STARTUP STORIES
This tech start-up has launched Australia’s first intelligent home energy system
Renewable energy tech start-up Evergen recently launched the nation’s first, next-generation, intelligent home energy management system, with the investment and technical backing of leading investment manager, AMP Capital and CSIRO.
An app that matches refugees with mentors is the winner of the TechfugeesBNE 2017...
Springboard uses a matching algorithm based on a mentee's goal, interests and needs to match with a mentor's experience, interests and strengths.
This new shared virtual reality (VR) centre from the UK has opened in Melbourne
The company designs and develops immersive 360° projection spaces, which act a little like a giant virtual reality (VR) headset. With wraparound sound and vision, entire teams can be immersed in any 360° or VR content.
Real estate, meet real time: This start-up lets you follow the house of your...
After WA trial, tech start-up followit brings real time to real estate giving Australian home buyers live information on real estate the second it is listed
Australia’s first home loan marketplace has hit the $1 billion mark in under a...
Australia’s first marketplace for home loans, HashChing recently announced its $1 billion of home loans milestone as momentum builds for the Sydney based fintech company.
Girl Geek Academy extend their influence to the U.S. with diversity and inclusion grants
Girl Geek Academy is extending its impact into the U.S. market with a scholarship initiative aimed at increasing the number of minority groups working within the chaos engineering field.
Deliveroo bounds into Brisbane hot off its huge growth in Melbourne and Sydney
Deliveroo bounds into Brisbane following impressive growth (30% week-on-week) The service has grown restaurant portfolio to 600 in just six months
He changed the $300bn Aussie construction industry with this one fintech innovation
Progressclaim.com is tailor made for the construction industry and streamlines the claim process by offering complete transparency, allowing claims to be processed collaboratively while minimising the risk of disputes and speeding up submittals and approvals
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.
The 11 tech start-ups that have been selected for the 2016 elevate61 program raked...
Australian innovation network, Advance and KPMG Australia have revealed the 11 enterprise tech start-ups selected to take part in the 2016 elevate61 program
This tech startup helps you discover other like-minded people with machine learning
Australian fintech pioneers Jay Stockwell and Cameron Slabosz have launched a new app that uses a combination of psychometrics and artificial intelligence to create an “Affinity Score” that predicts the like-mindedness between people.
New Australian fuel app promises to be a game-changer for industry and motorists
EzySt differs from existing fuel pricing apps and schemes: it delivers special prices from multiple retailers straight to the user’s mobile phone (cheaper than advertised prices), doesn’t rely on crowd-sourced information, and is free to download and use.
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.
How this Australian millennial entrepreneur went from spreadsheets to snowfields
The inspiring story of how millennial entrepreneur, Matt Gillespie, 30, navigated several changes of career and landed in Hakuba, Japan. International transfer company OFX helped make the dream a reality.
Vendorable is looking to shake up Australia’s $10 billion real estate services industry by...
Australian tech start-up Vendorable, recently launched its first-of-a-kind end-to-end online platform, looking to change the real estate game. Basically, it allows vendors to list...
This Sydney startup is defining a new approach to music using blockchain tech
The Zimrii Platform seeks to turn the music value chain more in favour of the artists and away from the various music intermediaries who dilute the potential earnings of the artist.
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 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.
Lost your glasses? Need a new pair cheaply and quickly? This disruptor is here...
Dresden was formed in 2014 when Jeffreys and equally poor-sighted designer Jason McDermott decided they could make more functional, versatile and dependable glasses without the high price tags.
Australia’s ‘Airbnb of storage’ is taking on Asia’s AUD$4 billion self storage market
Aussie peer-to-peer and B2C marketplace for space, Spacer recently partnered with Europe’s largest peer-to-peer storage provider, Costockage to enter Asia
