Small businesses not doing enough to leverage tech to keep up with consumer...
Just 34 percent of small businesses (SMB) see attracting new customers as a primary role of technology within their business, a report has found, with 39 percent believing its most important function...
View ArticleOpen banking regime should be customer-focused and increase competition,...
Open banking will “revolutionise” Australia’s financial services sector by giving consumers the right to share their data to get themselves a better deal, Treasurer Scott Morrison said. The...
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How to save your startup from shutting down
By Dr Jeffrey Tobias The statistics can be very discouraging to aspiring entrepreneurs, but here it is: around 90 per cent of technology startups never make it to a successful exit, despite the...
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Brisbane fintech Cohort Go facilitates cheaper cross-border payments for...
Life as an international student can be difficult, with the day to day of navigating a new country and setting up a new life – opening a bank account, finding a place to live, getting health insurance,...
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Telstra-backed accelerator muru-D unveils fifth Sydney program cohort
Now in its fifth year, Telstra-backed accelerator program muru-D is still going strong, with the program running in Sydney, Melbourne, and Singapore, and as the River City Labs Accelerator in Brisbane...
View ArticleArc, hub for hardware-focused startups to open in Brisbane
With almost $270,000 in funding from the Federal Government’s Incubator Support program, Brisbane is next week set to open a dedicated hub for hardware-focused startups, Arc. Developed by Vektor...
View ArticleBallarat real estate platform NextAddress wants to bring transparency to the...
As Australia’s obsession with the property market has grown, the number of startups hoping to disrupt the sector with a new approach to the process of buying and selling property has grown, whether...
View ArticleWhy founders shouldn’t be ashamed about a failed business
By Gerard Holland There is a stigma about having an unsuccessful startup, as it can quickly go from excitedly telling others about your idea to explaining why you have moved back in with your parents....
View ArticleUniversity of Queensland appoints Chief Student Entrepreneur to guide fellow...
Following in the footsteps of the state government, which appointed Mark Sowerby as its inaugural Chief Entrepreneur a year ago and recently passed the title onto Steve Baxter, the University of...
View ArticleUnlockd CEO Matt Berriman steps down to deal with bipolar disorder
Matt Berriman, CEO of high-flying adtech startup Unlockd, has announced he is stepping down as chief of the company to look after his mental health. In an open letter posted to Medium today, Berriman...
View ArticleMicrosoft to launch ScaleUp program out of Sydney Startup Hub
Fresh off adding outgoing Fishburners CEO Annie Parker to its roster as its global head of startups, Microsoft has provided another boost to the Australian startup ecosystem, today announcing the...
View ArticleASX-listed software company LiveTiles raises $20 million in share placement
A few months on from announcing the establishment of its new Asia-Pacific headquarters in Geelong through a deal with the Victorian Government, ASX-listed software company LiveTiles has raised $20...
View ArticleHow to survive a Startup Weekend
By Shelli Trung Startup Weekend events are now a staple of Australia’s startup ecosystem. There were over 20 last year, ranging from agtech through to female founder events. It’s getting bigger too. By...
View ArticleCanberra cybersecurity startup Penten awarded $1.3 million contract to...
Canberra cybersecurity startup Penten has nabbed a $1.3 million innovation contract to develop a cryptography solution for the Australian Army. According to Minister for Defence Industry, Christopher...
View ArticleMelbourne-founded startup Arcade helps retailers keep sales staff engaged...
As nearly everyone who has ever worked in retail can attest, the job can be boring, repetitive, and testing when customers decide to try your patience, which can make staying engaged and giving it your...
View ArticleCoworking community CreativeCubes invests $4.8 million to bring Orange Theory...
From a precious handful less than a decade ago, coworking spaces are now booming across Australia: as well as spaces popping up across regional areas, Perth’s Flux has doubled in size, Brisbane is set...
View ArticleBrisbane hub River City Labs signs two year sponsorship deal with Bank of...
Having worked together on various projects for a few years, Bank of Queensland (BOQ) and Brisbane coworking community River City Labs have made their relationship official, announcing a two year...
View ArticleGetSwift shares resume trading on the ASX after three weeks suspended
After several weeks suspended, embattled logistics software company GetSwift has resumed trading on the ASX this morning. With its shares last valued at $2.92 on January 22 before suspension, GetSwift...
View ArticleReal estate startup Soho raises $1.65 million to accelerate product development
Real estate startup Soho has raised $1.65 million from BridgeLane Group as it looks to compete against the major players in the property listings space. This brings the total raised by the startup to...
View ArticleMelbourne verification startup Everproof raises $1.5 million seed round led...
Melbourne startup Everproof, whose platform digitises and verifies accreditations, has raised $1.5 million in a seed funding round led by Reinventure and Allectus Capital as it looks to expand its...
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