Sydney startup SnackableTV is creating a streaming platform for short form...
As you may have noticed on your Facebook feed, video is everywhere, and brands are taking notice. According to data from eMarketer, digital video ad spending in the US is predicted to reach US$28...
View ArticleREA Group launches Spacely to help businesses rent short-term spaces
REA Group, the News Corp-backed company behind digital property marketplace realestate.com.au, has announced the launch of Spacely, a new platform focused on helping Australian businesses find...
View ArticleKimKim is looking to bring travel agents online to deliver expert local...
Reflecting the waves of tourist buses clogging city roads, Australia’s international tourism numbers are continuously increasing – roughly 4.3 million international visitors ventured down under for the...
View ArticleAglo is crowdsourcing shoppers to provide brands with data about their...
While getting a brand to stand out online is often described as a daunting task, what’s often forgotten about is the similar difficulties that come with getting a product to flourish in store....
View ArticleH2 Accelerator opens up to data and AI startups across Australia and New Zealand
Investment firm H2 Ventures has announced that it will be expanding its flagship H2 Accelerator program to support data and artificial intelligence (AI) startups across Australia and New Zealand. To...
View ArticleCogniss is an app-building platform allowing developers to easily create...
The Australian edutech market is growing steadily, with local startups keen to buy into the multi-billion dollar sector for which Australia is internationally renowned. One startup looking to make...
View ArticleTech Ready program wants to help non-tech female founders learn the basics
The percentage of female startup founders or cofounders across the global ecosystem varies according to which source you look at, with Crunchbase putting it at 17 percent and the latest Startup Genome...
View ArticleTayble streamlines restaurant processes by letting diners order via app at...
Many Australians nowadays are bombarded by ‘foodtech’, perhaps most easily represented by food ordering apps; there’s an inescapable pleasure that calls us to eat more than we probably need thanks to...
View ArticleWattcost has developed an IoT device to help consumers save on their...
Before we start chatting to our sentient refrigerator about whether we have any cheese left, technology is first moving in the direction of helping our homes become a very different type of...
View ArticleSydney email marketing startup Vero raises $4 million from Square Peg Capital
Sydney email marketing platform Vero has raised $4 million in a Series A round from Square Peg Capital, its first funding boost since its launch in 2012. Created by Chris Hexton and James Lamont, the...
View ArticleSydney talent marketplace OneShift acquired by recruitment company Programmed
Online talent marketplace OneShift has announced its acquisition by Perth-based recruitment company Programmed. Having invested in the startup in 2013, the online recruitment company joined OneShift as...
View ArticleVisual marketing software company Autopilot raises US$12 million and...
Sydney-founded visual marketing software company Autopilot has announced the closing of a US$12 (AU$16) million funding round led by Blackbird Ventures, coming in hand with the launch of a new tool to...
View ArticleOpen banking statup Basiq secures investment from Reinventure and NAB Ventures
Sydney-based open banking startup Basiq has secured seed investment from National Australia Bank’s (NAB) funding arm NAB Ventures and Westpac’s VC fund Reinventure Group. The funding amount was not...
View ArticlePlanned Sydney tech precinct Lighthouse pivots to education after seeing...
After announcing its plan to be the shining beacon for, and central heart of, the Sydney startup community last December, the city’s proposed tech precinct Lighthouse is pivoting from property to...
View ArticleCampaign Monitor CEO Alex Bard announces resignation
Following the resignation of Gerd Schenkel as CEO of fintech company Tyro last week, another high-profile Australian startup has lost a chief executive, with Campaign Monitor’s Alex Bard today...
View ArticleDropbox ANZ appoints SurveyMonkey’s Tony Ward as new Country Manager
Following the departure of Charlie Wood last month, Dropbox has announced that Tony Ward, managing director of SurveyMonkey in APAC, will be taking over the mantle of the company’s Australia and New...
View ArticleCity of Melbourne releases Startup Action Plan to support local startup sector
The City of Melbourne has today released its Startup Action Plan, a series of recommendations aimed at bolstering Melbourne’s startup scene through funding, collaboration, and access to resources....
View ArticleNSW Government opens applications for 2017 Tel Aviv fintech and cybersecurity...
The NSW Government has announced that it’s opened applications for ‘Israel Calling’, an initiative which will see 10 NSW-based cybersecurity and fintech startups travel to Austrade’s Tel Aviv landing...
View ArticleHome services marketplace UrbanYou raises $1 million to expand around Australia
UrbanYou, a platform connecting users to home services on demand, has raised $1 million in a funding round led by existing investor Microequities Venture Capital, with participation from angel investor...
View ArticleStartup Muster launches 2017 survey to help better connect Australian startup...
Startup Muster, the annual survey looking to capture the state of the Australian startup landscape, has launched its 2017 edition. This year’s survey has a focus on helping survey participants connect...
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