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Perth trivia app QuizJam helps organisations gamify employee training and engagement
Perth startup QuizJam sought to go beyond the consumer market early, creating a QuizJam for Teams platform for organisations.
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Sinorbis raises $2.3 million to launch platform helping businesses market to China
Sinorbis has announced it has raised $2.3 million to accelerate the launch of its cloud platform, which helps Western businesses market to China.
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George the Farmer educates kids about food production and agricultural innovation
George the Farmer educates children about farming practices, and how food and fibre is produced, through picture books, music, and other mediums.
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George the Farmer educates kids about food production and agricultural innovation
We all know kids will think and believe some crazy things, but some things are crazier than others: a survey of year six kids conducted in 2012 for the Australian Council for Educational Research found 27 percent believe yoghurt grows on trees, while three quarters believe cotton is an animal product. Looking to fill these… Read more »
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KPMG’s High Growth Ventures group partners with Taronga Ventures to develop real estate startups
KPMG Australia’s High Growth Ventures practice has partnered with Taronga Ventures to develop opportunities for Taronga’s RealTech Venture Fund.
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Payout platform Hyperwallet expands into Sydney to target growth in APAC
Payments startup Hyperwallet has expanded into Australia, looking to target growth across the Asia Pacific region from its new Sydney base.
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Sydney logistics management startup Shippit raises $2.2 million Series A
Shippit has closed a $2.2 million Series A funding round led by Aura Group, with the company looking to leverage the investor’s expertise and networks in the Asia Pacific region.
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Gold Coast music streaming startup Guvera ceases operations
Music streaming startup Guvera Limited has announced it’s ceased operations, with founder and chief executive Claes Loberg departing the company.
Advice
Melbourne fashion ecommerce tool To Me Love Me wants to help shoppers find the right fit
Integrated into an online retailer’s website, the To Me Love Me tool will help shoppers find the right fit on their first go.
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Coworking space for international students Outcome-Hub launches in Melbourne
Victorian startup Outcome.Life has today launched a new hub designed for Melbourne’s international students with new business ideas dubbed Outcome-Hub.
Advice
Property Connect’s LiveOffer platform wants to make the rental application and offer process fairer
PropertyConnect’s Tim Manson believes “pure, eBay-style” rental bid platforms cost everyone both time and money, while LiveOffer is fairer.
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Australian not-for-profits morphing into digital businesses, NFP Innovation Index finds
The Australian not-for-profit (NFP) sector is increasingly adopting new technology to go about its work, its innovation chops rising nine percent over the last 12 months to 63.3 in the 2017 NFP Innovation Index.
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Thank you, Alan Joyce
Being a business leader and an activist takes a huge amount of courage. Young gay men need more strong role models like Alan Joyce in corporate Australia.
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Startup community should take advantage of opportunities held in Budget’s regional investment
I am wary of the obsession in the startup ecosystem of needing to use certain buzzwords in order to feel validated by Australian society and our Government.
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Budget 2017 highlights focus on building regional capabilities and wait for 2030 Strategic Plan on innovation
Though innovation may not have been a big part of Morrison’s speech, there are hints buried in the budget papers that maybe something is in the pipeline.
