When you talk to Pete Horsley about his career in tech, it doesn’t take long to see that his work is deeply personal. His eldest sister, Jo, was born blind, autistic, and with an intellectual disability. That experience shaped the way he views the world, as he explains to Majella Campbell on episode 29 of… Read more »
Storm Menzies knows better than most about the challenges of finding funding to back women-led startups. The founder of accessible beauty tools startup ByStorm Beauty set out to help more than 700 million women globally living with a disability to look and feel good, launching last month. Menzies has mild cerebral palsy, and after breaking… Read more »
Disability tech accelerator Remarkable has backed one of its alumni in a $3.5 million Seed raise for Sociability, which helps people with disability discover accessible spaces. Remarkable’s investment came through its Scaler co-investment initiative, which backs disability tech startups in Australia, the UK, US, and elsewhere. The raise for Sociability was led by Britain’s Growth… Read more »
The 2024 Remarkable Accelerator Global Cohort took the stage at the Salesforce Tower Auditorium recently, showcasing their groundbreaking innovations to a packed audience of investors, partners, and industry leaders. The Demo Day highlighted five incredible startups, focused on harnessing the power of technology to remove barriers and amplify the lives of people with disability. Remarkable… Read more »
Disability tech accelerator and investor Remarkable has chosen 10 startups, including five from the US, for its latest 16-week program, spanning AI-driven health solutions to mobility aids to help people live better lives. This year, startups from Australia, the US, the UK and Canada are part of the accelerator, with the global cohort, managed by… Read more »
Australian disability tech accelerator Remarkable has ramped up its venture side, and is now looking to back startups in disability, ageing and health, from Seed to Series A. Remarkable is the startup venture arm of the Cerebral Palsy Alliance (CPA), founded in 2016 by Pete Horsley. Over the past 8 years Remarkable has helped 120… Read more »
Australian disability tech accelerator Remarkable has backed a US med tech startup reducing urinary tract infection (UTI) risks in a US$6 million (A$9.1m) Seed raise. The round for New York medtech startup Aurie, was led by existing investor Lakehouse Ventures. Founded in 2018, Aurie has developed a reusable, no-touch, intermittent catheter system used by people… Read more »
Tech accelerator Remarkable has a new cohort of seven companies changing people’s lives. Remarkable’s mission is to support startups harnessing tech to empower people living with disability. The organisation provides seed funding, mentoring, coaching, investor networks, expertise and guidance, with Alan Jones among the mentors individually guiding the founders. The seven global ventures range from… Read more »
Tank Stream Labs has announced that it will be hosting ‘Female Entrepreneur Week’ to support female entrepreneurs and increase diversity.
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