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Peer-to-peer designer dress lending platform Designerex expands to the US
Founded in 2016, designer dress lending platform Designerex has grown to 12,000 listed items and embarked upon expansion in the US.
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ShareAbode wants to help single parents connect to share living expenses
ShareAbode connects single parents for opportunities to “co-live” together, helping them share the load of rent and living expenses while also gaining support and friendship.
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Bicycle Queensland partners with peer-to-peer rental startup Quipmo to get Queenslanders listing their bikes
Bicycle Queensland has partnered with peer-to-peer equipment rental platform Quipmo to help members lend out their bikes.
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Peer-to-peer car sharing network Car Next Door closes out $5 million Series B round
Peer-to-peer car sharing network Car Next Door has closed a $5 million Series B round, with the round comprising investment from existing backers Caltex and Investible and a portion raised through equity crowdfunding platform Equitise.
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LendMyTrend is a peer-to-peer garment rental service targeting cash-strapped young adults
The LendMyTrend platform allows lenders to list their clothing themselves and manage all bookings, or use the LMT Collective concierge service.
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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.
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Car Next Door raises $2.3 million, looks to equity crowdfunding to close out Series B round
Having raised $2.3 million from investors including existing backers Caltex and Investible, car sharing startup Car Next Door is opening up the rest of its Series B round to users, taking to crowdfunding platform Equitise to raise a minimum of $500,000.
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Sydney peer-to-peer startup Designerex helps users make cash lending out their designer dresses
A growing number of niche platforms are tapping into the opportunities within the peer to peer model, with one being Designerex.
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Newcastle startup Camplify expands peer-to-peer caravan rental service into the UK
Camplify, a Newcastle-based peer-to-peer startup that looks to help caravan owners make some extra cash out of the days their caravans would otherwise be parked idly in their driveway, has announced its expansion into the UK.
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Fair Work Ombudsman investigating Uber over sham contracting claims
Fair Work is looking to determine whether Uber’s classing of drivers as ‘independent contractors’ rather than employees complies with federal workplace legislation.
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Melbourne startup Passel is a crowdsourced delivery service for online retailers
Passel is a crowdsourced delivery service using regular people already near the local store to complete the final mile delivery.
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Tree Hut Village is a peer-to-peer platform allowing parents to hire out unused baby equipment
To make it cheaper for parents to hire while also enabling parents with unused equipment lying around to make some extra cash is Melbourne startup Tree Hut Village.
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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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Agritourism platform Visit My Farm connects metropolitan Aussies to authentic on-farm experiences
For many Australians living in metropolitan areas, knowledge of life on a farm has come from a show like McLeod’s Daughters. Unfortunately, just as any doctor would tell you that no, Grey’s Anatomy does not accurately depict working in a hospital, a day in the life of a character on McLeod’s Daughters isn’t exactly the… Read more »
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DishMe is a peer-to-peer marketplace connecting consumers to home cooks
DishMe came when Bagga found himself struggling with his health due to what his doctor described as “a lethal combination of poor diet and long work hours”.
