Superloop CEO slams Australian govt tech policies
[1] Superloop chief executive Daniel Abrahams says Australian tech entrepreneurs are thriving despite of the government’s tech legislation. [2] Because Australia is lagging behind regional I...
Bitcoin winners starting to break free: CoinJar founder
[1] CoinJar’s founder Asher Tan says winners and losers have been selected from the first batch of bitcoin startups. [2] CoinJar is a Melbourne startup based in the UK provides bitcoin exchange...
Peer-to-peer car sharing start-up raising $1.8m
[1] With expansion in mind, Sydney-based car sharing start-up Car Next Door is looking to raise between $1.2 and $1.8 million in funding. [2] Car Next Door allows users to share out their car when itâ...
NAB to establish $50 million innovation fund
[1] National Australia Bank (NAB) has announced plans to establish a $50 million fund aimed at delivering access to new technology and focus on mobile platforms, payments and data. [2] The ventures fu...
NSW to build its own myGov
[1] The NSW government will soon launch a digital profile, following the same sort of ‘single view’ online transaction capability established by the Commonwealth’s myGov service. [2] The digital...
Australia-wide missing persons matching system to go live next week
[1] CrimTrac, Australia’s law enforcement information-sharing agency, is set to switch on a new system that will allow Australian police to compare human remains to long-time missing persons. [2] Th...
CommBank cranks up mobile wallet experience with new apps
[1] The Commonwealth Bank has launched two new features – loyalty and a CommBank Offers app – taking the mobile wallet experience a notch higher. [2] The new loyalty feature enables consum...
Brisbane YC startup GO1 raises $1 million from Tank Stream Ventures and Steve Baxter
[1] GO1, has been continually receiving great news through its newly closed $US1 million ($A1.36 million) investment round; plus, they’re working hard towards finishing the Y Combinator’s ...
Preparation, practice and persistence – the perfect pitch recipe
[1]Â Edrolo co-founder Duncan Anderson is highly appreciative of their mentors’ help, who have been very inspirational in assisting their team with raising funds from investors. [2] Together wit...
NSW to launch digital identity for government services
[1] Service NSW is set to launch a digital profile for state government services that aims to cut down on the number of times that people have to hand over their personal details. [2] Currently, one o...