Creative startup Motion Sickness going to Australia
[1] Launched three years ago, Auckland based Motion Sickness is setting up an office in Sydney in the next two months. [2] They’re also collaborating with Australian “startup factory”...
How this startup is going to power the future of IoT
[1] Thinxtra is developing an Australia-wide data network to power the Internet of Things. [2] Compared to huge telcos, Thinxtra’s data network will not require enormous and high-priced infrast...
Australian start-up founders risk turning soft with flood of VC money
[1] Australia’s technology startups are having a great time as venture capitalists are putting up more money this year compared to last year’s investments. [2] Undoubtedly, Australia and N...
Startup Color Genomics democratises cancer testing
[1] Australia and New Zealand can now avail of US-based genetic testing startup Color Genomics’ services. [2] The startup aims to enable tens of thousands of people to easily access genetic info...
The top 50 Australian and New Zealand startups revealed
[1] A new report recognizes the best local startups by providing a list of the top 50 Australian and New Zealand cutting-edge tech companies. [2] Initiated by H2 Ventures and Investec Australia, the l...
News Corp just led a seed round in this Australian augmented reality startup
[1] Australian startup Plattar enables users to create, manage and share augmented reality (AR) content to others. [2] The startup has recently completed a US$843,000 seed round initiated by News Corp...
Sequoia Capital and Airtree lead $10m funding in Kiwi start-up 90 Seconds
[1] Silicon Valley heavyweight Sequoia Capital has partnered with Australian tech venture capital firm AirTree Ventures to invest $US7.5 million ($9.9 million) into New Zealand-based cloud-based corp...
Australian startup Thinxtra charged with Sigfox’s ANZ IoT network rollout
[1] French Internet of Things (IoT) company Sigfox has started expanding in Australia through Australian IoT startup Thinxtra. [2] Thinxtra’s goal is to enable Sigfox’s low-powered, wide ...
Startups could be lost to Australia under tax change, Deloitte warns
[1] Consultancy Deloitte says Kiwi entrepreneurs may move their businesses if New Zealand doesn’t rival with the Australian government’s tax incentives. [2] Deloitte tax partner and start...
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 ...