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 »
SydneyAI startup Lorikeet has raised another US$9 million (A$14m), just four months after pocketing a $7.3 million Seed round. This time Blackbird led the round, joined by existing investors Square Peg and Kim Jackson’s Skip Capital. The raise values the business at $100 million. Lorikeet was founded in mid-2023 (originally as Optech) by US-based former… Read more »
A Sydney-based online customer support platform using AI to answer questions has raised $3.85 million. The raise for Brainfish was led by Peak XV (the renamed Sequoia Capital India), with support from Macdoch Ventures, Black Sheep Capital, MadPaws CEO Justus Hammer and US and Australian angel investors. It’s the second round for the business in… Read more »
Two tech startups, TalkVia AI and a2b Transformation have joined forces to tackle Australia’s job shortage with Generative Pre-trained Transformer (GPT)-powered digital workers for customer service roles. Queensland-based TalkVia AI streamlines customer service conversations using artificial intelligence and helps businesses engage with customers on a larger scale. Victorian tech co a2b Transformation provides businesses with… Read more »
Aussie businesses registered to sell on Amazon’s Australian Marketplace will be able to access Fulfilment by Amazon (FBA) from today.
Member-owned banking and financial services provider Credit Union Australia (CUA) has partnered with Sydney-based Flamingo AI to conduct a pilot of a new chatbot across its health insurance arm.
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