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Climate Tech

New climate reporting laws, kicking off in 2025, passed the Senate last week. Here’s the opportunity for climate tech startups

- August 27, 2024 3 MIN READ

The Australian Senate passed the new laws last week, setting in place a new climate-related financial disclosure regime that kicks off at the start of 2025 for Australia’s biggest companies, then trickling down to others in the coming years. While the Treasury Laws Amendment (Financial Market Infrastructure and Other Measures) Bill 2024 doesn’t sound like… Read more »

Other

Entries for Bupa’s $390,000 eco-startup competition close next week

- August 26, 2024 2 MIN READ

Applications for Bupa’s 2024 eco-Disruptive program, which is open to start-ups in Australia, New Zealand and Hong Kong, close next Monday, September 2.  The program gives selected startups with £25,000 (A$49,000) in initial funding and then £200,000 (A$390,000) if they win Bupa’s global eco-Disruptive competition.  That’s been done by Australian startup already – in 2022, Cassava… Read more »

Dr Hazel MacTavish-West, Seedlab Australia
Funding

Woolies doubles down on product accelerator Seedlab with another $7 million

- August 23, 2024 2 MIN READ

Retail giant Woolworths is obviously impressed with the products rolling out of food and drink startup incubator, Seedlab Australia, tipping another $7 million into the project. Woolies previously invested $4 million in Seedlab when it kicked off in 2021, supporting nearly 400 businesses develop new products over that time. Seedlab Australia CEO and cofounder Dr Hazel… Read more »

Drew Flaherty, and Nathan Spiteri.
Accelerator

Antler Investor Memo Series: Shopfront is the one-click solution for multi-marketplace re-selling

- August 21, 2024 3 MIN READ

Early stage investment company Antler Australia recently backed a new cohort of startups as part of its ongoing program to build great local tech companies. Startup Daily is sharing the details of each venture in the “Antler Investor Memos” series, which is designed to give you a quick, sharp understanding of the startups and people… Read more »

Events

The Community Collective is teaching people how to build a customer base as passionate as Canva’s

- August 19, 2024 2 MIN READ

If community is the new currency, then community management has emerged as the cornerstone of successful business growth and impactful social causes. As the world shifts online more and more businesses are embracing real human connections to have a positive impact on the lives of customers. Companies such as Culture Amp, Canva, Salesforce and Slack… Read more »

Michael Batko
Events

Startmate CEO Michael Batko’s side hustle, Puddle Pod, is diving into courses in AI, Marketing and B2B sales

- August 19, 2024 2 MIN READ

Puddle Pod started four years ago as a weekend side hustle of Startmate CEO Michael Batko. But since then it’s grown into a thriving community of learners committed to improving their professional lives featuring courses for people in startups to ramp up the talents they need to succeed. Puddle Pod has become the go-to productivity… Read more »

Elliot Spiegel
Venture Capital

How to angel: a new education platform is teaching early-stage investors about backing startups

- August 15, 2024 2 MIN READ

Startup investment marketplace Inhouse Ventures has developed a new platform to teach aspiring early-stage investors the art of angel investing. Inhouse Ventures cofounder Elliot Spiegel said AngelClass is also designed reduce the friction out of startup funding, automating the process and matching with investors and venture capitalists to make funding faster. It also includes a… Read more »

fitflo founders
Accelerator

Antler Investor Memo Series: Fitflo’s AI is lifting gym loyalty to max gains and retention

- August 14, 2024 4 MIN READ

Early stage investment company Antler Australia recently backed a new cohort of startups as part of its ongoing program to build great local tech companies. Startup Daily is sharing the details of each venture in the “Antler Investor Memos” series, which is designed to give you a quick, sharp understanding of the startups and people… Read more »

Hugh Alsop
Funding

Sydney Uni mental health biotech banks $14.5 million Series B

- August 13, 2024 2 MIN READ

A Sydney biotechnology startup tackling behavioural and psychological symptoms in illnesses such as dementia and substance abuse has raised $14.5m in a Series B. The raise for Kinoxis Therapeutics, cofounded by researchers from the chemistry and psychology faculties at Sydney University, was backed by pioneering venture fund Uniseed, UniSuper, the university, Stoic VC, and US-based Avicella… Read more »

Brownee team
Accelerator

EnergyLab reveals the 10 startups in its latest climate solutions accelerator

- August 9, 2024 4 MIN READ

Ten startups tackling emissions challenges ranging from industrial heat to passive cooling solutions, energy storage and electric aviation, having been selected for EnergyLab’s 2024 climate solutions accelerator. EnergyLab is ANZ’s largest climate tech startup accelerator and innovation network dedicated to reaching net zero emissions and has supported more than 180 startups and 125 aspiring founders… Read more »

Events

Tickets on sale now

- August 8, 2024 < 1 MIN READ

Celebrating the best of Australia’s startup community The Startup Daily Best in Tech Awards 2024 is a major celebration of the innovation, impact and diversity of the Australian tech startup and scaleup community. As Australia’s leading digital publisher of startup news, insights and stories, Startup Daily wants to recognise the founders, investors, startups and individuals who… Read more »