Scams are more nuanced now. Deepfakes are more convincing. And at a time when one-click checkouts and real-time payments are the norm, security has soared far beyond being a mere ‘tech team problem’. In Mastercard’s January 2025 global survey of more than 5000 small business owners, 79 per cent said effective cybersecurity is critical to… Read more »
Timing is so critical when you’re building and growing a company, but the calendar isn’t the only thing you’re racing. Cash flow – what’s coming in, what’s going out and when – dictates how fast you can move. The good news? You have options. With a few practical changes to how you pay and track… Read more »
It’s not every day you get to pitch for US$1 million in investment. But then again, the Startup World Cup in San Francisco is not your everyday startup pitch comp. Three Australian startups – Adiona, Deeligence and GravityFit – were among 98 finalists from 100 regional competitions across 60+ countries to fly to San Francisco… Read more »
Australian and New Zealand startups are expanding globally faster than ever, and Deel’s SMB Manager, Alex Palmer, has a unique vantage point from working with startups who are doing just that. Palmer joined global payroll, compliance and HR platform Deel in 2024 after nearly six years at Uber. As an Earlywork and Inspiring Rare Birds… Read more »
A French-born baker who developed a world-first way to supply frozen artisanal sourdough products to supermarkets has been named EY Entrepreneur Of The Year™ for Australia at the prestigious business awards. Professional services firm EY Australia’s annual entrepreneurship awards celebrated their 25th anniversary in Sydney on October 15, also recognising 22 national finalists who represent the… Read more »
The Community Collective cofounder and CEO Paz Pisarski admits it all happened by accident, but it’s the best accident to ever happen. At the Startup Daily Best in Tech Awards 2025, Pisarski was named Future Leader of the Year, sponsored by Techvisa. The award recognises an individual our judges believe has the potential to be… Read more »
Local tech titans are being given a platform for their achievements at the upcoming EY Entrepreneur Of The Year™ awards on October 15. The founders of Employment Hero, Tiimely, Pay.com.au and Orthocell will go head to head in the Technology category of one of the nation’s most prestigious business awards, EY Entrepreneur of The Year (EOY). Now… Read more »
NSW biotech Cauldron Ferm became the first startup to win two years in a row at the Startup Daily Best in Tech Awards, after taking out Best Regional Startup in both 2024 and 2025. The award, supported by Carta, recognises an outstanding startup located outside of the state capitals, which demonstrates strong growth, boldness in… Read more »
Press Play Ventures has a simple goal – help more women become startup founders. The 12-week accelerator program won the GSD (Get Sh*t Done) Award, supported by Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer, at the Startup Daily Best in Tech Awards 2025 after delivering a dramatic impact for women founders in just 12 months. Press Play was founded… Read more »
It’s been a hectic 12 months for AI-based workflow automation platform Relevance AI, winner of Startup of the Year at the Startup Daily Best in Tech Awards 2025. The award, sponsored by Vanta, recognises an all-round outstanding early-stage startup that has demonstrated strong growth and leadership in creating a new way of doing business and… Read more »
Asseti, an AI-enabled infrastructure data analytics platform that’s transforming how commercial property is monitored and managed, was named Scaleup of The Year at the Startup Daily Best in Tech Awards 2025. The Sydney-based proptech platform took out one of the top awards of the night for its innovative solution for optimising building and facility management.… Read more »
What does it take to be the best service provider in your field? Four leaders in defence tech, healthtech, executive recruitment and water infrastructure give us a glimpse. Ahead of the 2026 EY Entrepreneur Of The Year™ program’s 25th annual awards in October, Startup Daily is profiling the trailblazing entrepreneurs named as national finalists. So… Read more »
From K-beauty to French baking to low-emissions steel production, the national finalists in the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year™ program’s Industry category show the true diversity and innovation of Australian manufacturing today. Ahead of the 25th annual awards, the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year program has given Startup Daily a glimpse at the Australians whose… Read more »
The Dell AI Innovation Day 2025 brought together top global AI leaders and trailblazing local scaleups – Airspeeder, Fleet Space Technologies and Relevance.AI among them – to give founders a peek beneath the hood of successful AI strategies. Global tech giant Dell Technologies, along with Startup Daily, kicked off the first-ever Dell AI Innovation Day… Read more »
Going global from day one, Sydney-based smart parking startup KERB chose to launch in Southeast Asia. Founder Rob Brown shares how that decision thrust his business into the fast lane. Just six weeks after launching a parking app to help Aussies rent their driveways, Brown realised the company had built the wrong product and needed to… Read more »
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