Nine Aussie startups to watch in 2016
[1] 2015 has been a great for Australian startups and 2016 is going to be even bigger. [2] This year, we’ve seen how startups like Canva, Shoes of Prey and SafetyCulture have progressed, and At...
Winning a Melbourne smart city hackathon is child’s play
[1] Melbourne will develop into a “smart city” with the help entrepreneurs, innovators and inventors who have come together for a week-long hackathon. [2] Organized by the City of Melbourne and T...
Startup Friendly Awards to reward collaboration
[1] Corporate innovation will soon be given recognition through Australia’s Startup Friendly Awards. [2] Spearheaded by corporate innovation advisory firm Fusion Labs, the said awards will pay t...
Australian Startup Teams Up with Coca-Cola
[1] Backed-up by Coca-Cola, Australian startup HIVERY utilizes machine learning and artificial intelligence to increase retail profits. [2] The startup’s technology has been installed in Coca-...
News Corp Australia grabs stake in hipages start-up
[1] News Corp Australia has struck a new deal with Sydney-based startup hipages. [2] In this new agreement, News Corp Australia would earn a strategic 25 per cent stake and ensure that hipages gets a...
More Aussie funds available for fintech startups
[1] Australian fintechs still consider Australia as their major source of funding despite of Atlassian’s choice of raising $8 billion through Nasdaq. [2] They also look up to Prime Minister Ma...
‘So f**ked’: Leading startup mentor Pete Cooper drops a bomb on Malcolm Turnbull’s innovation statement
[1] Australia’s tech sector were unhappy with the awarding of the redevelopment of the Australian Technology Park in Sydney to a group spearheaded by the Commonwealth Bank over a bid by Atlassian. [...
U.S. Tech Startups Head to Australia for IPOs
[1] Some Silicon Valley startups are coming to Australia to seek for capital. [2] When U.S. listings of tech companies reached a seven-year low, Australia ranks fifth in the world of the amount raised...
One in five Australian start-ups looking to go overseas, report finds
[1] Despite of the Australian government’s innovation statement, Australian startups are still seeking for greener pastures outside of the country. [2] Many Australian startup companies are cons...
Blue Sky Venture Capital raising $200 million fund to back tech startups
[1] Investment group Blue Sky Venture Capital is exerting efforts to ensure that successful Australian startups will remain in the country for longer. [2] To do this, they’re raising $200 milli...