Sydney startup Muzaara helps ecommerce businesses analyse and optimise their...
As all the fretting over Amazon’s arrival in Australia has shown, competition in the retail sector – online and off – is fierce and retailers must be constantly on the front foot to ensure they’re at...
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Why Silicon Valley veteran Marcus Segal is heading to Sydney to share his...
Ask any startup founder how important it is to have successful entrepreneurs and tech veterans around them to share their insights and experiences, and they will tell you it’s crucial.When it comes to...
View ArticleWhy Silicon Valley veteran Marcus Segal is heading to Sydney to share his...
When it comes to mentors who have a wealth of insights to share, it’s hard to go past Marcus Segal, who Sydney entrepreneurs will get the chance to learn from as he makes his way down under for the...
View ArticleGovernment to introduce Consumer Data Right giving consumers open access to...
Australian consumers will have open access to their banking, energy, phone, and internet transactions and data under new legislation put forward by the Federal Government. The legislation will look to...
View ArticleMelbourne startup EatClub helps restaurants fill tables in quiet periods
The restaurant space in Australia is in good shape, with IbisWorld putting annual revenues at $20 billion and projecting annual growth of 3.5 percent. It would be interesting to see, however, what...
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Melbourne startup Mentorloop raises $725,000 from Blackbird, Rampersand as it...
Melbourne-founded Mentorloop, a platform making it easier for companies to run and measure internal mentoring programs, has raised $725,000 in funding from venture capital firms Blackbird Ventures,...
View ArticleMonash University and Bosch Australia partner to launch agtech facility in...
Monash University has partnered with Bosch Australia to create an agtech facility in Melbourne, which will work on the creation and testing of smart farming techniques. The development will sit on one...
View ArticleOnline lender MoneyMe raises $120 million securitisation facility as Waddle...
It’s been a big day for lending fintech startups, with consumer lender MoneyMe today announcing it has raised a $120 million asset-backed securitisation facility and business-focused lender Waddle has...
View ArticleMental health and the Australian startup ecosystem
Recent studies show that 49% of startup founders suffer from mental health issues. Given the size of that number it is concerning that as a startup ecosystem we don’t talk about mental health and its...
View ArticleAuckland-based startup Thematic raises US$1.2 million round led by Airtree...
Auckland-based SaaS platform Thematic today announced it has raised US$1.22 million (NZD$1.75 million/AUD$1.7 million) in seed funding to continue its international growth, with a focus on the US and...
View ArticleHealthtech startup ScalaMed wants to help patients manage their own...
Though one may think it makes sense for medical professionals to share information about patients, the reality is bureaucracy and the use of old-school tech tools and methods mean that, more often than...
View ArticleAustralia risks “getting left behind” if visa issues aren’t solved,...
In theory, the broad plan from the 2017 StartupAUS Crossroads report is simple: for Australia to compete internationally, it needs to produce larger numbers of startups; ensure some of these startups...
View ArticleNew Zealand startup Cove wants to help consumers manage their insurance...
Slowly but steadily, use of the humble chatbot is growing as they become increasingly sophisticated. According to a report from Grand View Research, the global chatbot market is expected to reach...
View ArticleNew Zealand drone startup Dotterel Technologies raises $500,000 to further...
Techstars Adelaide grad Dotterel Technologies, a startup developing noise reduction and audio recording technology for drones, has raised $500,000 in funding from investors including Korea’s ESV, the...
View ArticleSydney startup :Different has developed a fixed-fee residential property...
As Australia’s obsession with the property market has continued to develop, 2017 has seen the launch of a number of fixed-fee real estate agent or sales platforms enabling owners to either sell their...
View ArticleDisability support platform Hireup takes out first place in Deloitte...
Sydney startup Hireup, an online platform looking to change the way Australians with a disability find, hire, and manage their home care and support workers, has come out in first place in this year’s...
View ArticleSouth Australia turns on Tesla battery ahead of schedule
From a bet made on Twitter just a few short months ago, Tesla has switched on the world’s biggest lithium ion battery in South Australia, in time for both the first day of summer and making good on...
View ArticleCatch Group and Lux Group swap retail and travel brands and form new joint...
With the local ecommerce landscape having shifted overnight with the official launch of Amazon in Australia, ecommerce businesses Catch Group and Lux Group have today announced the swapping of several...
View ArticleMelbourne startup Feastively is taking on the meal kit delivery market with...
For the time poor, having eggs on toast or succumbing to the lure of UberEats or Deliveroo easily beats the time and effort it takes to cook a healthy dinner each night. Looking to edge out the...
View ArticleYork Butter Factory expands Melbourne footprint with acquisition of coworking...
Fresh off the launch of its Sydney space Hoist, Melbourne-founded coworking community York Butter Factory has acquired fellow Melbourne coworking space Teamsquare. With the acquisition, the York Butter...
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