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Balance Pets wants to help pet owners easily manage their furry friend’s health
Wagga Wagga entrepreneur Lauren Geier is developing Balance Pets, an app looking to help pet owners look out for their furry friend’s health and wellbeing.
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Realestate.com.au launches virtual reality app on Google’s Daydream to showcase property listings
Realestate.com.au has launched virtual reality app realestate VR on Daydream, Google’s mobile VR platform to allow consumers to easily check out property.
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Malcolm Turnbull praises Wagga Wagga’s target of launching 100 startups by 2020
Malcolm Turnbull praised Wagga Wagga for setting a target of creating 100 startups by 2020 and Simone Eyles for her work in boosting the local startup sector.
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ASX and ASIC launch cyber health check for 100 largest Australian companies
This week ASX and ASIC have launched a new cyber health check for Australia’s top 100 listed companies. The voluntary survey, an initiative promised in the government’s $230 million cyber security strategy, aims to improve the cyber security defences of Australia’s largest companies.
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Sydney startup The Gift Concierge Co helps people find a thoughtful gift for loved ones without stress
Whether it’s Christmas or birthdays or the odd gift in between, buying presents can be hard. To help simplify the process again is The Gift Concierge Co.
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Brisbane cybersecurity startup Entersoft chosen to take part in Hong Kong fintech accelerator
Brisbane-based cybersecurity startup Entersoft has been selected to take part in the SuperCharger FinTech 2.0 accelerator program, kicking off in Hong Kong early next year.
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Cicada Innovations opens applications to medtech startups for commercialisation program
After renaming from ATP Innovations to Cicada Innovations, the Sydney tech incubator has opened up applications for medtech startups to apply for its NSW Medical Device Commercialisation Training Program [MDCTP].
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Melbourne startup CoHome wants to help millennials buy their own home
The gap that stands between millennials and the property market is where new Melbourne startup CoHome has decided to fill. Still in concept stage, CoHome is looking to help millennials co-own a home with their friends, enabling everyone to pitch in and invest.
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Publishing startup Tablo partners with State Library of Victoria to launch Communities platform
Melbourne digital publishing startup Tablo has this week announced a partnership with the State Library of Victoria to launch Tablo Communities.
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Travel startup Travello partners with Youth Hostels Australia to connect guests to its app
A few months on from raising $1.26 million in funding to push its growth, Brisbane travel startup Travello has announced a partnership with Youth Hostels Australia (YHA) to help connect YHA’s network of travellers to other like minded people through the Travello app.
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Webjet and Microsoft aim to transform hotel bookings with new blockchain solution
Webjet and Microsoft have today announced the creation of a new blockchain proof-of-concept [PoC] solution that is set to transform the travel industry. The solution has the potential to change the way online payments are processed and managed for hotel bookings.
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Fintech startup Sail Funding to bring airport-grade security to small business loans
Fintech startup Sail Funding is bringing airport-grade ID security to SMBs seeking small business loans. The startup has already raised $8 million in funding and is one of eight Australian startups participating in the Tel Aviv Landing Pad program.
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Sydney edutech Mathspace partners with Pearson Education to roll out platform across US colleges
Sydney edutech Mathspace has announced an extension of its partnership with global publisher Pearson Education that will see its program rolled out across thousands of colleges around the US.
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Sydney recruitment startup Workfast helps employers find temp workers on-demand
Workfast is an online temp agency, looking to apply the on-demand model to work, connecting employers to qualified temps at short notice.
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Pause is creating a new era of smart events
The content of startup events has played an important role around the design and the overall experience. It’s important that emphasis is placed on not what the event gains from its attendants, but what the attendents gain from the event.
