STARTUP STORIES
This Aussie travel tech start-up is changing the game for small tourism businesses
The subscription-based platform is designed to help small, often family-run operations that don’t have resources to market themselves on a large scale.
Reading about his future competitor in the paper inspired this entrepreneur’s idea
In July 2012, while managing a large Westpac branch, he came across an interview with the founder of a well-known personal budgeting company which claimed they had created a new category in personal finance.
A big social hackathon will be held in Brisbane to solve some of the...
Technology can have an incredible impact on the world and RHoK is there to connect NFPs and great tech talent to solve some of the world’s most pressing issues.
Slingshot continues to drive disruption with Australia’s first HR-tech start-up accelerator
Human Capital represents a completely new venture for Slingshot, which typically partners with one corporate business to create a tailored, industry-specific accelerator program.
Meet Australia’s youngest entrepreneurs and the brilliant things are they are making
The Kidpreneur-in-Residence trip to Moose Toys was the grand prize experience for the winners of the Challenge, which saw more 2000 Australian students raise $100,000 for charities in 2016 as a result of their own micro-businesses.
Spotless invites tech start-ups to participate in the first hackathon at the iconic MCG
Spotless Hack at the ‘G invites Australian’s creative minds in the tech and startup community to create solutions to real problems across sectors such as food and venue management, facilities and asset maintenance, cleaning, waste management and security.
This start-up has announced 400% growth one year on from its $2 million capital...
So just over a year on from its $2 million capital raise led by AirTree Ventures, premium designer furniture and e-commerce retailer Brosa has announced YoY growth of more than 400 per cent.
How a simple ‘no’ led this Shark Tank star to founding his successful sports...
SPT has become a major Australian competitor for Catapult. It's raised $2.5 million in two separate rounds, backed by Brady Scanlon and Tony Gandel, the sons of Rich Listers John Gandel and Peter Scanlon.
Booming Aussie start-up Mathspace takes its maths e-learning solution to millions of college students...
Mathspace is being rolled out for use across thousands of colleges in the United States as part of an integration with MyMathLab, Pearson’s leading online homework, tutorial and assessment product.
Australia’s first dedicated online portal for social enterprise opportunities has launched
Social Change Central is Australia’s first dedicated online social enterprise opportunities portal, and is the brainchild of social entrepreneur and Myer Foundation Fellow, Jay Boolkin, and corporate lawyer turned social entrepreneur, Anne Lennon.
A new tech start-up is out to disrupt the $19 billion temp industry by...
With Workfast, you would post your job at 7.05am, and then choose a suitable worker from those that are available and negotiate a price based on experience and ratings. Yes ratings – each temp is rated by previous employers, so you’ll have confidence in your decision.
These four social enterprises are entering the Dragons’ Den – one winner will take...
This year, 36 Australian businesses completed TDi’s six-month Two Feet program, which teaches social entrepreneurs how to do good, make money and ensure they have a scalable business that can take on investment capital.
This award-winning headset measures how consumers respond to marketing content
A headset that captures and measures a consumer’s facial expression, eye gaze, heart rate and brain function may change the way retail outlets design and merchandise their stores. It's a product of DuPont Sustainable Solutions and Curtin Business School.
These 8 Australian companies have been named on the 2016 Fintech 100 list of...
The annual list includes three Australian companies, Prospa, Tyro and Society One, among the leading 50 Established fintech companies across the globe, as well as five entrants in the most intriguing 50 ‘Emerging Stars’
Aussie start-up organisations unite to respond to review of the R&D Tax Incentive
StartupAUS, supported by FinTech Australia, StartupWA, StartupTas, TechSydney, Startup Adelaide and Startup Victoria, proposes recommendations to the Federal Government review that would see the scheme enhance its investment in innovative, high-growth businesses.
The first sharing economy start-up accelerator in Australia has been launched
The Sharing Hub will be a vibrant community which aims to accelerate the life cycle of young and disruptive startups shaping the industry, and allow access to education, mentorship and investment opportunities.
A start-up combines craftsmanship & tech to make sure you never lose your bags...
Recognized for intelligent design, premium leather and exceptional craftsmanship, Issara is now partnering with Trackr, the US-based world leader in trackable technology, to deliver this much needed trackable collection.
Digital keeps moving at a scary pace so this start-up is offering real future-proof...
Academy Xi currently offers part-time courses with full-time options coming in 2017. The courses are 10 weeks in duration and are deliberately structured to be intense, covering everything from the basics to best practice.
Openpay launches shop now, pay later service; opens $8m-10m pre-IPO cap raise
Through its standalone software, customers use the Openpay app or the instore portal to make a purchase with payment transferred to the merchant the next business day, direct debited from the customer’s account.
Vinomofo spends big after $25 million investment from Blue Sky Venture Capital
Vinomofo has employed a multi-tier media buy covering off free to air and pay TV in both Australia and New Zealand, open-air outdoor advertising spaces nationally, cinema and an aggressive acquisition campaign across digital and social platforms.