Business strategy

Startup Daily joins Growth Summit, the Melbourne and Sydney event for ambitious startup founders

- October 15, 2025 2 MIN READ

Finance expert and startup investor David Koch and Breakthrough Victoria’s chief operating officer Lauren Morrey will be among the key speakers at the Growth Summit in Melbourne in February 2026. Presented by SmartCompany and Startup Daily, in partnership with Optus, the Growth Summit is Australia’s premier event for ambitious startup and SME founders and leaders. Following the success… Read more »

Events

Spark Festival reveals its free events across NSW

- October 14, 2025 2 MIN READ

Spark Festival, Australia’s largest startup festival, has released its initial lineup of free, community events across NSW between October 27 and November 2. The annual Spark Festival has connected founders, investors, universities and innovation hubs since 2016, through hundreds of events, building a network of over 40,000 participants.  This year, more than 100 speakers will… Read more »

Events

Who Gives A Crap and Young Change Agents launch ‘Impact Boss’ to give 20,000 teens a shot at being social entrepreneurs 

- October 14, 2025 2 MIN READ

Veteran impact scaleup Who Gives A Crap has teamed up with education nonprofit Young Change Agents to launch a program that equips teenagers with the skills to become social entrepreneurs. Impact Boss will launch in Australia and the US in 2026 and hopes to reach 20,000 teens in its first two years. The program aims… Read more »

Events

Four women, four visions, a $10,000 grant, one bold activation – and you’re invited

- October 2, 2025 3 MIN READ

On Thursday, 13 November, four trailblazing women-led brands will take centre stage at F5’s first-ever La Femme Activation – a bold new retail experience where commerce meets creativity and women-owned businesses are brought to life. These aren’t side hustles or “passion projects.” They’re commercial powerhouses built by women who are reshaping fashion, art, and identity.… Read more »

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Climate Tech

Relevance AI, Press Play Ventures, _Southstart, Mick Liubinskas and Paz Pisarski win at the Startup Daily Best in Tech Awards 2025

- September 26, 2025 6 MIN READ

One of the rising stars of Australia’s artificial intelligence startups, Relevance AI, was named Startup of the Year at the Startup Daily Best in Tech Awards 2025. The win for the Sydney startup, which is pioneering the future of work through agentic AI, with a platform that lets anyone build a team of AI agents,… Read more »

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Fintech is now worth $22 billion to the Australian economy

- September 17, 2025 2 MIN READ

What makes fintech unique is that it operates both as a vertical and a horizontal sector. As a vertical, it is an industry with its own ecosystem, capital flows, and innovation pipeline. As a horizontal, it spans across and reshapes multiple sectors, from financial services to retail, real estate, health, and government, embedding financial technology… Read more »