Telstra has announced a new brand campaign as part of its evolution from a telecommunications company and into a technology driven one. The rebrand will reflect Telstra’s vision of a connected world and highlight its support and development of the startup ecosystem.
At the end of last month, Australia’s largest inland non-capital city, Wagga Wagga in NSW, was host to an event called Regional PitchFest, which has inspired us to launch a new movement, Silicon Paddock.
Short term lending startup MoneyMe was last night named Fintech Startup of the Year at the 2016 Fintech Awards, the first awards night dedicated to the Australian fintech sector.
Fashiontech startup Mon Purse, which allows customers to design their own handbags, has raised $3.1 million in a Series A round.
On-demand service applications seem to be somewhat of a focus across Australia’s startup scene at the moment. There is literally an “Uber for ….” well anything that you can imagine these days including marijuana if you live in San Francisco.
Sydney fintech startup zipMoney has announced an oversubscribed placement of $20.6 million to institutional and sophisticated investors. The placement is part of zipMoney’s funding plan to further expand its product offering, rollout new payments product zipPay and acquire personal finance management software, Pocketbook.
Sydney startup Seatfrog, which looks to bring the joy of the airline upgrade to everyone rather than the select lucky few, has raised $1.2 million in a seed funding round led by London-based VC firm Howzat Partners.
When it comes to customer service, Facebook’s recently announced Messenger bots are the talk of the tech world, and Sydney foodtech startup HowAboutEat has worked fast to integrate the new feature into its offering.
Sydney startup The Footnotes addresses the attrition rate of university dropouts through an online magazine that offers content on post schooling study recommendations.
It was announced last night that some of Sydney’s most prominent technology players have joined forces to create and launch TechSydney, a new not-for-profit organisation that will work to address the Sydney ecosystem’s most prominent issue: collaboration.
Sydney startup AppealMe has created an online solution to appeal parking tickets in Australia. The platform is the fastest and easiest way to appeal a ticket, taking 60 seconds to generate an appeal.
Fairfax Media’s Domain Group has acquired a 35 percent stake in Oneflare, an online marketplace for local services providers, for $15 million, valuing the startup at around $43 million.
Fintech startup The Empire Club is an invitation only-fund management and lifestyle company that provides members with privilege offerings tailored to their interests.
Urge wants to up the convenience factor, allowing consumers to connect and transact with businesses through text rather than calls.
The Queensland Government has made a number of announcements at the Advance Queensland Summit today, allocating funding for an innovation precinct in Brisbane’s Fortitude Valley and HotDeskQ, a program looking to draw interstate and international startups to Queensland.
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