Nine Australian female entrepreneurs to watch this year
[1] Startup advisor and investor Nicole Williamson believes 2016 is a great year for Australia’s female entrepreneurs. [2] Startup Muster’s report states only 24% of Australian startups...
An entrepreneurial prime minister calls for a culture of innovation
[1] A study published by the government’s Productivity Commission revealed that only a few young Australians are building their own firms. [2] Only about 0.5% of these new businesses are perceived ...
Australia’s outgoing Chief Scientist says we’re good but we can be better
[1] Professor Ian Chubb’s final day as Australia’s Chief Scientist was last January 22nd. [2] Chubb believes Australia has made great improvements over the years but there’s more that needs...
How this Melbourne startup formed an alliance with Microsoft and grew its traffic by 500% in one day
[1] Melbourne startup Gooroo had been eyeing for Microsoft from the day they started designing their products. [2] Initially, the startup’s name was MS Gooroo but they later removed the MS refe...
How this Australian startup is partnering with NASA to design a robotic arm for the International Space Station
[1] Australian startup Freelancer is collaborating with NASA for the second time this year. [2] The startup will be encouraging its large network of users to help NASA create a design for a new roboti...
Meet the startup trying to keep people out of the hospital
[1] CohortIQ makes use of hospital data and a specialized machine-learning learning algorithm. [2] With these tools, the startup can assist hospitals in determining whether patients with chronic illn...
New fashion-based accelerator hopes to discover “next Sass & Bide”
[1] Being Queensland’s only fashion-based startup accelerator,QUT Creative Enterprise Australia (CEA) aims to help founders soar higher with their ideas. [2] CEO Anna Rooke is working towards emanc...
LISTEN: The top three tips for getting your startup investor-ready
[1] StartupSmart organized their second podcast episode with CapitalPitch founder Jeremy Liddle. [2] He gave his own tips on what founders should to ensure that their startups are ready to face inve...
This Aussie startup’s expansion into the food delivery market is just the beginning
[1] On-demand delivery startup Sherpa has earned two noteworthy partnerships. [2] According Sherpa’s co-founder Ben Nowlan, the company is just starting to implement its enormous plans for 2016...
How this hackathon for students is helping to inspire and educate the next generation of Australian entrepreneurs and founders
[1] Generation Entrepreneur founders Victor Zhang and Alex Luo are thinking of expanding their Initiate 48 hackathons to ensure that more students can be motivated to take on entrepreneurship. [2] In ...