Sydney-founded, San Francisco-based fintech startup Douugh has closed a $2.5 million seed funding round and landed a partnership with US bank, Choice Financial. With Choice Financial also investing in the startup, the “open banking” partnership will see Douugh authorised to take deposits through the bank, creating its own integrated bank account and debit card. Andy… Read more »
Airbnb, the undeniable poster child of the sharing economy, may be about to face one of its toughest PR battles yet.
I have partnered with Australian startup and marketplace for intimate face-to-face workshops.
Thanks to social media, it has never been easier for individuals and companies to connect with a large audience directly, shaping and communicating their message in their own words rather than having it interpreted through traditional gatekeepers of media. However, as many have discovered, just because it’s easy to connect with an audience doesn’t mean… Read more »
Startups in the wide-ranging Australian healthtech sector have raised more than a combined $165 million in funding, while biotech sits at $87.8 million.
Between bone repair glue and gene splicing, there is a diverse range of startups working to improve our health or innovate the way the sector operates.
Despite the buzz around on-demand startups, running a business based on logistics is difficult for everyone, whether it’s Deliveroo or smaller players.
Despite the fact they predominantly serve customers across regional areas, agtech businesses are earning a name for themselves in the wider startup space.
AgTech has been flagged as having the potential to grow into a $100 billion industry by 2030, but current diversity stats in the sector must be addressed.
Mark Baartse has helped double Showpo’s revenue since joining the company as Chief Marketing Officer just over 12 months ago.
Leading investment totals for IoT agtechs is The Yield, which applies its flagship ‘Sensing+’ technology to detect the microclimate of an ecosystem
Sitting behind fintech startups, the expected champion in NSW amongst all the industry segments, are health and biotechs.
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Given the ratio of startups that make it to some measure of success vs those that barely make it past their first birthday, you could forgive a successful founder for staying with their one go. Not so for Mike Knapp.
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