ingogo strikes equity crowd-funding gold
[1] ingogo, an Australian Taxi app and mobile payments firm, has completed what it claims is the largest equity crowd-funded deal in Australia, hitting $12 Million. [2] The firm has so far raised more...
Hospitality goes hi-tech: Robot waiters and butlers are a reality
[1] The hospitality industry is going hi-tech with the use of Robot waiters and butlers becoming a reality. [2] Australia is set to be part of the initial sales push for the first intelligent named ...
Woolworths MVNO ditches Optus, takes up Telstra
[1] Woolworths has announced a wholesale support agreement with Telstra for a superior offering, shunning Optus with whom it has been offering mobile network services. [2] The Deal will enable Woolw...
Smart money’s on Oomi as it raises $US1.5m on Indiegogo
[1] Melbourne-based smart home startup Oomi has successfully crowfunded $US1.5 million from their Indiegogo campaign. [2] Oomi has 25 more days to go but they’ve already crowdfunded more money c...
Love thy Nabo: Social network scores more funding from Seven West Media and Reinventure
[1] Neighborhood social network startup Nabo has earned another round of funding from their current investors. [2] Nabo is a platform that links residents, community organisations and community groups...
Serial entrepreneur Susan Wu’s four tips to be a better founder
[1] During her speech on Monday’s The Sunrise conference in Sydney, head of Stripe for Australia and New Zealand, Susan Wu, said that we only have one life to live so it’s best to take on ...
Moto Maker heading to Australia ‘soon’
[1] Motorola’s new ‘build your own phone’ service, Moto Maker, will be coming to Australia soon. [2] Motorola has confirmed at a Tech World briefing that Moto Maker will soon be accessible to Au...
NewSat crashes to earth in U.S. bankruptcy court
[1] The U.S. bankruptcy court has completely severed the contract between Australia’s homegrown satellite company NewSat with Lockheed Martin who is building its Jabiru-1 satellite. [2] This comes f...
Telstra set to shake up GP healthcare model
[1] Telstra’s new e-health portfolio is set to organize the resources and skills of full-time doctors through a mobile app and telephone service with the aim of delivering a convenience driven healt...
NBN, BT join forces on broadband roadmap
[1] NBN, the company building the government’s National Broadband Network, has struck a deal with British Telecom to share information on how best to connect their respective nations with superfast ...