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Eric Gao
Business

Melbourne investor Boman Group is ramping up China ties for Australian startups ahead of $1 billion VC fund

- August 8, 2025 2 MIN READ

An Australian delegation back trade mission to the Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area (TEDA) – the northeast port region closest to Beijing – has given new momentum in Australia–China trade relations and bilateral collaboration, according to its host, Melbourne investment firm Boman Group. The visit came as Boman looks to secure $1 billion in commitments from… Read more »

Leadership

Aconex cofounder Rob Phillpot & Airtree’s Daniel Petre feature in the new program for high-performance founder accelerator The Komo Club

- August 7, 2025 2 MIN READ

While founders know how to scale a company, many are flying blind when it comes to their most important business asset: themselves. Entrepreneur, investor and podcast host Rohit Bhargava (Playbook Ventures, The Startup Playbook Podcast) has seen it all too often – founders neglect their health, energy, clarity and relationships, leading to quiet burnout, missed… Read more »

Accelerator

Sydney Uni accelerator Genesis launches $5,000 founder prize for startup financial models

- August 5, 2025 2 MIN READ

A new partnership between Genesis, the University of Sydney’s startup accelerator, and wealth management firm MLC is offering startup founders a $5000 award for excellence in startup financial modelling. The MLC Financial Clarity Prize will be awarded to the Genesis participant who develops the most clear and compelling three-year financial model aligned to their startup… Read more »

Business

Tank Stream Labs opens up in Adelaide

- August 4, 2025 < 1 MIN READ

Startup working space Tank Stream Labs has set up shop in a third state, opening the doors to its newest site, Tank Stream Suites Adelaide, today. The CBD site across two floors at 63 Pirie Street spans 2000-square-metres and includes private offices, open-plan coworking areas, boardrooms, meeting rooms, quiet booths, breakout zones, premium end-of-trip facilities… Read more »

Life hacks

Startup 360: Know thy podcast, where there’s a Will there’s a media way & the Vegemite space race

- August 1, 2025 2 MIN READ

Happy horse’s birthday! The way the cofounders of podcasting community engagement startup Dome met is positively old-school in an era of swiping left and right. Sophie Greiner and Bella Filacuridi met at an International Women’s Day event in Sydney, and the mutual love for the pop culture podcast Shameless launched their friendship. Six months later,… Read more »

Drone, farm, agriculture, agtech
Ag tech

Applications for evokeAG’s 2026 Groundbreakers program close this weekend

- July 31, 2025 2 MIN READ

Applications for the 2026 Groundbreakers program, run by the annual evokeAG agritech gathering, close this Sunday, August 3. The program is a launchpad for emerging talent from Australia and New Zealand for young agrifood leaders and innovators. It’s looking for people committed to delivering positive impact across the agrifood sector, from producing to processing and… Read more »

Startup 360 podcast
Life hacks

Startup 360: Pedestrian founder’s big raise, Startup Daily and SmartCompany joined at the hip, and Australia’s most in-the-know investor

- July 25, 2025 < 1 MIN READ

Usually the one doing the reporting, Startup Daily and its parent company Pinstripe Media is in the spotlight this week, having been acquired by SmartCompany’s Private Media. AJ Koch fills in for Simon to share how it came together. We also keep the celebratory theme going with two phenomenal guests behind some significant raises from… Read more »

Funding

LaunchVic’s Alice Anderson Fund backs pet genetics startup Elita’s $1.1 million pre-Seed

- July 25, 2025 2 MIN READ

LaunchVic’s sidecar fund for women founders, the Alice Anderson fund, has completed a pre-Seed $1.1 million raise for Melbourne pet health startup Elita. The commitment brings to a close the long-running raise for Elita, which is building a stem cell bank for Australian pets. Founded by Paloma Newton and Jackson Gritching, the genetics startup, which… Read more »