Telstra opens Melbourne innovation lab
[1] Australian giant telco Telstra has built a world-class innovation lab and is opening its doors today in Melbourne. [2] The facility will bring together enterprise partners, customers, incubators a...
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...
ACT startup gives coffee subscription a shot
[1] Melbourne-based subscription coffee service UpShot is shutting down. [2] As UpShot is winding up, two entrepreneurs have launched Cino app – which leads users to cafes and then enables t...
Innovation Bay finally makes it to Melbourne
[1] Innovation Bay has been helping startups in Sydney for the past eight years and now it’s coming to Melbourne in August. [2] Innovation Bay’s Sydney events have been well attended by Me...
TasmaNet to continue expansion via $5.3 million investment
[1] TasmaNet has received an investment of $5.3 million to support the telecommunications company’s venture in Cloud services. [2] The investment came from new and existing shareholder – for which...
Beanhunter partners with Uber on the hunt for good coffee
[1] Melbourne-based Beanhunter has struck a deal with Uber to ensure that users get to and from their favorite coffee places. [2] Without leaving the Beanhunter app, users can reserve an Uber ride fro...
Private gig booking app Parlour sweet music to musicians’ ears
[1] Melbourne-based artist Matt Walterrs developed online platform ‘Parlour’ and launched it in January. [2] Parlour matches musicians with people who are willing to organize music shows at the co...
Melbourne startup Dryz aims to give dirty washing the on-demand treatment
[1] Melbourne startup Dryz’s is offering to take care of the annoying but necessary task of dry cleaning and laundry for busy people. [2] Dryz is an online platform and smartphone app that offer...
Starfish Ventures in $US40m gastro drug breakthrough
[1] Protagonist, a Melbourne-based venture capital firm and Starfish Ventures-backed life-science company, has hit $US40 million in series C funding for an oral peptide drug for gastrointestinal disea...
BlueChilli to open a new startup co-working space in Melbourne
[1] Startup accelerator BlueChilli is set to open a new startup co-working space in Melbourne on August 1 this year. [2] The expansion follows the growth of the startup community in Melbourne and invo...