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Tuty is tackling the tutoring market through online lessons and “Tuty Points”
Tuty is an online tutoring marketplace offering online lessons for university students and “Tuty Points”, a loyalty program helping students save.
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Venture capital fund Galileo Ventures is looking to raise $20 million to support student startups
Galileo Ventures, is looking to raise $20 million to support startups founded by students at Australian and New Zealand universities.
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RMIT University to open Activator City Hub to support student and staff startups
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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Perth-based startup StopRotor is developing an aeroplane-helicopter hybrid
Perth-based startup StopRotor is developing an aeroplane-helicopter hybrid capable of reaching higher speeds and longer flight times than a helicopter.
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Social ticketing startup Qnect blackmailed following customer data breach
Qnect Technologies has had its customer data stolen, with the hackers threatening to publish the information online unless the business paid out bitcoins.
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Coworking space for international students Outcome-Hub launches in Melbourne
Victorian startup Outcome.Life has today launched a new hub designed for Melbourne’s international students with new business ideas dubbed Outcome-Hub.
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Arludo is developing educational apps to better engage university students in their learning
Arludo’s games are focused on teaching students using immersive modern game elements, such as augmented reality, focusing on subjects like biology.
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Sydney edutech Smart Sparrow raises $5.3 million Series C round to expand platform for US market
Smart Sparrow has announced the closing of a AU$5.3 million Series C round to expand its technology to cater for increase in online courses in the US.
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Qnect is a social ticketing platform for student events at universities
Targeting university societies, Qnect allows users to browse through events where the ‘attending’ list only reveals those who have paid for a ticket.
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Macquarie Bank joins Cicada Innovations as a partner in its Industry Engagement Program
Cicada Innovations has announced Macquarie Bank as a partner in its 2017 Industry Engagement Program, which looks to facilitate collaboration.
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University of Newcastle appoints Dr Sarah Pearson as Pro Vice-Chancellor of Industry Engagement and Innovation
The University of Newcastle has announced the appointment of Dr Sarah Pearson as its inaugural Pro Vice-Chancellor of Industry Engagement and Innovation.
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Paddl is a job search platform matching students and graduates to roles based on their course of study
Paddl is an online job search platform that connects its users directly to relevant job postings based on their course of study.
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Quitch is a gamified learning app looking to keep university students engaged outside the classroom
Gamified learning app Quitch reminds students outside the classroom via push notifications to answer timed quiz questions based on their coursework.
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Edutech accelerator program EduGrowth announces its first intake
Australian edutech accelerator EduGrowth has announced the five startups that will be participating in its first full-time accelerator program.
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NSW Government announces inaugural board of the Sydney School of Entrepreneurship
The NSW government has announced the inaugural board for the Sydney School of Entrepreneurship, which will be chaired by former Professor Mark Wainwright.
