Pollenizer has today announced the launch of Next Monday, a program in Geelong to help the hundreds of workers who will be finishing up at the Ford factory following its closure this Friday figure out their next steps.
Small Business First is a community-centric platform that aims to bring small business owners across the country together to discuss issues affecting the sector, advocate for changes in legislation and gain access to unique educational content.
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.
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.
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 fund is focused on making investments into Series A and Series B rounds, with its smallest investment to date being US$750,000 and its largest being US$3 million.
The Social Club is looking to try its hand as one of the first platforms in the social media influencer space in New Zealand. Its mission is like most others: to connect New Zealand’s largest community of social media influencers with brands and agencies in order to create authentic and meaningful influencer campaigns
As governments around the country and the startup ecosystem itself look to sell innovation to Australians, brands too are getting on board. Qantas yesterday launched ‘Ideas that Travel’, a partnership with TEDxSydney that saw speakers deliver tech talks from 30,000 feet on a flight from Sydney to San Francisco.
Telstra-backed startup accelerator program muru-D announced its latest intake of startups last night after an intense three-day bootcamp. This particular intake represents the first time that 50% of the companies have female founders or cofounders.
Launching just last week, Sydney-based startup Koala is looking to disrupt the bedding industry with its new state of the art mattress product and 4-hour delivery online experience.
As Australia’s tech startup scene has matured over the last five years, so have the tastes and standards of the entrepreneurs building those businesses. Pizza and beer at a coworking space are all good and well for the initial years but as the bank account begins to grow and the little black book of connections starts to fatten, these individuals start to seek new places to interact and network as their life becomes a little less ‘local pub’ and more ‘penthouse private bar’.
In September we announced that radio and tv personality Jules Lund was set to launch TRIBE, a micro-endorsement platform that connects brands with ‘everyday influencers’. The platform has now officially launched, and at a time where the conversation around brands and their relationships with social-influencers in Australia has never been stronger.
FashionTech startup Mon Purse is proving itself to be a rising star in the mass customisation market with its platform that allows users to design their own handbags, clutches and totes.
Big names from the Australian tech scene have dominated this year’s BRW Young Rich list. Atlassian founders Mike Cannon-Brookes and Scott Farquhar, top of the list with their combined wealth of $2.3 billion, are joined by 35 other young entrepreneurs who made their money in technology and internet-based ventures.
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