Looking to link the peer-to-peer concept to fashion is Mackenzie Casey, who has developed and launch HUMM, a dress rental marketplace for women.
Domino’s has today announced a partnership with Australian drone startup Flirtey to launch the world’s first ever drone delivery service in New Zealand. The partnership aims to connect people with pizza via CAA-approved trial store-to-door drone deliveries.
Long-running accelerator program Startmate has opened applications for its 2016 intake, this year upping its funding offering for participants by 50 percent to $75,000 and bringing on four new partners to help mentors provide dedicated guidance and advice to startups.
Manchester-based startup Pretty Little Thing was launched in 2012 by Umar Kamani, who grew up surrounded by fashion – his father is the founder of online fashion retailer Boohoo.com.
The funding will go towards expanding the service in new and existing markets, as well as facilitating the continued rollout of RooBox, delivery-only kitchens built out of shipping containers established in areas currently not reached by the core Deliveroo service.
TheRight.Fit, a startup helping connect brands and agencies with creative talent, has raised $750,000 in seed funding from AirTree Ventures to help further develop its platform and expand its reach in the industry. Founded by CEO Taryn Williams and Aurelien Labonne late last year, theright.fit essentially looks to help brands and talent bypass the traditional… Read more »
Sydney fintech startup Stockspot has become the first robo-advice platform in Australia to integrate AI and machine learning functions into financial advice. The company has today announced the launch of its new digital financial assistant to help clients optimise their investment behaviour.
Sydney startup ezyCollect, which helps businesses with their debt collection through an automated platform, has raised $1.25 million in a funding round led by Tank Stream Ventures.
Sydney’s home loan marketplace, HashChing has reached a $1 billion loan milestone as the fintech space builds momentum. The announcement was made at yesterday’s H2 Venture Fintech Expo that saw a range of fintech startups graduating from the accelerator program.
Telstra has announced a new brand campaign as part of its evolution from a telecommunications company and into a technology driven one. The rebrand will reflect Telstra’s vision of a connected world and highlight its support and development of the startup ecosystem.
At the end of last month, Australia’s largest inland non-capital city, Wagga Wagga in NSW, was host to an event called Regional PitchFest, which has inspired us to launch a new movement, Silicon Paddock.
Melbourne startup nura has officially broken a record to become the most funded Australian Kickstarter campaign ever. The campaign has reached more than AU$1.2 million in pledges with a total of 4,000 backers with 12 days left to go.
Short term lending startup MoneyMe was last night named Fintech Startup of the Year at the 2016 Fintech Awards, the first awards night dedicated to the Australian fintech sector.
Fashiontech startup Mon Purse, which allows customers to design their own handbags, has raised $3.1 million in a Series A round.
On-demand service applications seem to be somewhat of a focus across Australia’s startup scene at the moment. There is literally an “Uber for ….” well anything that you can imagine these days including marijuana if you live in San Francisco.
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