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Trim is a subscription-based service connecting users to hairdressers and barbers
Billing itself as “Classpass for haircuts”, subscription service Trim allows users to get haircuts from hairdressers and barbers for an annual fee.
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Brisbane startup Divvito wants to help separated co-parents better communicate
Divvito is aiming to make co-parenting communication easier by, as Wendy explained, “bringing the benefits of email to instant messaging”.
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Coworking community Fishburners appoints Pandora Shelley as new CEO
Coworking community Fishburners has announced Pandora Shelley as its next chief executive officer, taking over from Annie Parker, who will step down from the position of interim CEO at the end of February.
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With a focus on regional areas, telehealth startup Lysn connects people to vetted psychologists for video consultations
Looking to address both the stigma around mental health and the dearth of mental health professionals outside the major cities, Lysn is a telehealth service connecting patients to vetted psychologists.
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Australian games development industry generated $118.5 million in the last financial year
A survey of Australian game developers found the industry generated $118.5 million in the 2016-17 financial year, up from $114.9 million the previous year, with 75 percent of studios surveyed projecting future growth.
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Data and analytics firm Illion acquires Adelaide fintech startup Proviso
Data registries and analytics business Illion, formerly Dun & Bradstreet, has acquired Adelaide fintech startup Proviso as it gears up for the arrival of Australia’s open banking regime.
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Melbourne’s Career Money Life is a marketplace platform helping companies create curated HR benefits programs
Career Money Life aims to help companies keep staff happy and engaged by connecting them to a variety of curated service providers they can pick and choose from.
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New Zealand startup Flossie helps beauty salons avoid empty appointment slots
New Zealand startup Flossie is a software platform helping customers easily find, book, and pay for beauty appointments at partner salons.
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Venture capital investment into Australian startups hit US$555 million in 2017
Venture capital investment into Australian startups grew 1.4 percent in 2017 to hit US$555.63 million ($698 million), though the number of deals fell from 185 in 2016 to 135.
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Hype UQ Spin Lab program announces first sportstech accelerator cohort
There are 12 startups taking part in the first intake of the HYPE UQ SPIN Lab program, which will run in conjunction with the Commonwelath Games.
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Government looking to find four regional incubator facilitators across Australia
The Federal Government is seeking applications for those interested in becoming a regional incubator facilitator, looking to find four across the country.
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Dunedin startup CodeLingo raises NZ$540,000 from Reinventure and Right Click Capital
Dunedin startup CodeLingo has raised NZ$540,000 ($494,000) in seed funding from Australian venture capital firms Right Click Capital and Reinventure.
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Winning a Talent Unleashed Award provided medical technology startup Life Whisperer with “invaluable” credibility
The Talent Unleashed Awards have uncovered a wide variety of innovative companies over the years, with more than a few working to save or make lives better from the medical or health technology sector. The latest to join this group of alumni is Australian startup Life Whisperer, which is working to better the often costly… Read more »
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Winning a Talent Unleashed Award provided medical technology startup Life Whisperer with “invaluable” credibility
The Talent Unleashed Awards have uncovered a wide variety of innovative companies over the years, with more than a few working to save or make lives better from the medical or health technology sector. The latest to join this group of alumni is Australian startup Life Whisperer, which is working to better the often costly… Read more »
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Sydney startup Kindershare is a peer-to-peer network facilitating the rental of baby equipment
The idea for a service like Kindershare first came to cofounder Vahouni Nazarian after a trip the family took when her first daughter was five months old.
