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University of South Australia names winners of latest Venture Catalyst seed funding program
Three student-formed startups have been named the winners of this year’s Venture Catalyst program at the University of South Australia.
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Queensland cars platform ApprovalBuddy has created an end-to-end buying process
While the Australian auto market is thriving with popular car sales websites such as CarSales and CarsGuide, it is difficult to find a truly end-to-end service. Looking to provide consumers with the full package is ApprovalBuddy.
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What the Australian startup landscape can learn from Y Combinator
Scaling the startup ecosystem requires two necessary ingredients; 1) enough raw founder talent and 2) the resources, both venture capital and experienced individuals, to nurture growth. Scaling without enough of either creates a quality vs quantity dilemma.
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Ecommerce platform Furniture and Me lets consumers customise the design of their new sofa
Bringing the customised approach to furniture is Furniture and Me, born out of a family business producing bespoke furniture for hospitality venues around Australia.
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Regional community groups awarded $275,000 in funding grants to create education and employment programs
Almost 30 regional community groups have been awarded a combined $275,000 in grants through the ANZ Seeds of Renewal program to help execute programs and projects aiming to create education and employment opportunities within their communities.
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Toowoomba farm management software startup AgData named 2016 Regional Online Heroes winner
Toowoomba company AgData, which has created a suite of farm management and accounting solutions for the agricultural industry, has been named the the winner of this year’s Regional Online Heroes competition by the Regional Australia Institute and Google.
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Government launches Defence Innovation Hub to open collaboration opportunities to businesses
The Federal Government this week opened the Centre for Defence Industry Capability (CDIC) in Adelaide and online Defence Innovation Hub
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How Nimble grew from a Gold Coast storefront into an online fintech platform
At 11 years old, Nimble is now one of the oldest players in the burgeoning loans market, but the veteran company is based on the Gold Coast and actually first launched with a bricks and mortar storefront.
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GoDaddy acquires WPCurve, second Aussie startup to be used to strengthen its GoDaddy Pro portal
If any Australian-founded company embodies the lean startup mentality it would be WPCurve, launched in June 2013 after two other failed startup attempts.
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Simple Pixels is helping regional business owners embrace the digital economy
It was a desire to find a way to stay in Wagga Wagga rather than having to move into the city to find work that led Peter Swan to launch web design agency Simple Pixels two years ago.
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Advance Queensland announces Hot DesQ program participants and launch of Myriad festival
As it pushes to make Queensland a top destination for interstate and international tech talent, the Queensland Government has this week announced the first 25 participants in its Hot DesQ program and the launch of Myriad.
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The Stitch Up to pitch at River City Labs after winning inaugural Entrepreneurs Club at St Paul’s School
Brisbane’s St Paul’s School earlier this year partnered with River City Labs to launch an Entrepreneurs Club to help prepare students for the changing economy.
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Designing our digital life: how UX designers are shaping our modern reality
The job of a UX designer is to job is to improve the accessibility, usability and overall enjoyment of a product, particularly digital applications, software and appliances.
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Sports Where I Am helps travelling sports fans get the local’s game day experience
Looking to capitalise on the growth of the sports travel market is Australian startup Sports Where I Am, which has created an online community for sports fans, by sports fans.
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CSIRO launches $200 million Innovation Fund to commercialise research
The government has launched the CSIRO Innovation Fund, a $200 million fund that will look to commercialise research generated at the organisation and other publicly-funded bodies.
