Australian startups in the media
In the last five years, the landscape of business media has changed significantly – prior to 2012 tech coverage was heavily focused on ICT players at the top end of town. In fact, words like ‘startup’...
View ArticleGlass Ceiling Episode 4 – Benjamin Chong from Right Click Capital
Benjamin Chong has been building and investing in online businesses for 15 years now, and currently, holds a whole host of jobs. Among them, he is the cofounder and partner at Right Click Capital, and...
View ArticleAgtech segments which have raised the most funding in Australia
Thanks to the launch of accelerator programs such as SproutX, the agtech sector in Australia is set to expand. The program, the first of its kind in Australia to focus on agtech startups, kicked off...
View ArticleLinkedIn MD of ANZ Matt Tindale said the Talent Unleashed Awards highlight...
Ask any entrepreneur who has taken part in the Talent Unleashed Awards about the benefits of being involved and it is almost guaranteed one of the first things they will mention is the Talent Unleashed...
View ArticleStats around AgTech in Australia show potential lack of diversity as sector...
The Australian AgTech sector has been flagged as having the potential to grow into a $100 billion industry by 2030. If the seed investment rounds into early players in the sector such as The Yeild, and...
View Article[VIDEO] Go inside KPMG’s Sydney Innovation Lab
Despite what the startup world may think, many corporates do know they need to work out what ‘innovation’ means and how to do it if they want to survive the wave of disruption that’s upon them. The...
View ArticleTreasurer Scott Morrison warns tech sector must better communicate benefits...
Federal Treasurer Scott Morrison warned a gathering of ICT professionals today that the sector must do more to explain the benefits of leveraging technology to the wider population if Australia is to...
View Article[VIDEO] Go inside KPMG’s Sydney Innovation Lab
Despite what the startup world may think, many corporates do know they need to work out what ‘innovation’ means and how to do it if they want to survive the wave of disruption that’s upon them. The...
View ArticleLearn how to build a powerful personal brand with Launch Group founder Fleur...
Thanks to social media, it has never been easier for individuals and companies to connect with a large audience directly, shaping and communicating their message in their own words rather than having...
View ArticleOnline furniture retailer Brosa raises $5 million Series B to expand...
Melbourne-based online furniture retailer Brosa has announced the closing of a $5 million Series B round, with funding coming from existing backer AirTree Ventures, BMY Group, and Bailador Technology...
View ArticleHome services marketplace UrbanYou acquires HomeHello to expand into Brisbane
Sydney-founded home services marketplace UrbanYou has announced the acquisition of HomeHello, an on-demand marketplace for customers seeking domestic cleaning services, for an undisclosed fee. UrbanYou...
View ArticleInternational Volunteer HQ’s Dan Radcliffe loves the Talent Unleashed Awards’...
With such a focus on securing venture capital funding and global domination, it can sometimes seem that the startup space will pursue fast growth ahead of all else. While these kinds of businesses may...
View Article‘ConstructionTech’ solutions could add $25 billion of value year on year to...
Given construction operates with some of the thinnest profit margins of any industry, startups have little hope of disrupting established players in the space, but there is significant scope for...
View ArticleSouth Australian Government opens applications for global incubators and...
The South Australian Government is calling for applications from global accelerator and incubators to manage local programs as part of the state government’s recently-announced $4 million Space...
View Article[VIDEO] A chat with Petra Stirling of Gilbert + Tobin Lawyers on corporate...
Startup Daily recently teamed up with Spark Festival and General Assembly to hold our first ‘Tech on Toast’, a breakfast chat for corporate innovators. The morning saw Mat Beeche sit down for a chat...
View ArticleTech and Finance entrepreneurs dominate this year’s Young Rich List
Of the 100 names on this year’s Young Rich List, published by the Australian Financial Review, exactly half of them made their wealth in the finance and technology sectors – a seismic change from that...
View ArticleThe Room Xchange connects guests to those with a spare room in exchange for...
Though Airbnb may have normalised the practice staying in a stranger’s house, various groups have been doing it for much longer – think nannies, for example. Looking to bring the idea of staying in...
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