Victorian startup Landchecker, which helps prospective buyers access detailed data around a property’s zoning and related information, has raised $1.85 million in funding, with new strategic partner RACV the largest backer in the round. Founded by property developer and architect Will Leaf, Landchecker helps users quickly find out what zone a property is in and… Read more »
After a couple of delays in completing its $70 million initial public offering (IPO), business transformation services firm Trimantium Growth Ops made its ASX debut today. With the IPO priced at $1.00 per share, the company has been valued at $143 million, with a market cap of $95 million. The cash from the IPO has… Read more »
By Jamie Pride Have you seen Jurassic Park? I’m sure you have. It was a cinematic unicorn (talking in more than $1 billion of receipts at the box office). It’s a pretty compelling story. Based on a book by Michael Crichton (which was a best seller), directed by Steven Spielberg, and starting Sam Neill and… Read more »
By Andrew Joyce From my experience your first startup is a bit like going to high school without having been to primary school – there are a lot of basics that you’re expected to be able to do, from setting up a company to opening bank accounts, finding an accountant, writing a shareholders agreement, and… Read more »
As the saying goes, if you can’t see it, you can’t be it. As we look to highlight women working in the innovation landscape on this International Women’s Day in the hopes of inspiring others, with the help of Head Over Heels we asked the women leading some of Australia’s fastest-growing tech companies what motivates… Read more »
The statistics around the number of women in the wider tech and innovation landscape – or lack thereof – are well-known. While there is still a significant way to go to level the playing field, the Australian innovation ecosystem is home to countless women doing fascinating things and hustling to build the community. Here are… Read more »
With report after report finding Australia has a significant skills gap when it comes to the readiness of students and workers to take on the jobs of the future, a survey has found almost nine in 10 workers believe that all Australians should have equal access to tech training that will equip and prepare them… Read more »
The Australian Greens have kicked off their campaign for the seat of Batman in Melbourne by announcing plans for a $100 million Games Investment and Enterprise Fund. Greens Senator Jordon Steele-John, video games spokesperson for the Greens, said the party would also look to extend the Producer Tax Offset and the Post, Digital, and Visual… Read more »
Less than a month after announcing a partnership with Credit Union Australia’s health insurance arm, Sydney artificial intelligence company Flamingo AI has announced a paid trial with US-based Fortune 100 insurer Liberty Mutual. The three month trial will see Liberty Mutual use the Flamingo’s cognitive virtual assistant platform to guide customers through the process of… Read more »
Australia Post has moved to bolster its small business offering by launching three partnerships to help small businesses with a number of core functions. The organisation has partnered with ad specialists Tiger Pistol to create Social AdMate, aimed at helping small businesses create and manage social media advertising campaigns; it has partnered with Spawnit to… Read more »
As Australian startups and small businesses wonder how to get customers on board, it turns out there is still value in the old loyalty or rewards program: though Aussie consumers believe the value of the benefits garnered from such programs is diminishing, their favourite loyalty program still has an influence on their behaviour, a report… Read more »
YBF Ventures, the Melbourne-founded coworking community formerly known as York Butter Factory, has announced the launch of YBF Mesh, a new hub to be dedicated to innovation in Web 3.0. What is Web 3.0? Definitions vary, but at its most basic Web 3.0 is seen as the next iteration of the internet, a decentralised web… Read more »
NSW Minister for Innovation Matt Kean is the latest politician to become embroiled in a scandal, with his former partner overnight sharing screenshots of explicit texts Kean had allegedly sent to Liberal Miranda MP Eleni Petinos. Caitlin Keage, an adviser to Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, posted the screenshots – which have since been deleted –… Read more »
Australian software company Simble Solutions has listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), having raised $7.5 million in an initial public offering (IPO) from institutions including Regal Funds Management and Tribeca Investment Partners. With shares priced at $0.20 each, the funds raised from the IPO will go towards the commercialising of Simble’s SimbleEnergy solution, in… Read more »
Catch Group has partnered with Optus to launch mobile service Catch Connect as it looks to further boost its offering after last year’s rebrand. The offering will allow customers to choose between prepaid 30 and 90 day mobile plans, and 30 day data plans, with a launch promotion seeing users on selected plans receive shopping… Read more »
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