Bitcoin ATM
Cryptocurrency

The Australian government is cracking down on cryptocurrency crimes with new regulatory powers over Crypto ATMs

- October 16, 2025 2 MIN READ

Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke on Thursday will outline new powers to combat money laundering, terrorism financing and crime risks associated with cryptocurrency and Crypto ATMs. AUSTRAC, Australia’s anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing regulator, estimates 85% of the transactions sent by the top users of Crypto ATMs comes from the proceeds of scams or money-mule… Read more »

Venture Capital

A note to financial services: fertility and being a woman are not ‘credit risks’

- October 15, 2025 4 MIN READ

This isn’t about shopping. This is about the power you hold and wield every day with your wallet. Every woman-owned purchase you make chips away at a system built to extract and reward exploitation. Women build differently. And when we back them, we are not just buying products. What happens when profit comes first? Lovisa… Read more »

Daniel Vassilev, Daniel Palmer and Jacky Koh
Opinion

There are a few important details missing from LinkedIn’s list of Australia’s top startups

- October 15, 2025 2 MIN READ

LinkedIn’s Top Australian Startups list for 2025 just dropped and it’s a brilliant showcase of Australian innovation. 20 companies scaling fast, hiring smart and solving complex problems. The founders deserve their flowers… building anything in this economy is hard enough, let alone something that grows. But when you hold up the mirror, the story behind… Read more »

 Holly Cardew Mike Angell 
Business

4 years after a record $13m Seed raise, Blackbird-backed ‘ultimate wishlist’ shopping app Carted shuts down

- October 15, 2025 2 MIN READ

E-commerce startup Carted will close next week, four years after raising $13 million in one of Australia’s largest seed funding rounds and pledging to change how people shop online. The Carted wishlist app, which informs shoppers when coveted items go on sale, will close on Wednesday, October 22. “We’ve loved building Carted with you, but we… Read more »

Business strategy

Startup Daily joins Growth Summit, the Melbourne and Sydney event for ambitious startup founders

- October 15, 2025 2 MIN READ

Finance expert and startup investor David Koch and Breakthrough Victoria’s chief operating officer Lauren Morrey will be among the key speakers at the Growth Summit in Melbourne in February 2026. Presented by SmartCompany and Startup Daily, in partnership with Optus, the Growth Summit is Australia’s premier event for ambitious startup and SME founders and leaders. Following the success… Read more »

Global tech

Google comes out swinging over government including YouTube in its under 16 social media ban

- October 15, 2025 3 MIN READ

Google has strongly criticised Australia’s impending ban of under-16s holding social media accounts after its popular video streaming platform YouTube was added to the ban following a federal government backflip. YouTube was expected to be exempt from the nation’s social media age ban, set to begin on 10 December, after the legislation was first introduced by the… Read more »

Events

Spark Festival reveals its free events across NSW

- October 14, 2025 2 MIN READ

Spark Festival, Australia’s largest startup festival, has released its initial lineup of free, community events across NSW between October 27 and November 2. The annual Spark Festival has connected founders, investors, universities and innovation hubs since 2016, through hundreds of events, building a network of over 40,000 participants.  This year, more than 100 speakers will… Read more »

Events

Who Gives A Crap and Young Change Agents launch ‘Impact Boss’ to give 20,000 teens a shot at being social entrepreneurs 

- October 14, 2025 2 MIN READ

Veteran impact scaleup Who Gives A Crap has teamed up with education nonprofit Young Change Agents to launch a program that equips teenagers with the skills to become social entrepreneurs. Impact Boss will launch in Australia and the US in 2026 and hopes to reach 20,000 teens in its first two years. The program aims… Read more »

Leadership

How this startup founder went from burnout to shaving 9 years off his biological age to prevent diabetes, and now champions self-care

- October 14, 2025 2 MIN READ

Hi, for those that don’t know me, I’m Tim, the cofounder of Vively, and I was diagnosed as pre-diabetic 3 years ago. When I was diagnosed, it was an absolute maze to try to improve my health. Hours of research, expensive tests, 6-month waits to see a specialist doctor that understands prevention – the list… Read more »

Climate Tech

Air-conditioning disruptor Conry Tech chills on $3 million Seed round to halve power bills

- October 14, 2025 2 MIN READ

Melbourne air-conditioning startup Conry Tech has raised $3 million in Seed funding as it looks to transform workplace cooling. The round was led by specialist climate tech investor, Audacy. The cash will help complete development of the startup’s revolutionary “BullAnt” air-conditioner, which has the potential to halve energy bills in commercial buildings, as well as… Read more »

Breaking Bad, money pile
Investing

Super ideas: Treasurer Jim Chalmers scraps the biggest threat to startup investment – the unrealised gains tax on superannuation

- October 13, 2025 4 MIN READ

Federal treasurer Jim Chalmers has abandoned plans to tax the unrealised gains of large superannuation balances, a controversial move that raised alarm bells for investors in early-stage startups. The change ends fears that angel investors, who often back startups from self-managed super funds (SMSFs) would vanish had the government implemented the new rule as part… Read more »