Startup launched to address digital distraction
[1] According to Australian National University’s Public health and social policy researcher for child care, Dr Lara Corr, children resort to their own devices if parents are also regularly usi...
Australia Leads $45 Million Investment in Data Security Startup
[1] The Australian government initiated a $45 million investment in the cybersecurity firm Bitglass. [2] The investment is a collaboration with Aussie asset manager, the Future Fund, and venture ca...
Threat Protect set to expand East Coast footprint
[1] Perth-based security firm Threat Protect is expanding its operations across Australia. [2] They’re organizing to acquire two Apollo Security businesses, Grade One Security in New South Wale...
Australian tech leaders reveal what makes entrepreneurs different from employees
[1] Kikka’s CEO David Brennan says entrepreneurs must be fully engaged in all parts of the business and to take responsibility for each outcome. [2] Lachlan McKnight, CEO of online legal servi...
Tech Startup Seeks To Save Economy From $1Billion In Software Glitches
[1] The FF17 Next Money FinTech Finals will be held in HongKong on January 18-19,2017. [2] Australian startup Bugwolf is utilizing the platform to assert that digital products have revolutionized how...
Macquarie Capital backs expat Aussie startup Plutora with $18.5m raising
[1] Expat Australian tech startup Plutora has lifted up $US13.4 million ($18.5 million) in its first external funding round, from Macquarie Capital. [2] When the company started in 2012, they only ha...
An Australian startup just used deep learning to win a massive European deal
[1] Queensland startup TrademarkVision successfully closed a deal with the European Union Intellectual Property Office in December last year. [2] The EUIPO is the first governmental agency to benefi...
BMY Group eyes Chinese investors to back Aussie startups via AU$50Mn fund
[1] Melbourne-based wealth management firm and consultancy BMY Group is attempting to raise AU$50 million from Chinese investors. [2] The purpose for the funds is to increase demand from clients who ...
Five exciting startup trends to watch in 2017
[1] Australia’s five hottest trends to look forward to this year are equity crowdfunding, mainstreaming blockchain, profit with purpose, video and mobile content and mobile experiences. [2] Star...
Why world-leading entrepreneurs like Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg do this everyday
[1] Business owners make a lot of decisions everyday and so most of them tend to scale it down. [2] Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg is famous for wearing the same clothes to work everyday. [3] M...