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Rural Business Collective facilitates collaboration and mentorship for regional businesses

James Ward - July 14, 2017 4 MIN READ

Within Australia’s major cities, the startup scene is becoming increasingly more connected and collaborative. Taking another step forward this direction, this week saw the NSW Government announced the launch of a $35 million startup hub within Sydney’s CBD. Regional Australia, however, faces some difficulties in facilitating strong connectivity between businesses, namely due to the natural… Read more »

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Australian Government announces review into space industry capabilities

James Ward - July 13, 2017 2 MIN READ

The Federal Government has announced it will be conducting a review into local space industry capabilities to develop a long-term plan for the sector.

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RMIT University to open Activator City Hub to support student and staff startups

James Ward - June 29, 2017 2 MIN READ

RMIT University has announced the launch of RMIT Activator City Hub, a new space to support the university members with innovative ideas and programs.

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Federal Government announces $500 million investment in space-based surveillance and intelligence

James Ward - June 19, 2017 2 MIN READ

The federal government has announced that it will be investing $500 million to improve Australia’s space-based surveillance and intelligence capabilities.

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Victorian government announces plan to build Melbourne fintech hub

James Ward - June 16, 2017 3 MIN READ

Looking to further the development of the Victorian fintech sector, the state government has announced its plans to establish a fintech hub in Melbourne.

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Gilmour Space Technologies raises $5 million Series A led by Blackbird Ventures to further rocket technology

Gina Baldassarre - May 30, 2017 3 MIN READ

Gilmour Space Technologies has raised $5 million in a Series A funding round to continue the development of their low-cost rocket technology.

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Space startup Fleet raises $5 million Series A to build network of nanosatellites

Gina Baldassarre - April 11, 2017 3 MIN READ

South Australian space startup Fleet has raised $5 million in a Series A round led by Blackbird Ventures, with participation from Earth Space Robotics, Silicon Valley firm Horizon Partners, and Atlassian’s Mike Cannon-Brookes.

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Queensland government opens new startup precinct in Fortitude Valley

James Ward - March 28, 2017 2 MIN READ

The Queensland government has opened a startup precinct in Fortitude Valley, a place for entrepreneurs to “collaborate, collide, succeed and shine”.

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Former Dropbox advisor Tim Brewer joins Perth accelerator Plus Eight as Entrepreneur in Residence

James Ward - February 22, 2017 2 MIN READ

Plus Eight has announced that former Dropbox advisor Tim Brewer will be joining the program as an Entrepreneur-in-Residence.

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Work Club is looking to diversify the coworking space formula to encourage collaboration

James Ward - January 10, 2017 3 MIN READ

Work Club is a “lifestyle” coworking space offers startups of an opportunity to extend beyond their comfort zone and branch towards innovating new ideas.

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Buzzy.buzz lets organisations create custom apps hosted on its central platform

James Ward - December 16, 2016 4 MIN READ

Providing businesses the ability to design their own platform with a strong focus on enabling communication, is Sydney startup Buzzy.buzz.

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US coworking community RocketSpace to open three Australian campuses with Dexus Property Group

James Ward - December 15, 2016 2 MIN READ

Dexus Property Group has today announced a partnership with RocketSpace that will see the launch of a series of campuses across Australia.

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Pause is creating a new era of smart events

Liz Leigh - November 7, 2016 < 1 MIN READ

The content of startup events has played an important role around the design and the overall experience. It’s important that emphasis is placed on not what the event gains from its attendants, but what the attendents gain from the event.