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FashionTech startup Mon Purse is riding the mass customisation wave
Feeling frustrated after spending so long trying to find the perfect handbag, Lana Hopkins decided to try making her own, and Mon Purse was born.
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UPDATED: EatNow, owned by CatchOfTheDay has officially merged with Menulog.
Startup Daily have been fielding multiple reports from sources at Melbourne based company Catch of the Day this morning that EatNow, which it owns and Menulog have merged. We are being told that Menulog has acquired the competitor website for an undisclosed sum.
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Big Review TV’s ASX listing doesn’t necessarily mean success, yet.
Last year, startup Big Review TV experienced a fast-tracked and oversubscribed IPO, when it underwent a reverse takeover with publicly listed, struggling gold explorer, Republic Gold. The preparations for this started happening around October and on New Years Eve, the new company BIG UNLIMITED began trading on the ASX officially for the first time.
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The Rising Influence of Jack Delosa
Setting yourself apart from others in the speaking and educational industries requires a hook; Delosa’s was first being the face of Gen Y entrepreneurship in Australia.
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FinTech startup Simply Wall St is the ‘Pinterest for stocks’ designed for novice Gen Y investors
Entrepreneurs Al Bentley and Nick van den Berg were just as lost when trying to decode the stock market enigma, which is why they decided it was time for a startup-style intervention. Launched last month, their FinTech startup Simply Wall St was designed to make the stock market easier to navigate for Gen-Y investors who are new to the game.
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Melbourne startup Market Engine just changed Australia’s future in the ecommerce space
The real question that will determine the success of a startup like Market Engine is: Does China actually want to buy what Australian’s are selling?
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CUZIN is the ‘crowdsourced shopping’ service aiming to bypass price discrimination and change the way we shop online
On Sunday, CUZIN went into public beta, a strategic move for the Sydney-based startup, given Australians are flocking to shopping centres, departments stores and ecommerce websites to take advantage of discounts in the lead up to Christmas. According to a recent National Retail Association report, Australians are expected to spend $43 billion in the pre-Christmas trading period.
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With over 2.5 million downloads in a week, Aussie game Crossy Road may just be the next Flappy Bird
The company’s first proposition Crossy Road was downloaded 2.5 million times in less than a week, dominating the Family category charts and claiming the number one position on the iPad App Store in Australia, US, UK, Canada, France, Italy, Switzerland, Russia, South Korea and the Netherlands.
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Jill Meagher tragedy inspired millionaire entrepreneur to create surveillance startup Cammy
One such person who was affected by the Jill Meagher case is humble Sydney-based entrepreneur Christian Beck who, as the founder of LEAP Legal Software, isn’t unfamiliar with what it takes to build a profitable technology company. It was this incident that motivated Beck to create a solution that would help reduce unexpected deaths that like of Jill Meagher occurring in the future.
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This startup lets you send a box of shit to people you hate using bitcoin so you don’t get caught
A life coach, or somebody of a similar non-profession, once said ‘never hold a grudge’. But, in case you do hate someone, shit delivery startup Shit Express is here to accommodate. At first glance, what’s impressive about Shit Express is its succinct tagline: “Send a piece of shit in a box to someone”. In a short sentence, the startup has summed up its entire business.
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Channel Ten reveals who will be the sharks of Shark Tank Australia
It was revealed that co-host of Studio 10, Sarah Harris would be hosting the series when it airs next year and will be accompanied by the sharks who are Steve Baxter (PIPE Networks, StartupAUS and River City Labs), Janine Allis (Boost Juice, Salsa’s Fresh Mex), Andrew Banks (Talent 2 International), John McGrath (McGrath Real Estate) and Naomi Simson (Red Balloon).
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Sleeping Duck generated $1M in revenue in its first year of existence, and it’s obvious why
Wijeyeratne and Sinnappan claim that Sleeping Duck has generated more than $1 million in revenue since January 2014 by selling 1,000 mattress via sleepingduck.com.au. This is an outstanding number for any startup – almost too good to be true.
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Sendle isn’t exactly the new startup that some media would have you believe
I’m pretty skeptical when it comes to startups who claim they are trying to ‘disrupt’ the Australian postal system.
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Universities aren’t happy about startup GownTown obliterating one of their income streams: graduation wear
After graduating from the University of New South Wales, Kearney decided to do something about this ‘expensive gown situation’. He roped in his friend from uni to create GownTown, a startup that sells graduation sets for $99.
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Sydney startup Sherpa allows anyone to earn extra income by becoming a personal courier
In ancient times, foot messengers ran miles to deliver messages. And then there were homing pigeons and horseback riders. Today, not only is a short drive inconvenient, we’re also impatient about delivery timeframes – especially when compared to the instant nature of information exchange. This is the basis of a recently launched Sydney-based startup Sherpa, founded by Frenchmen Mathieu Cornillon and Bastien Vetault who migrated to Australia four and six years ago, respectively.
