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New Zealand startup Flossie helps beauty salons avoid empty appointment slots
New Zealand startup Flossie is a software platform helping customers easily find, book, and pay for beauty appointments at partner salons.
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A lesson about self awareness from PagerDuty cofounder Alex Solomon
Before launching IT operations management platform PagerDuty in 2009, Alex Solomon had earned his street cred as a software engineer for Amazon.
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Sydney startup Kindershare is a peer-to-peer network facilitating the rental of baby equipment
The idea for a service like Kindershare first came to cofounder Vahouni Nazarian after a trip the family took when her first daughter was five months old.
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Perth startup Tap into Safety helps companies train staff on workplace safety and monitor staff mental health
Tap into Safety was founded by Susanne and Geoff Bahn in 2014 after decades spent looking at health and safety in the workplace from different angles.
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Sydney startup Chester has created an outdoor storage chest for secure package deliveries
Chester is a wifi-enabled outdoor storage chest that can facilitate the secure delivery of packages without anyone being home.
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How bikeshare startup Mobike approached its expansion into Australia
Despite the skepticism before being converted to the wonders of cycling in Singapore, Mina Nada firmly believes bike sharing can come to make up a key piece of Sydney’s transport infrastructure.
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Picaluna is an online platform helping people plan “authentic” funerals by giving them choice of service providers
Picaluna is an online platform that aims to instead offer “a better way for family and friends to say goodbye to the people they love” by connecting them to a network of trusted service providers for more choice.
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Mackay startup Vira helps rental car companies and their customers better record a car’s current condition
For Mackay’s Tracie Crombie, however, her family’s time on Family Feud meant a chance to win some cash to help fund her tech startup, Vira.
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Western Australian startup Speqs allows users to virtually try on glasses in real time
The idea for Speqs and its virtual try on solution came from cofounder Bjorn Russell’s experience playing around with the L’Oreal Makeup Genius app.
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Social media app Sweep connects users for chats within geo-fenced venues
Sweep works through ‘Geochats’, chat rooms which are fenced in to a specific location, such as a bar or a festival, so that only people at the particular venue or event can take part.
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Airwallex raises follow-on US$6 million in Series A funding from Square Peg Capital
Airwallex has secured a further US$6 million ($8.73 million) in follow-on Series A funding from local VC firm Square Peg Capital.
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Australian startup ecosystem launches #AussiesWithoutBorders movement
Fintech startup Transferwise has launched the Aussies without Borders initiative to highlight the importance of migration to the Australian economy.
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Ticketbooth founders reject multimillion dollar acquisition offer, launch complementary new startup
Startup Daily understands Ticketbooth this week turned down an acquisition offer of around $22 million from a large player in the ticketing industry.
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Sydney startup Pawssum helps pet owners book and manage at-home vet visits
Pawssum allows pet owners to better manage the care of their pets, enabling them to book, manage, and pay for home visits from vets, and keep a record of their pet’s medical history
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Adelaide startup My Creative Child is a subscription box service helping kids embrace art
My Creative Child puts together boxes with art supplies and education packs, including lesson plans, for kids of various ages.
