STARTUP STORIES
This start-up co-founded by a former Australian rugby international is linking tech with social...
HooZu, co-founded by former Australian rugby international Lote Tuqiri, is using tech to identify Australia's most influential social media players
This startup has scooped Sydney Angels funding to launch an ad platform for cars
The launch was made possible after a funding boost from Sydney Angels and a syndicate of other investors allowed Wrappli to finalise the technology, which now gives advertisers real-time visibility on the location of their ads
This social network which has been endorsed by Richard Branson and Marina Abramovic has...
Ideapod, a social network designed specifically for capturing and sharing ideas in their purest form, has just launched in Australia. Co-founders Mark Bakacs and Justin Brown though based in the US are Australian.
A tech start-up is looking to disrupt how the fashion industry finds and books...
theright.fit is Australia’s first website easing casting, booking and paying talent by directly connecting talent to clients, without the need for an agency
Can tampons change the world? A new start-up that has just raised $50,000 in...
her/, a new Aussie feminine care brand looking to inspire positive social change for women raised $50,000 in 48 hours in its first crowd funding campaign
Gone with the meter: ingogo introduces fixed fares and revolutionises taxi booking
Taxi booking app ingogo has announced a bold Australian first: it’s doing away with traditional metered fares and introducing fixed fare bookings
A mom of three is revolutionising women’s underwear after two years in the lab
You may have read Emma Johnson’s recent article on Forbes, ‘Can these panties disrupt the $15 billion feminine hygiene market?’ (28/5/15), detailing how US-based...
Moving to the US is paying off big time for this world first Australian...
Melbourne medtech start-up, 4Dx is succeeding in the US after moving there to continue to work towards commercializing their world-first lung imagining tech
This startup risked all of its $1.67m revenue on a thought bubble, and it’s...
PoweredLocal is a Wi-Fi and social media marketing startup that helps connect small businesses to their customers. At it’s most basic level it gives customers access to free Wi-Fi in return for a check-in on Facebook or other social media platform.
This tech start-up is going toe to toe with Shopify and BigCommerce with major...
Tech start-up Neto is one of the few Aussie e-commerce players that stands up to the giants like Shopify and BigCommerce and Telstra owns a huge stake in it
HCF and Slingshot announce 12 startups for new HCF Catalyst health-tech accelerator
HCF, Australia's leading not-for-profit health fund and corporate Startup accelerator Slingshot have selected seven Startups and five Scaleups from more than 200 applicants and 45 Pitch Day finalists.
Which Australian fintech has reached 100,000 users just shy of its first birthday?
Financial services start-up Credit Savvy has reached 100,000 users just shy of its first birthday, cementing its place in Australia's growing fintech sector
This new tech start-up enables businesses to stream music without breaking the law
QSIC, Australia’s first and leading commercially licensed music streaming service, has exceeded 1.5m streams in the last quarter and has added Melbourne, super-venue, Garden State, to its expanding client database.
This PhD holder believes our university education system is broken and is now fixing...
Predicting untapped opportunity in the private higher education system, Dr Brendan Moloney left Melbourne University in 2011 to start his own firm, Darlo
Aussie tech startup KoalaSafe hits Target in the U.S. with its innovative device to...
CEO and Co-Founder Steven Pack said the product has been well received in the U.S. with sales growing rapidly across the country in the past three years.
Insurtech startup launches Hustle Cover to protect freelancers and entrepreneurs in Australia’s growing gig...
Coverhero, a new Australian insurtech company, has announced that its first product Hustle Cover, an instant and customisable income protection insurance product tailored for gig workers, launches today in Australia.
Timing is everything: How the GFC bred one of Australia’s most successful video production...
While many businesses were reeling during the GFC, a pair of entrepreneurs managed to build one of Australia’s most successful video production businesses
An Aussie tech start-up is quickly going global because international students love its unique...
Holistic education services provider, Cohort Solutions, continues to grow globally, announcing that its payment platform Cohortpay is now in 60 countries
Qantas is looking for the best startups and digital disruptors for its innovation agenda
As well as access to Qantas and industry mentors, participants will be able to tap into some of the Qantas Group’s operational data, technology platforms and anonymised customer insights to bring their ideas to life.
This start-up wants to make sure you never fight with your flatmate again over...
Sydney fintech start-up Easyshare has launched its new digital platform, aiming to make the lives of Australia’s 4.1 million renters easier by eliminating their common disputes over money splits for rent and bills.
