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Melbourne startup Mentorloop gears up for UK expansion
Melbourne-founded Mentorloop, a platform making it easier for companies to run and measure internal mentoring programs, is gearing up to set up shop in the UK.
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Artesian Venture Partners launches $50 million agtech fund GrainInnovate
Artesian Venture Partners has partnered with the Grains Research and Development Corporation to launch GrainInnovate, a $50 million agtech fund.
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Autism support platform Rockmelon raises $3 million, customer communication startup Pendula raises $3.5 million
Sydney startup Rockmelon, which has created an education platform to help autistic children and their parents, has raised $3 million from angel investors to expand internationally.
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Sydney startup GOFAR raises $1.3 million round led by Right Click Capital
GOFAR has created a device that, plugged into a vehicle’s diagnostic port, can track a driver’s performance, monitor the car’s health, and easily log mileage expenses via a connected app.
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Sydney HR startup Enboarder helps organisations create a more engaging onboarding process
Enboarder is an “experience-driven” onboarding platform guiding both new hires and their managers through the onboarding process.
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Legal firm Lander & Rogers partners with YBF Ventures to open LawTech Hub
Legal firm Lander & Rogers has partnered with Melbourne coworking community YBF Ventures to open a LawTech Hub. The space will be open to the firm’s staff and clients, and startups, with startups to be accepted for set periods through two intakes a year. Genevieve Collins, chief executive partner at Lander & Rogers, said the… Read more »
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Square payment platform to integrate with all major accounting solutions
Square has integrated its services with MYOB’s accounting solutions, completing its plan to integrate with all major accounting solutions in Australia.
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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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Women-only rideshare company Shebah launches equity crowdfunding campaign
Women-focused ridesharing service Shebah has launched an equity crowdfunding campaign to raise funds for expansion.
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Growth marketing tactics to supercharge your startup in 2019
Let’s look at what growth marketing is, how to know which ideas are worth pursuing, and why it’s a strategy that can help your business improve its results.
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Design platform InVision acquires Australian startup Trunk
New York-based design platform InVision has acquired Australian startup Trunk for an undisclosed fee, with the Trunk team to join InVision.
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Airbnb management startup Hometime launches in two new markets as gross booking value hits $2 million per month
Hometime is going from strength to strength, announcing its launch into top tourism markets Byron Bay and the Sunshine Coast.
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Sydney startup Get To Sleep Easy wants to bring the safety of the hospital bed to homes
Founded by 24 year old medical student and ex-cancer patient Nikhil Autar, the Sydney startup was born out of both Autar’s own experiences while sick, and those of friends he lost to illness.
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UBank launches virtual assistant Mia to help customers through their home loan applications
UBank, the digital bank launched by National Australia Bank in 2008, is set to launch intelligent assistant Mia to help customers through their home loan applications.
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Coviu is helping doctors calculate a patient’s range of motion via webcam after knee surgery
Coviu’s PhysioROM helps patients receive physical rehab from their home by automating and standardising the calculation of their range of motion via webcam.
