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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.
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City of Melbourne identifying Smart Cities opportunities with Startupbootcamp
To further its focus on IoT, Startupbootcamp partnered with the City of Melbourne to host IoT & Data FastTrack for Melbourne Knowledge Week last Friday.
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Melbourne’s Blockchain Centre partners with IBM to help develop blockchain ecosystem
Blockchain Centre, a Melbourne coworking space looking to help foster the development blockchain startup community in Australia, has announced a partnership with IBM to develop a new program for local developers and startups.
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Adelaide company Xped wants to make it easier to get onto the Internet of Things
Helping to drive the industry forward in Adelaide is Xped, an IoT platform and infrastructure company founded by Athan Lekkas.
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REA Group launches Spacely to help businesses rent short-term spaces
REA Group has announced the launch of Spacely, a new platform focused on helping businesses find short-term rental properties and coworking spaces.
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Square reveals Australian growth figures, is serving 60,000 local businesses
Payments company Square has revealed some figures around its growth in Australia since the local launch of its card reader last year, stating that over 60,000 businesses are using one or more of its products.
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Deakin University’s DeakinCo partners with Cann10 to run Medicinal Cannabis Leadership Program
DeakinCo, the commercial arm of Deakin University, has partnered with Cann10 Australia to launch the Medicinal Cannabis Leadership Program in Melbourne, an education program for medicinal cannabis.
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Melbourne forex startup Airwallex raises US$13 million Series A to expand overseas
Airwallex has announced that it has closed a US$13 million Series A round to help fuel the release of new API and expand internationally.
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Airtasker and Unions NSW come to agreement on minimum rates and workers’ compensation
Unions NSW has today announced it has come to a “groundbreaking agreement” with Airtasker to deliver workers on the platform a number of conditions.
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SLIKR lets customers book their spot in a queue for a barber appointment
SLIKR is a booking app targeted at men which allows users to enter an online queue for hair appointments, rather than booking an inflexible, set time.
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Melbourne recruitment startup Weploy connects employers to pre-screened temps on-demand
The latest recruitment startup to make its way onto the scene is Melbourne’s Weploy, looking to connect pre-screened employees to employers who need short term staff, on-demand.
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Fintech startup Assembly Payments to double headcount and open new global HQ in Melbourne
Assembly has announced Melbourne will serve as its global headquarters as it gears up to hire more than 60 new team members over the next 12 months.
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Feedmee is an AI-based food discovery app donating to charity with each meal purchased
Feedmee is a social enterprise restaurant discovery and booking platform which donates a portion of each booking referral fee to charity.
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Nitro raises US$15 million Series C round led by Battery Ventures
Melbourne-founded document productivity startup Nitro has raised US$15 million in a Series C round led by existing backer Battery Ventures.
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ALEX Solutions allows users to visualise sensitive data that might pose a security issue
ALEX Solutions has developed software that analyses a company’s digital framework to shine a spotlight on any “sensitive” data which poses a security issue.
