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Brisbane startup Pixmoto is set to crack the US market with its shoppable video platform

- December 21, 2015 3 MIN READ

Ecommerce has come in leaps and bounds over the last two decades; according to eMarketer, global ecommerce sales will hit $1.5 trillion this year, and continue to grow as new technology makes it even easier for us to keep buying wherever and whenever. One such piece of technology is Pixmoto, an online video platform that connects viewers to the products that appear inside branded video; it allows consumers to easily click on the products that they like when they come up, taking them directly to the product landing page in the brand’s online store.

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Seven Aussie startups identified as rising stars in global FinTech100 report while Sydney is named a key FinTech hub

- December 15, 2015 4 MIN READ

The world’s leading fintech innovators were announced in this year’s Fintech 100 report, unveiled by KPMG and H2 Ventures at Sydney fintech hub Stone and Chalk yesterday. This year’s list was split into two categories, celebrating 50 established startups and 50 emerging stars, with Australian startups including Avoka, Equitise, and Moula making the list of emerging stars, while SocietyOne and Prospa named as established innovators.

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Malcolm Turnbull unveils funding for National Science and Innovation Agenda to fuel Australia's 'ideas boom'

- December 7, 2015 6 MIN READ

Malcolm Turnbull has long been considered a champion of Australia’s tech and startup scene, but his declaration upon taking over as Prime Minister in September that “the Australia of the future has to be a nation that is agile, that is innovative, that is creative” made startup hearts across the country swoon. Now, three months… Read more »

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Melbourne app developer Appscore is on track for $25 million in yearly revenue thanks to a partnership with Telstra

- November 25, 2015 3 MIN READ

When apps were still fairly new and marketers sought to educate the market about what exactly apps could help us do, they came up with the memorable ‘there’s an app for that’ tagline. Fast forward a couple of years and there truly is an app for almost anything you could possibly think of, and countless companies out there creating them. Melbourne’s Appscore has become one of the leaders in the Australian app development space.

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Real estate agent review platform RateMyAgent aims to compete through a monthly subscription model rather than commissions

- November 19, 2015 3 MIN READ

Comparative sites in Australia are booming – whether you want to compare insurance companies, hotels, tours, or even people, there’s a site. To be noticed in the already cluttered cloud, real estate agent comparison platform RateMyAgent has decided to waive the commission fee and place consumers at the forefront of their business.

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Jules Lund’s TRIBE officially launches with major blue-chip brands already on board with active campaigns

- November 6, 2015 3 MIN READ

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.

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Melbourne startup Real First Aid teaches first aid through stressful real-life simulations tailored to specific industries

- October 29, 2015 3 MIN READ

While I know that I sat through a number of first aid lessons in high school, learning how to give CPR to a dummy and what to do while waiting for an ambulance, I can’t actually remember any of it. Unless our work requires frequent training, most of us are in the same boat. Melbourne startup Real First Aid wants to provide first aid training that people will remember by tailoring it to the specific situations they may one day find themselves in.

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Canva co-founder Melanie Perkins takes out top prize at the NSW Technology Entrepreneur of the Year Awards

- October 21, 2015 2 MIN READ

The wins keep coming for design startup Canva. Just a few weeks after closing a US$15 million Series A round that has valued the startup at $165 million, co-founder Melanie Perkins has taken out top prize at the NSW Technology Entrepreneur of the Year awards in recognition of her ‘entrepreneurial endeavours and role model qualities’.