Value of Australia’s sharing economy hits $15 billion, while concerns around...
The value of Australia’s sharing economy is expected to hit $55 billion across the next five years, having risen from $14.5 billion to over $15.1 billion in six months thanks to over two thirds of...
View ArticleOnline beauty retailer Adore Beauty buys back 25 percent stake from Woolworths
Melbourne online beauty retailer Adore Beauty has bought back the 25 percent stake it sold to Woolworths less than two years ago, with founder Kate Morris saying “our respective goals and priorities...
View ArticleMelbourne-based Milanote is a UX-focused planning platform for creatives
Content. It’s the business we are in here at Shoe String Media. Speaking from experience, when you are disorganised and try to juggle client demands with daily editorial like we do, being disorganised...
View ArticleAuckland broadcasting platform Spalk wants to democratise sports commentating
Depending on who you ask, the fact that the internet has democratised many an industry previously reserved for accredited professionals is either fantastic or one of the worst things to happen to...
View ArticleNSW Government announces inaugural board of the Sydney School of...
The NSW government has announced today the inaugural board for the Sydney School of Entrepreneurship (SSE), which will be chaired by former University of New South Wales (UNSW) President and...
View ArticleSydney startup PickMyRide has a designated driver get riders and their car...
The discussion around drink driving in Australia has shifted over the last few years; advertising around the issue used to focus more on the consequences, from being caught by police conducting breath...
View ArticleCampaign Monitor wants to help small businesses grow by harnessing data
Email marketing software company Campaign Monitor has, for the most part, been quietly plugging away since its founding in the Sutherland Shire, in south-eastern Sydney, in 2004. Ten years later, the...
View ArticleIntroducing Paddock Chat, a new podcast focusing on regional startups and...
As part of our initiative focused on building a stronger connection between metro and regional-based startups and business owners, the team at Startup Daily will be launching a new podcast this Friday...
View ArticleSydney edutech Mathspace lands deal to offer platform to Hong Kong’s...
In a big week for startups in the education sector following the launch of the first EduGrowth accelerator intake yesterday, Sydney company Mathspace has announced its landing of a deal with the Hong...
View ArticleCairns app DoTalk enables multi-lingual messaging through instant translation
Studying French through high school and university and then spending a year in France on exchange, language tools like Google Translate were my best friends, helping me decipher what it was that my...
View ArticleMYOB to acquire payment processing provider Paycorp for $48 million
Accounting software company MYOB has announced its intent to acquire Paycorp, a payment processing provider, for $48 million. The deal is expected to close in April. The announcement was made in hand...
View ArticleBringing the traditional Startup Weekend back to Sydney
Fintech investment firm H2 Ventures has announced that it will be running its second Sydney Startup Weekend next week, from Friday March 3rd to Sunday March 5th, at the recently opened WeWork coworking...
View ArticleJemma Birrell joins publishing startup Tablo as its new Creative Director
For those of you unfamiliar with the work of Jemma Birrell, she is renowned in publishing circles for being the driving force that turned the Sydney Writers Festival (SWF) into the biggest literary...
View ArticleHow to make the most of the San Francisco landing pad experience
It’s the dream of many tech founders to spend some time in Silicon Valley, and a few months ago my startup, RefLIVE, was offered a place in the Austrade Landing Pad in San Francisco. Working out of...
View ArticleQueensland startup MiGym helps people sign up for and manage their gym...
For those new to #shredding, finding the right gym can be difficult. The rise of chains means memberships are cheaper than ever, however low cost can mean losing access to classes, and for those that...
View ArticleCorporate accelerator Slingshot expanding into Queensland with Brisbane and...
Following its first foray up north through its support of the Baryamal program last year, corporate accelerator Slingshot is set to officially establish itself in Queensland, gaining the state...
View ArticleKPMG Australia launches High Growth Ventures practice to offer startups...
KPMG is adding to its startup efforts, announcing the launch of a new High Growth Ventures practice in Australia to be led by Amanda Price, formerly vice president of innovation for Advance and founder...
View ArticleHow to find the right mentor
In my early days as a sailor, one of my mentors told me that anyone can learn to be a sailor, but no one can teach you to be a seaman. Seaman are made through years of experience on the open ocean in...
View ArticleNSW startup Youcamp lets campers rent out spots on private land
It may be hard for some of us (me) to imagine, but there are those among us who, when going away, like to spend their time outside, at one with nature. The good old caravan park has been giving these...
View ArticleCode for Victoria II to place female tech talent in government departments to...
Promising women designers, programmers, and user experience experts will be given the opportunity to effect change within Victoria’s public sector thanks to a $450,000 investment from the state...
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