerce platform Furniture and Me lets consumers customise the design of...
Customisation seems to be all the rage in the ecommerce space right now, with the likes of Mon Purse, The Daily Edited, and Shoes of Prey winning customers over by giving them the ability to stamp...
View ArticleWhat the Australian startup landscape can learn from Y Combinator
There has been a paradigm shift in Australia’s startup sector in the last few years. Just five years ago, there were a handful of pioneers dedicated to supporting the development of tech startups....
View ArticleQueensland cars platform ApprovalBuddy has created an end-to-end buying process
Australians are only a short wait away from being able to order a luscious, cheese-crusted pizza online and have it hover to their doorstep via drone, so it is no surprise that a service has now...
View ArticleUniversity of South Australia names winners of latest Venture Catalyst seed...
In line with the first anniversary of University of South Australia’s Innovation and Collaboration Centre (ICC), three student-formed startups have been named the winners of this year’s Venture...
View ArticleAccelerator program for women-led startups SheStarts reveals first cohort
After a bootcamp and input from the public through an open voting process, the 10 women-led startups taking part in the first SheStarts accelerator program have been revealed. With the six month...
View ArticleBrisbane edutech startup GO1 raises $4 million to accelerate global expansion
Brisbane-based edutech startup GO1, which helps organisations create online training and elearning programs for staff, has raised $4 million in funding from a mix of new and existing investors. Putting...
View ArticleFederal, state, and local governments collaborate to announce Townsville City...
With a view to positioning Townsville as a gateway to northern Australia and Asia, the Australian Government, Queensland Government and Townsville City Council have signed the first City Deal to grow...
View ArticleBMY Group launches $50 million fund to connect Chinese investors with...
BMY Group, a wealth management and corporate advisory firm assisting Chinese investors with opportunities in the Australian market, has announced the launch of a $50 million fund it will look to invest...
View ArticleEcommerce platform Thankly is looking to bring the personal touch back to...
Despite the rise of technology, a personal touch still goes a long way in business. The simple thank you note is an old classic, but finding the time to write a note and send it can be difficult....
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