Coffee ordering and payment app Hey You raises $2 million as it enters new...
Coffee ordering and payments app Hey You has announced a $2 million Series B funding round as it looks to enter its next growth phase. The round, led by existing investors Reinventure and Exto...
View ArticleSydney startup Hireup allows Australians with disabilities to find and hire...
In 2012 it was estimated that 4.2 million Australians, or 18.5 percent of the population, were living with a disability, with 2.4 million of these people needing assistance with at least one broad area...
View ArticleCanva announces launch of platform in six new languages to reach a billion...
Design startup Canva has today announced its design platform will be available in six new languages, which will expand the company’s reach to more than a billion potential users worldwide. This is part...
View ArticleFormer Macquarie Bank CDO Damon Rees named NSW Government Chief Information...
The NSW Government has appointed Damon Rees to the newly created role of Government Chief Information and Digital Officer (GCIDO). This will be the most senior tech role within the state government,...
View ArticleLocal Measure awarded Instagram Partner badge for its community management...
Australian startup Local Measure has joined the likes of Hootsuite, Salesforce, and Adobe as an official Instagram partner, its social media insights platform receiving recognition for its community...
View ArticleSydney startup Nabable lets users buy and sell pre-loved furniture without...
If you need to sell or buy second-hand furniture the best bet is you’re going to go to Gumtree or eBay and sift through the really weird to relatively normal item offerings until you find a true gem....
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Sydney running app Fit For Battle is an audio adventure that gamifies exercise
There are many ways to hit peak performance levels when exercising to get the most out of your workout. We run faster, climb higher and swim for longer when there are incentives, whether they be...
View ArticleBiotech company Clarity Pharmaceuticals raises $2 million to fund clinical...
After receiving a $1 million grant through the Federal Government’s Accelerating Commercialisation program earlier this year, biotech company Clarity Pharmaceuticals has announced it has raised a...
View ArticleAustralian startups to pitch at Beijing’s Overseas Talent Entrepreneurship...
For the first time Australian startups have been invited to participate in Beijing’s fourth annual Overseas Talent Entrepreneurship Conference (OTEC). The conference is one of the world’s largest...
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Coviu spun out of Data61 to launch a telehealth service that works with...
Thanks to apps like Skype and Facetime, online conferencing has been a thing in business for a while now. However, it is only over the last few years that the average internet speed globally has been...
View ArticleSeatfrog raises $1.2 million to launch app allowing airline passengers to bid...
Sydney startup Seatfrog, which looks to bring the joy of the airline upgrade to everyone rather than the select lucky few, has raised $1.2 million in a seed funding round led by London-based VC firm...
View ArticleRare Birds Con 2016 to help founders navigate the four pillars of...
This year’s Vivid festival in Sydney has a certain flair of entrepreneurship about it, with Blackbird Ventures’ Sunrise taking over Carriageworks this past Monday and Rare Birds getting ready to set up...
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Social enterprise accelerator One10 expands into Sydney
Melbourne-based social enterprise accelerator One10 has opened a new office in Sydney to commercialise more purpose-driven businesses. The launch in Sydney is part of One10’s aim to increase the uptake...
View ArticleSydney’s Shootsta helps brands produce professional video by combining in...
Content is king, as the marketing industry mantra goes, but forget blogging – video is where it’s at now, with statistics compiled by sales software company Hubspot showing that online video accounted...
View ArticleSydney edutech startup 3P Learning awarded 2016 Microsoft Education Partner...
Sydney edutech 3P Learning has been awarded 2016 Microsoft Education Partner of the Year award for its excellence in innovation. The award recognises partner organisations that excel at providing...
View ArticleSydney fintech startup zipMoney raises $20.6 million to fund proposed...
Sydney fintech startup zipMoney has announced an oversubscribed placement of $20.6 million to institutional and sophisticated investors. The placement is part of zipMoney’s funding plan to further...
View ArticleFinally! Someone launched an ‘Uber for Massage’ startup in Australia
On-demand service applications seem to be somewhat of a focus across Australia’s startup scene at the moment. There is literally an “Uber for…”, wellm anything that you can imagine these days,...
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YuuZoo partners with Singapore’s SportsHero to bring fantasy sports to 118...
Singapore-based app SportsHero has announced a strategic partnership with Australian-founded social media company YuuZoo to bring fantasy sports to over 118 million users across 164 countries. The...
View ArticleSydney real estate platform followit raises $2 million to launch nation-wide
Sydney startup followit has announced a $2 million capital raise to launch its real estate platform nation-wide. The social media platform is now valued at $20 million and is on track to change the way...
View ArticleNew GoCatch CEO David Holmes appointed to push commercialisation to “where it...
Australian on-demand taxi booking and ridesharing startup GoCatch has appointed David Holmes as its new CEO, with cofounder and former CEO Ned Moorfield departing for new opportunities in the US....
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