Student startup Dime is a currency exchange platform using blockchain technology
In terms of money, times are changing in Australia. Finally the Mint has come to terms with the fact that the five cent coin is pretty much utterly useless and non-profitable, as it costs more money to...
View ArticleSydney fintech hub Stone & Chalk partners with CUA
Member-owned banking and financial services provider Credit Union Australia (CUA) has today announced a partnership with Sydney fintech coworking hub Stone & Chalk. Like the hub’s other...
View ArticleSydney startup Mad Paws announces partnership with pet supplies retailer...
Sydney pet sitting startup Mad Paws has today announced a partnership deal with Australia’s largest pet supplies retailer, PETstock. The partnership will allow PETstock customers to book a Mad Paw pet...
View ArticleFishburners celebrates fifth birthday with new board and expansion plans
Fresh off celebrating its fifth birthday, Sydney coworking community Fishburners has announced the appointment of a new board and plans to move from its Ultimo home on Harris St and into the CBD as the...
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Sydney startup Now VR creates virtual reality relaxation experiences
In 2014 Facebook bought a company called Oculus VR, the leader at the time in virtual reality. Mark Zuckerberg predicted immersive gaming would be the first to take off and accelerate into these new...
View ArticleSydney fintech Credit Savvy wants to help consumers better understand and...
Most consumers understand the basic concept of a credit score: if you go to the bank for a home loan, they’ll check whether or not you’re good at paying off your credit card on time and then determine...
View ArticleGlobal trade giant Alibaba to open Australian office
Global trade giant Alibaba is set to open an Australian office to help local brands tap into the Chinese market, the Australian Financial Review has reported today, with a company spokesperson telling...
View ArticleSydney app ScrubUp is an operating room preparation guide for nurses and...
A major part of a nurse’s learning takes place in the hospital or operating room, where they can visualise how the room is prepared and set up for surgical procedures. Learning on the job helps to...
View ArticleSydney startup Mojo provides consumers with wholesale energy rates through a...
The approach to paying for energy has long been characterised by the electricity utility business model. It’s a model where users pay for how much energy they consume and retailers turn a profit from...
View ArticleSydney startup Skippr helps SMEs forecast and boost cash flow through invoice...
Almost half a million SMEs in Australia have cited a lack of finance as the leading inhibitor to grow and innovate. With the structural shifts in the greater finance landscape there are many...
View ArticleFormer News Corp sales director Kathryn Carter appointed general manager of...
Kathryn Carter, former NSW sales director at News Corp Australia, has been named as the new general manager of Snapchat Australia, reports Mumbrella. Carter, who has also worked at Mediacom, will be...
View ArticleConX cofounder Annie Slattery to take part in international founder program...
Annie Slattery, cofounder of Sydney startup ConX, will this week set off for California to take part in Blackbox Connect, a two week residential program looking to immerse international founders in...
View ArticlePoliTech Episode 13: Lord Mayor of Sydney Clover Moore
In Episode 13 Liz Leigh talks to the Lord Mayor of Sydney Clover Moore about how we can build the Sydney startup ecosystem, what’s needed for startups to be competitive globally, and what factors make...
View ArticleNew Sydney coworking space HaymarketHQ will help startups connect with and...
Sydney will soon become home to another startup coworking space, with HaymarketHQ set to open in Chinatown over the next few months. As the location might suggest, the space will be focused on helping...
View ArticleReal estate app iCommercial is a complete property package helping agents do...
Real estate is a fast moving and highly competitive industry, with deals finalised all over the world from offices, cafes and living rooms. This means that agents are under the pump to issue contracts,...
View ArticleSydney startup GorillaStack is looking to eradicate cloud bill shock by...
There has been an aggressive adoption of businesses leveraging the cloud in order to lower capital expenditure and control operational costs over the last few years. It’s a place driven by speed to...
View ArticleSydney B2C startup InPin.biz offers digital content creation for small...
The ever-growing community of independent professionals and small businesses needs to be part of the digital revolution in order to keep growing. To do this many business-to-consumer (B2C) businesses...
View ArticleSydney startup AppealMe wants to be the fastest way to appeal parking fines
From 2014 to 2015 there were over 1.2 million parking tickets issued in NSW alone, which comes to an estimated total of $179 million. That’s a lot of money generated mostly from people parking for too...
View ArticleWATCH – PoliTech Episode 14: Alex Greenwich MP
In Episode 14 Gina Baldassarre talks to Alex Greenwich, NSW Independent Member for Sydney, about what the NSW startup ecosystem needs in order to grow, funding for local startups, and what policies or...
View ArticleTechSydney: it’s about fixing Sydney, not challenging ‘your city’
It was announced last night that some of Sydney’s most prominent technology players have joined forces to create and launch TechSydney, a new not-for-profit organisation that will work to address the...
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