Victorian startups have raised $790 million in funding across 510 deals since...
Victorian startups have raised a combined total of $790 million in funding over the last five years, according to a database compiled by the Victorian Government’s independent startup body, LaunchVic....
View Article[VIDEO] Toowoomba’s Canvas Coworking was built according to the Boulder Thesis
Beyond the ping pong tables, coworking spaces are all about community and the connections they help people make – and for most spaces, it all starts with the founders. And so it is in Toowoomba, where...
View ArticleMYOB acquires Reckon’s Accountants Practice Management division for $180 million
Cloud accounting software provider MYOB is set to acquire the Accountants Practice Management division of competitor Reckon for $180 million in cash. The division provides practice software solutions...
View ArticleHow to go from startup idea to execution
Peter: “I’ve got a billion dollar idea. Let’s build an app.” Me: “What sort of app?” Peter: “That’s where you come in.” This conversation with a friend took place about three years ago. Unfortunately,...
View ArticleOptus launches Yes Business platform to help small businesses connect and...
With a survey of its small business (SMB) customers finding 61 percent feel isolated in running their business, Optus has launched Yes Business, an online platform to connect SMB owners to each other...
View ArticleMelbourne’s BetterView aims to help job candidates showcase their skills...
With competition in the job market high, it’s becoming increasingly harder for candidates to stand out – cue the stories about impersonating a Postmates delivery person in order to deliver a donut box...
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How Sydney’s startup ecosystem is working to climb up the global rankings
Sydney can go head to head with any international city when it comes to lifestyle, culture, education, and a whole host of other features, given it’s regularly ranked in the top 10 of the World’s Most...
View ArticleSydney startup Kusaga Athletic is creating eco-friendly activewear
With the rise of fast fashion in Australia has come a steadily growing resistance, with more consumers putting more thought behind the clothes and other assorted products they buy and where they have...
View ArticleFull-time gender pay gap “trending down” but women still earning just 78...
The full-time gender pay gap may be “trending down”, but men still take home an average of $26,527 more than women each year, according to the latest gender equality scorecard from the Workplace Gender...
View ArticleBlue Sky VC participates in US$65 million Series B round for Thailand’s...
Blue Sky Venture Capital has upped its stake in Thailand-based aCommerce, a company helping brands set up ecommerce platforms in Southeast Asia, participating in the company’s US$65 million Series B...
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Melbourne dating app Spota wants to help users break the ice in real life
It has truly never been easier to find a dating app or site suited to your unique tastes in people and how you like to meet them, but if none of the hundreds out there are working for you, never fear,...
View ArticleSydney fintech Douugh raises $2.5 million seed round and partners with US...
Sydney-founded, San Francisco-based fintech startup Douugh has closed a $2.5 million seed funding round and landed a partnership with US bank, Choice Financial. With Choice Financial also investing in...
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SMBs awarded 75 percent of government’s tech contracts over the last year
Australian small and medium sized businesses (SMBs) were awarded more than 75 percent of the Federal Government’s $50 million in technology contracts since the launch of its Digital Marketplace in...
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Startup Muster 2017 finds almost 36 percent of founders were born outside...
With perhaps its quickest turnaround yet, the results of this year’s Startup Muster survey are in and, as always, make for an interesting read. Conducted across July and August, a total of 2214...
View ArticleQuantify Technology raises $5 million to accelerate development of its IoT...
Western Australia’s Quantify Technology, an ASX-listed company working to create hardware and software products in the Internet of Things sphere, has completed an institutional placement to raise $5...
View ArticleSouth Australian government launches $2 million fund to build Adelaide games...
The South Australian government has launched a $2 million fund to help build a games development hub in Adelaide, which will be operated by national network Game Plus, which also runs a games hub in...
View ArticleUniversity of Queensland launches Hype Spin Lab Accelerator for sportstech...
Sport. It has long held a special place for most individuals living in this great nation of ours, and so it should – we have some of the best in the world and for our size and population always tend to...
View ArticleLiveTiles announces deal with Victorian Government to establish Asia Pacific...
Australia-founded, New York-headquartered software company LiveTiles has announced an agreement with the Victorian Government that will see it establish its Asia-Pacific HQ and a Global Innovation...
View ArticleFrench startup Wonder.legal launches in Australia to provide businesses and...
Many of us have likely, at some point, wanted to send a noisy neighbour a sternly-worded letter from a lawyer urging them to keep quiet or face the consequences, only to realise that the half an hour...
View ArticleUNSW partners with Allens to launch Hub for Technology, Law, and Innovation
The University of NSW (UNSW), law firm Allens, and the Law Society of NSW are teaming up in a bid to prepare the legal system for the challenges presented by technological advancements. Allens will...
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