Sydney startup Chester has created an outdoor storage chest for secure...
There’s a particular brand of sadness that comes with getting home to find a little card in your mailbox telling you that you missed the postie or courier with your package that day and that it’s...
View ArticleSydney startup Kindershare is a peer-to-peer network facilitating the rental...
The sharing economy has given us peer-to-peer networks for everything from empty space in the closet to cars to entire French chateaus. Not quite as sexy but just as useful are peer-to-peer networks...
View ArticleSydney tourism software startup Booking Boss announces acquisition by Helix...
Helix Leisure, a company working in the out-of-home entertainment industry, has today announced its acquisition of Sydney startup Booking Boss, a deal which was completed last July. The terms of the...
View ArticleSydney transport marketplace startup Jayride lists on the ASX
Following an initial public offering (IPO) that raised $1.5 million in December, Australian marketplace platform Jayride has today listed on the Australian Stock Exchange. Founded by Rod Bishop and...
View ArticleIndian rideshare company prepares to launch in Australia as NSW Government...
As the NSW Government gears up to implement a $1 levy per trip taken through taxi and rideshare services across much of the state from this Thursday, Indian rideshare company Ola has signalled it is...
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German startup giant Rocket Internet acquires Sydney online corporate...
German startup giant Rocket Internet has acquired Australian online corporate catering business Order-In. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. Launched in Sydney in 2000, Order-In allows corporate...
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Telstra-backed accelerator muru-D unveils fifth Sydney program cohort
Now in its fifth year, Telstra-backed accelerator program muru-D is still going strong, with the program running in Sydney, Melbourne, and Singapore, and as the River City Labs Accelerator in Brisbane...
View ArticleMicrosoft to launch ScaleUp program out of Sydney Startup Hub
Fresh off adding outgoing Fishburners CEO Annie Parker to its roster as its global head of startups, Microsoft has provided another boost to the Australian startup ecosystem, today announcing the...
View ArticleAirbnb makes a play for the luxury travel market with new offerings
Airbnb is making a play for the luxury travel market, today unveiling a series of new offerings as part of a roadmap for its “core Homes business”. Among the new offerings is a new classification tier...
View ArticleHow a Master’s thesis turned into the Sydney Startup Hub’s creativetech space...
As any business mentor worth their salt will say, it’s not about the idea, it’s about the execution. It would have been easy for Chantal Abouchar to present her Master’s thesis, which examined global...
View ArticleFemale founders, go for it! Everyone else, quit the patronising
I recently attended an event encouraging women to get involved in the startup ecosystem at the new Sydney Startup Hub. While I applaud the aim of the event, I left with my blood boiling. It is hard to...
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Sydney startup The Hip Stars Band helps musicians book gigs at personal and...
The image of the struggling musician dreaming of making it big looms large across popular culture. In turn, a number of startups have emerged with a focus on helping these musicians book shows at hip...
View ArticleVirtual data room provider Ansarada raises $24 million Series A round led by...
Australian company Ansarada, whose platform providers virtual data rooms for deal makers, has raised $24 million in a Series A round led by Ellerston Capital, with participation from Tempus Partners,...
View ArticleMelbourne salon management startup Honee is taking on pen and paper and the...
Despite the wealth of tech platforms out there, particularly those targeting this space, Melbourne-founded startup Honee posits that booking a haircut or other type of beauty service at a salon still,...
View ArticleStartup Genome report highlights Sydney as a top 10 global ecosystem for...
While no overall ecosystem rankings released this year, the 2018 Startup Genome report has identified Australia as a place to watch across a number of sectors. Australia was in the top five countries...
View ArticleTech Ready Women and TechSydney awarded $80,000 in City of Sydney grants to...
TechSydney and Tech Ready Women have shared in $80,000 in knowledge exchange grants from the City of Sydney aimed at helping the two organisations further develop the city’s startup community. Tech...
View ArticleAndrew Banks joins coworking community Tank Stream Labs as entrepreneur in...
Fresh off opening a space in Perth, coworking community Tank Stream Labs has brought on entrepreneur and Shark Tank judge Andrew Banks as its entrepreneur in residence. Taking office space at the...
View ArticleChicago marketing automation company ActiveCampaign setting up APAC base in...
Marketing automation company ActiveCampaign is setting up shop down under, announcing today the opening of its first international office, in Sydney. The Sydney office is expected to add up to 50 team...
View ArticleGeneration Entrepreneur partners with Department of Education to run...
Student-led organisation Generation Entrepreneur has partnered with the NSW Department of Education to run iEntrepreneur, a business incubator program for high school students across Sydney. Running...
View ArticleJason Calacanis: Aussie founders should think bigger
“The worst thing you can do is talk to people about it. If you talk to people about it you will talk yourself out of it 100 percent of the time.” For those of us who can’t decide on a new smartphone...
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