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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.

The ‘Uber of couriers’ has raised $1.25 million to keep traditional couriers looking over...

• Disrupter delivery business rushed by investors • People Post says fragmented courier industry ripe for the picking • Greenwich Capital Partners secures $1.25 million for the parcel distribution of the future

This start-up wants blue collar workers to keep their trade papers in the cloud

Sydney start-up TradePapers has launched its app for blue collar and industrial workers to keep their qualifications in one accessible cloud-based location

This start-up is helping millennials get hired by companies like Spotify without resumes

At only age 19, Lily Wu co-founded Austern International with Jamie Lee to connect ambitious millennials to their future employers without using resumes

How a burnt-out nurse found balance as the owner of a successful business franchise

Earworx, founded in 2016, is a dedicated professional earwax removal service in Hobart, using a procedure that removes wax blockages without the use of water. The procedure, known as micro suction and curettage, uses small instruments and gentle suction to remove blockages.

Brisbane creative tech startup represents Australia at global pitching competition

The Aussie entrepreneurs behind hero business Creatively Squared battled it out on the world stage presenting their digital marketing business which matches brands with creatives to produce original, authentic content.

This start-up that runs only on solar power is pioneering a new era of...

Matthew Devitt's Adelaide-based Greenlife Online is proving that fashion and the environment can go hand-in-hand with its eco-friendly fashion accessories

KPMG High Growth Ventures and Taronga Ventures have joined hands to accelerate Australia’s RealTech...

This will include investor and industry events, sector research, startup and founder programs and an accelerator program focused on nurturing early stage companies that are looking to enhance or disrupt the real estate sector.

An ex-teacher has made an app that has kids really excited about doing maths

This little Aussie app Maths Rockx, created by ex-teacher and mum of two, Jo Otto, is teaching kids while they're having a blast with contemporary hits

This tech start-up has set out to become the Xero of social media influencer...

Hypetap is Australia’s leading influencer engagement platform, offering a sophisticated, end-to-end technology powered solution that connects the highest quality influencers.

This start-up has just changed the helmet as we know it with this new...

A unique merger between safety, comfort and design brilliance, the 100 per cent Australian designed and owned VOZZ Helmet was recently launched
Neo-financial services platform WLTH launches, but don’t call them a bank

Neo-financial services platform WLTH launches, but don’t call them a bank

Founded in Brisbane in 2019 by serial entrepreneurs Brodie Haupt, Drew Haupt, Darren Hodgkin and John Kerr, WLTH will bring to market a suite of tech-centric products, including commercial and residential lending, feature-laden transactional accounts, a powerful payments app, a high value loyalty system and a pipeline, including a myriad of further fintech solutions.

These five Australian apps are using live GPS tracking to revolutionise their industries

Moreover, GPS tracking gives customers peace of mind. No more edging to the door in anticipation of a pizza, or suffering from anxiety while waiting for a particular garment or good to arrive before a deadline.

Australian buy now, pay later provider Payright sets its sights on global expansion with...

Australian fintech and innovative payment plan provider Payright today announced its first international venture, extending its buy now, pay later service into New Zealand.

This AI-powered national security startup has secured $4 million in funding for global expansion

Fivecast, a leading open-source data analytics company has secured a $4 million investment round from Main Sequence Ventures’ CSIRO Innovation Fund and...

Why would a 19 year old business want to reinvent itself as a tech...

Why would a successful 19 year old business want to be a start-up again? Well you can ask FM Innovations, a leading FM software company started back in 1997

Cloud accounting startup Rounded makes it easier to share data with accountants

Cloud accounting platform, Rounded, has announced improvements to its sole trader app, enabling seamless sharing of data between its users and their accountants.

These guys started out with a Facebook app and turned it into a hot...

Brisbane-based Brus Media started out as a Facebook app but co-founders Nic Blair and Shon Siemonek soon turned it into a hot mobile app marketing start-up

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.

The ‘Twitter of voice’ looking to capitalise on the growing era of voice with...

Israeli startup HearMeOut is taking on the likes of Google and Apple in a bid to capitalise an emerging demand for voice tech, listing on the ASX ahead of its planned launch in the US next year.
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New Zealand’s Xero eyes US IPO, further disruption as subscribers increase...

Xero recently held its annual meeting in Wellington, during which the company revealed some interesting details about its future. As has been widely suspected, the...

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