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Fulfilment by Amazon launches for Aussie businesses today
Aussie businesses registered to sell on Amazon’s Australian Marketplace will be able to access Fulfilment by Amazon (FBA) from today.
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Sydney menswear startup InStitchu raises $3 million in strategic funding from suit manufacturer Dayang Group
InStitchu has raised $3 million in a strategic investment from suit manufacturer Dayang Group that will see Dayang become the startup’s production partner.
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The key metrics to measure when building a two-sided marketplace
A two-sided marketplace is a marketplace where you have two distinct user groups: you have supply on one side and demand on the other, and generally in a hyperlocal area.
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Data exchange startup Data Republic raises strategic investment from ANZ
As Australia gears up for the open banking regime, ANZ has become the latest bank to invest in secure data exchange startup Data Republic.
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SparkLabs Cultiv8 food and agtech accelerator reveals first program cohort
The Cultiv8 program in Orange will see participants given access to over 13,000 hectares of trial farmland spread across four ‘climatic zones’.
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Airbnb makes a play for the luxury travel market with new offerings
Airbnb is making a play for the luxury travel market, today unveiling a series of new offerings as part of a roadmap for its “core Homes business”.
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Brisbane startup Math Mate is working with schools to gamify the process of learning maths
Brisbane startup Math Mate is working to help all kids engage with and enjoy learning maths through the development of gamification app Do Math Good.
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How I cope with stress
Everyone copes with stress, it’s part of life, but I suppose I have adopted some strict philosophies on how to get it all done which work for me.
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Australian platform miRunners wants to open up ownership of racehorses to the average person
miRunners addresses the upfront and ongoing costs of ownership by turning the buying of a horse into what is effectively a crowdfunding campaign of sorts.
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What is the Notifiable Data Breach scheme and how will it affect your startup?
According to the OAIC an ‘eligible data breach’, which triggers notification obligations, is a data breach that is likely to result in serious harm to any of the individuals to whom the information relates.
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How the rise of Daigou is changing how Australia and China do business
The Daigou market in Australia is estimated to be worth in excess of $850 million, with 60,000 people in Australia partaking in some form of Daigou trade.
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Melbourne verification startup Everproof raises $1.5 million seed round led by Reinventure
Melbourne startup Everproof, whose platform digitises and verifies accreditations, has raised $1.5 million in a seed funding round led by Reinventure and Allectus Capital as it looks to expand its offering into the financial services market. Launched by Hugh Krantz, Nathan Merzvinskis, and Andreas Limberopoulos in 2016, the platform allows users to store their various… Read more »
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GetSwift shares resume trading on the ASX after three weeks suspended
With its shares last valued at $2.92 on January 22 before suspension, GetSwift is currently trading at $1.24 after a market update.
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20Four helps athletes create and monetise short form video content to distribute direct to fans
Focusing on short form video content from athletes, and helping athletes monetise it with partner brands, is Australian startup 20Four.
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Coworking community CreativeCubes invests $4.8 million to bring Orange Theory Fitness franchises to its Melbourne spaces
CreativeCubes is a coworking community whose workspaces look to “inspire left brain thinking for the right brainers [and] right brain thinking for everybody”.
