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Startup hub Runway Geelong opens its doors and announces first bootcamp...
Runway Geelong, the regional startup hub and accelerator program backed by LaunchVic, officially opened its doors this week at the old industrial Federal Woollen Mills site and revealed the 13 early...
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Startup analysis platform Oddup raises US$6 million Series A to expand across...
Hong Kong-based startup research and analytics platform Oddup has announced today that it has raised US$6 million (AU$8 million) in a Series A round led by Indian media giant The Times Group, which...
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Adelaide’s My Home Watch is a home check up service keeping the traveler’s...
The days before going away on a trip are usually full of last-minute shopping for travel essentials and other organisational tasks, such as begging a friend or family member to house sit or come and...
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Invigor acquires Singapore-based shopper engagement startup Sprooki
ASX-listed data intelligence company Invigor has announced today its acquisition of Singapore-based Sprooki in an all-scrip – or all-shares – deal worth a total consideration of $10 million. Four...
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Healthcare review startup Whitecoat appoints former NAB chief Cameron Clyne...
Sydney-based healthtech startup Whitecoat has announced the appointment of Cameron Clyne, former CEO of National Australian Bank (NAB) as its inaugural chairman. Also the chairman of the Australian...
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How to get Chinese investors interested in your startup
They’re our biggest trade customer and have a market economy worth more than AU$10 trillion, but China is no longer just interested in our trade. They’re interested in our startups. Both the Australian...
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Airtasker and Unions NSW come to agreement on minimum rates and workers’...
Workplace laws and unions have struggled to keep up with the gig economy, which has risen to prominence over the last few years thanks to tech companies working via the independent contractor model...
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Sydney startup SnackableTV is creating a streaming platform for short form...
As you may have noticed on your Facebook feed, video is everywhere, and brands are taking notice. According to data from eMarketer, digital video ad spending in the US is predicted to reach US$28...
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Deakin University’s DeakinCo partners with Cann10 to run Medicinal Cannabis...
DeakinCo, the commercial arm of Deakin University, has partnered with Cann10 Australia to launch the Medicinal Cannabis Leadership Program in Melbourne, an education program for medicinal cannabis. The...
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zipMoney partners with Shopify to roll out buy now, pay later solution to...
ASX-listed Sydney fintech zipMoney has announced a strategic partnership with global ecommerce tool Shopify, which will see the startup’s digital wallet solution rolled out to Shopify’s network of...
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How to spread your risk as an angel investor
All investment is about risk and reward. The higher the risk, the higher the potential reward – and, of course, the potential for failure. This potential for failure seems to be where many investors...
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Telstra expands muru-D accelerator to Melbourne and launches open IoT lab
Four years on from launching its muru-D accelerator program in Sydney and taking it to Singapore, Brisbane, and Perth, Telstra has announced its expansion to Melbourne, setting up a program out of its...
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Victorian budget delivers $45 million for digital connectivity across...
The new Victorian Budget has delivered fresh funding for the state’s various tech efforts, with Treasurer Tim Pallas allocating $90 million to help “attract private sector investment and job creation,...
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Audacious Digital is helping to develop Toowoomba’s SMB landscape by getting...
Growing up, Julie Boulton dreamed of being a brain surgeon, because she was fascinated by the way humans work. A couple of years into her medical degree, however, she was diagnosed with a brain...
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Audacious Digital is helping to develop Toowoomba’s SMB landscape by getting...
Growing up, Julie Boulton dreamed of being a brain surgeon, because she was fascinated by the way humans work. A couple of years into her medical degree, however, she was diagnosed with a brain...
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Indigenous-led DHive innovation hub opens in Cairns as Darwin space receives...
DHive, an Indigenous-led hub looking to engage minorities in the digital and innovation economies, has opened in Cairns. A ‘Digital Social Impact Venture’, the hub has a focus on inclusion, aiming to...
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Airbnb management service Hometime wants to take the stress out of hosting
Australia is a huge market for Airbnb, with NSW a particularly strong growth centre. It’s so popular, in fact, that a report released by Deloitte earlier this year found Sydney had jumped from 10th in...
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Slingshot reveals first HR Tech accelerator cohort
HR Tech, the human resources and recruitment accelerator program run by Slingshot, has revealed its first cohort, with five startups and seven scaleups to take part in the program. The 12 week...
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Shadow Treasurer Chris Bowen makes the “case for innovation” in speech at...
Shadow Treasurer Chris Bowen delivered a scathing assessment of the government’s innovation efforts at Sydney fintech hub Stone and Chalk today as he pleaded Labor’s own “case for innovation”. Flanked...
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Adelaide company Xped wants to make it easier to get onto the Internet of Things
Depending on which analysts you ask, the number of devices that will be connected to the Internet of Things (IoT) by 2020 could be anything from 20 billion to 50 billion. Whatever the exact figure...
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