This week’s Startup 360 kicks off with cohost Simon Thomsen recounting the two days spent in the NSW Supreme Court this week as senior council for the liquidators of failed medtech StrongRoom AI probed cofounder and former CEO Max Mito, and director Divesh Sangvhi, about the potential insolvency of the business. Sangvhi sold his company,… Read more »
Have you recently cut down on caffeine and feel like you’re having the most vivid dreams of your life? While there are a number of potential benefits of reducing our caffeine intake – such as whiter teeth and fewer trips to the toilet – we often hear one downside of cutting back on caffeine is… Read more »
Consumer group Choice has enlisted the experts to help you caffeinate with confidence by choosing a coffee machine that’s right for you. With takeaway coffees now rising about $5 a cup – 2 a day and you have a $50 weekly habit – Choice tester Adrian Lini said a number of factors and personal preferences… Read more »
Many of us want (or should I say need?) our morning coffee to give us our “get up and go”. Altogether, the people of the world drink more than two billion cups of coffee each day. You might think coffee gives you the energy to get through the morning or the day – but coffee… Read more »
Coffee break shout app Appreci, which lets colleagues buy each other cafe beverages, has a new backer, with Sydney-based Lakeba Group, which specialises in commercialising technology startups, taking a 35% stake in the gratitude platform to help it scale globally. The $430,000 investment is timely for the Queensland-based startup, which has 59 corporate customers,… Read more »
If you’re reading this standing in a cafe queue, waiting for a latte on a work break, or guzzling your eighth espresso for the day while building your startup, we have an important announcement you need to read: Drinking coffee does not change your risk of being diagnosed with or dying from cancer. A… Read more »
The Cup eXchange knows it has to be convenient and desirable enough to change consumer behaviour, and financially viable for cafes.
Scaleup Mediafund, a fund providing media ad inventory for equity, has announced food ordering and payments platform Hey You as its latest investment.
Melbourne-based startup Beanhunter, which allows users to review cafés and cups of coffee around the world, has announced the closing of a $500,000 funding round.
A humble startup from Melbourne, Frank Body, is getting young women across Australia to strip down, lather up with caffeinated powder, and Instagram naked selfies, along with the brand’s unique social media hashtag #thefrankeffect.
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