Campaign Monitor CEO Alex Bard announces resignation
Following the resignation of Gerd Schenkel as CEO of fintech company Tyro last week, another high-profile Australian startup has lost a chief executive, with Campaign Monitor’s Alex Bard today...
View ArticleFederal Government committee finds Australian STEM education is on a “decay...
A Federal Government committee has warned that there must be more investment in quality STEM education if Australia is to turn back the “decay curve” of STEM-capable students and grow its “nascent but...
View ArticleNSW Budget focuses on regional investment and improving government’s digital...
Thanks in part to the government’s sale of public assets, NSW Treasurer Dominic Perrottet has delivered a surplus of $4.5 billion in his first state Budget, along with a strong focus on regional...
View ArticleFintech startup Simply Wall St raises $2.4 million in funding from users
Sydney fintech startup Simply Wall St has announced the raising of $2.4 million in funding from its user base, which has now grown to 100,000 users across five global markets. The funding came from 11...
View ArticleHow to bootstrap your startup’s early marketing
When we started Sleeping Duck, we had a tiny amount of bootstrapped capital that we had raised from running some online retail businesses. When it came to solving that great first question that any...
View ArticleData Governance Australia releases draft Code for responsible data use
As the average consumer’s use of technology grows, so too does the data they produce through various apps and services – with 2.5 quintillion bytes of data created every day, 90 percent of the data in...
View ArticleMelbourne edutech startup Verso Learning raises $2 million for US expansion
Melbourne edutech startup Verso Learning, which looks to assist teachers both in the classroom and with their own professional learning and development, has raised a $2 million Series A round led by...
View ArticleHow health insurer HCF found opportunities for collaboration with aged care...
According to the Australia’s Health 2016 report, Australia’s health expenditure hit $155 billion in 2013-14, or 9.8 percent of the country’s GDP; this was up from $150 billion in 2012-13, and almost...
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Catch Group launches travel platform Bon Voyage to give consumers access to...
A few weeks on from announcing a rebrand of its flagship marketplace, Catch Group has launched Bon Voyage, a platform allowing travellers to find and book luxury travel experiences. Launched in...
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Qantas announces startups and scaleups taking part in AVRO accelerator
Qantas has revealed the cohort of startups and scaleups taking part in its first Avro accelerator program, run in partnership with Slingshot Accelerator. The 12 week program will see six startups and...
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How health insurer HCF found opportunities for collaboration with aged care...
According to the Australia’s Health 2016 report, Australia’s health expenditure hit $155 billion in 2013-14, or 9.8 percent of the country’s GDP; this was up from $150 billion in 2012-13, and almost...
View ArticleLogistics company GetSwift raises $24 million to explore new verticals
Melbourne logistics company GetSwift, which raised $5 million through an ASX listing last December, has raised $24 million from a collection of US-based and local investors, including IFM Investors,...
View ArticleSouth Australian budget allocates further $60 million to Investment...
The South Australian government has allocated $60 million over four years to its Investment Attraction Agency (IASA) in its 2017-18 Budget, which aims to attract new businesses to South Australia,...
View ArticleHow your creative tech startup can cut through the noise
Creative tech: it’s a term that is relatively new to our startup scene. But just because the industry is still growing in Australia doesn’t mean that your startup can’t benefit from what creative tech...
View ArticleSeven Network partners with St. George to launch esports league and gaming show
The Seven Network has announced a new partnership with St George Bank that will see the organisations work together to launch screenPLAY, a new omni-channel focused on gaming and esports content....
View ArticleMelbourne app Parachuute helps parents organise carpooling for all their...
The majority of parents would surely say that it’s good for their kids to take part in a variety of after school activities when they’re young, from learning an instrument to playing a sport, joining a...
View ArticleAustralia Post appoints Blackmores chief Christine Holgate as new Managing...
As incumbent Ahmed Fahour gears up to depart in July, Australia Post has today announced that current Blackmores chief executive, Christine Holgate will take over as managing director and Group CEO in...
View ArticleMusic streaming service Pandora to shut down Australia and New Zealand...
Just after announcing the resignation of its cofounder and CEO Tim Westergren, music streaming service Pandora is understood to be shuttering its operations around Australia and New Zealand, its...
View ArticleAustralia ranks fifth globally for adoption of fintech services, report finds
Australia is a leading market globally for adoption of new financial services technologies, according to a report from Ernst & Young, with a particular focus on money transfer and payment services....
View Article‘The New Hustle’ documentary follows life for Vinomofo, Canva, SafetyCulture...
Forget government and investor support for the local startup ecosystem – in today’s world, you haven’t made it until you’ve got a reality show or documentary covering your every move. Highlighting the...
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