STARTUP STORIES
This 17-year-old high school student is Australia’s most sought after growth hacker
In 2015, employing some impressively creative growth hacking, Tamir received 43,000 hits in 20 hours for start up mortgage disrupter HashChing, which has since converted into $70 million in 2 months of home loan applications requests.
Digital disruptor Careseekers makes it much easier to find affordable in-home aged care
Private in-home care was expensive and government options were rigid and impersonal. We knew there had to be a better way for people to find care workers and realised we needed to bring technology to aged care.
Spacer acquires space sharing pioneer Roost, to take on the $28 billlion U.S. self...
Valued at $28 billion, the U.S represents the largest self-storage market internationally, approximately 33 times the size of the Australian market. This follows Spacer’s success since launch in October 2015.
New data from Xero shows big business is causing cash flowgap for small businesses
There’s no doubt that small businesses are a core part of the Australian economy but when big businesses fail to pay on time, small businesses are forced into what we call a ‘cash flow gap’.
The five creative startups at the forefront of fashion at Creative Enterprise Australia
With Australia’s fashion industry now worth $28.5 billion, QUT Creative Enterprise Australia’s Fashion Accelerator covers a hole in the industry when it comes to fashion tech.
These leading business women told us why Australia needs more female founders and how...
It is important that Australia increases the number of women founders as it sets an example for females of all ages that they have the power and authority to establish enterprises that give rise to their dreams.
Meet the Aussie startup that was selected to feature in the 2017 Oscar nominee...
Aussie startup, MOUS, with a mission to provide a healthy, active lifestyle through a more hygienic hydration experience and their unique fitness bottles, selected to feature in the 2017 Oscars.
Australia’s toughest social enterprise incubator is looking for 40 new companies
TDi’s team and guest lecturers will cover business strategy, operations such as piloting and prototyping, marketing, finance, funding and structuring options, pitching to investors and measuring social and environmental outcomes.
NBN now in 1/3 of homes, so how are startups going to use it?...
Plagued with delays and budget blow outs, the National Broadband Network (NBN) is now supposedly back on track. Here, five CEOs share their thoughts on the NBN and outline what they could do if their businesses were connected to the service.
This start-up has found success disrupting the traditional mattress market [VIDEO]
Koala personifies forward-thinking, entrepreneurial young business. Co-founders Mitch Taylor and Dany Milham’s unique approach has seen Koala disrupt the traditional mattress market and crack an impressive $12 million in sales in just 12 months.
Can’t get off your phone? This app is tackling social media addiction in a...
The aim of App is to help us understand what normal is when it comes to how much time we truly spend on our phones. There is so much noise in the media about this issue but most of the data is anecdotal without any real data.
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.
Brisbane to help asylum seekers and refugees resettle in Australia via technology
Some of the problem areas to be addressed include disability access and support, employment, entrepreneurship, health, housing, language, legal and migration advice, working qualifications, tracing family, and translation services.
Ex-AFL footballer launches live streaming app to revolutionise real estate auctions
Consumers are able to search for auctions on the site in nearly 10 ways – including by price, auction status or suburb - and look at the bidding history of those that have already gone under the hammer.
This brand automation startup in Brisbane has grown to $750K revenue in its first...
Outfit is already making more than $750K with its recurring revenue model in its first year, and Bruce plans to grow the business to $10mil recurring revenue by 2020. He is looking at a Series A round of funding in the next 6 months as well.
Aussie digital health company spearheaded into the lucrative US market by the world’s largest...
Houston-based Innovation Institute of the Texas Medical Centre has announced it will help accelerate the launch of Adelaide-based tech company Personify Care mobile patient monitoring platform into the US market.
This new startup has launched home delivered dry cleaning and laundry services across metropolitan...
Busy Sydneysiders are now able to summon the services of professional laundromats and dry cleaners to their very doorstep, thanks to a new service, called Laundry Club.
Here comes Australia’s first HR-tech startup accelerator, offering up to $50k investment
Global recruitment and talent solutions company Hudson and SEEK will join Corporate Startup accelerator Slingshot to lead Australia’s first HR-tech Startup accelerator.
Got a great medtech idea? This challenge offers $25k worth of support for the...
ide Group launches the 2017 Building Better Futures for Health Challenge, offering $25,000 worth of design, development and commercialisation support for Australia’s best health innovation as part of Vivid Sydney.
$10k grant for high school entrepreneurs to turn their ideas into real businesses
The City of Sydney has awarded not-for-profit organisation Generation Entrepreneur a $10,000 grant to deliver a series of four workshops to support up to 800 high school students in pursuing their own ventures.
