Topic
Vehicle sharing startup Car Next Door raises $2 million from collaborator Hyundai
Peer-to-peer car sharing network Car Next Door has raised $2 million in a funding round led by Hyundai, with participation from existing backer Caltex.
Topic
Coca-Cola Amatil partners with BlueChilli to launch accelerator program Xcelerate
Coca-Cola Amatil has partnered with BlueChilli to launch the Xcelerate accelerator as it looks to identify opportunities to grow outside its core business.
Other
The Cater Crew’s Rizvi Mridha promised he’d “never do something half-arsed” after shuttering his first business
“I promised myself I’d never do something half arsed…the decision was already made in my mind that if I was going to do something, I’d do it full time.”
Podcast
[PODCAST] Startup meet Corporate – Episode 6: Real Estate.
In this episode we explore innovation in the real estate industry.
Topic
Mirvac partners with York Butter Factory to launch coworking hub at Australian Technology Park
The plan for the hub, to be based at the Locomotive Workshop at ATP, comes almost two years after Mirvac won the bid to develop the ATP site.
HCF
How health insurer HCF found opportunities for collaboration with aged care Startup Curo
According to the Australia’s Health 2016 report, Australia’s health expenditure hit $155 billion in 2013-14, or 9.8 percent of the country’s GDP; this was up from $150 billion in 2012-13, and almost $95 billion, adjusted for inflation, in 2003-04. This spend is due to a population that is both growing and ageing, with advancements in… Read more »
Advice
MEETIG8 is an online job platform looking to connect risk advisors to big businesses
MEETIG8’s online job marketplace provides a simplistic and cheap way for companies to hire freelance risk compliance and audit professionals.
Advice
Secure Code Warrior is a gamified platform helping programmers train their cybersecurity skills
Sydney startup Secure Code Warrior has developed an online platform to help train programmers in cybersecurity through a gamified testing process.
Advice
Work Club is looking to diversify the coworking space formula to encourage collaboration
Work Club is a “lifestyle” coworking space offers startups of an opportunity to extend beyond their comfort zone and branch towards innovating new ideas.
Topic
Australian startups to see further corporate involvement and growing international investment in 2017
It is fair to say that 2016 has been the biggest year yet for the Australian startup community – but there is a lot to come in 2017.
