Tech & Innovation
News, opinions and advice on technology development and the state of innovation.
Playford secures $7.45M to invest in SA innovators
Playford Capital, the SA government backed seed investor fund, announced today that it will receive $7.45 million from the Federal Government to invest in its portfolio of emerging companies.
Need a finance template for a bank loan?
Are you seeking a template that is purposely designed to accompany a business bank loan?
BusinessPlans.com.au has prepared hundreds of business plans for bank loans...
$64M Federal investment 'survival' pool for promising early-stage Australian companies
Last Thursday the Federal Government announced that 11 fund managers had been named to oversee investment of $64 million into promising early-stage Australian companies under the Innovation Investment Follow-On Fund (IIFF).
$64M Federal investment ‘survival’ pool for promising early-stage Australian companies
Last Thursday the Federal Government announced that 11 fund managers had been named to oversee investment of $64 million into promising early-stage Australian companies under the Innovation Investment Follow-On Fund (IIFF).
Australian book publishing under attack?
"I want to make sure readers in Australia can buy online at the same price as readers anywhere in the world," said the Booktopia.com.au CEO, Tony Nash.
Go-anywhere bicycle folds to size of a wheel
We love neat and innovative design here at Anthill and this cool fold up bike caught our eye as it's a pretty snappy looking prototype and has been developed with convenience as a top priority.
Are you excited by the launch of digital radio today?
What is digital radio? If you wondering the same thing, you're not alone.
Unlike the bombardment of television commercials announcing the arrival of digital television,...
It takes 100 cups of coffee to refine your start-up pitch
I often joke that it takes 100 cups of coffee to get a new start-up funded. Not because the investor is one out of 100 but because it takes a long time to get the story polished.
Angel investors are important for Australian growth
Angels are private people investing their own money and their own time (experience, expertise, networks) in high growth companies. The 2008 survey conducted by the Australian Association of Angel Investors Limited (AAAI) estimated that there are 16,100 Australians who can identify as active angel investors. Together those individuals, in 2008, invested an estimated $1.69b in over 5,000 entrepreneurial companies, which fuelled over 35,000 jobs.
IP Australia issues security warning – Trademarks Scam
The national IP registrar recently received "numerous calls from trade mark owners who have received an invoice from a company known as TMP, Trademark Publisher".
Twitter's business plan leak offers lessons for any start-up
If you haven't already been tweeted the news, TechCrunch's editorial staff found itself in possession of over 300 private documents last month, direct from the private email account of Twitter CEO Evan Williams.
Questions of ethics and privacy aside, the contents of these documents offer some salient insights on the startup process from one of the world's most successful digital companies (if you view massive user adoption without a clear revenue model as a measure of success).
Twitter’s business plan leak offers lessons for any start-up
If you haven't already been tweeted the news, TechCrunch's editorial staff found itself in possession of over 300 private documents last month, direct from the private email account of Twitter CEO Evan Williams.
Questions of ethics and privacy aside, the contents of these documents offer some salient insights on the startup process from one of the world's most successful digital companies (if you view massive user adoption without a clear revenue model as a measure of success).
Entrepreneurs Week 2009 – Melbourne, Monash, RMIT
When: Friday August 7 to Friday August 14
Where: University of Melbourne, Monash Univesity and RMIT
Entrepreneurs Week emphasises social & sustainable entrepreneurship as well as...
Are you seeking capital? August is 'Venture Capital Month' at Anthill!
So you have the commitment, the creativity, the cojones. But do you have the capital!
This August, we've decided to explore the many facets of capital raising - from angel investment and grants to venture capital and private equity. For want of a better name, we're calling this exercise Anthill's VC Month.
Are you seeking capital? August is ‘Venture Capital Month’ at Anthill!
So you have the commitment, the creativity, the cojones. But do you have the capital!
This August, we've decided to explore the many facets of capital raising - from angel investment and grants to venture capital and private equity. For want of a better name, we're calling this exercise Anthill's VC Month.
The Twitting Point
Unless you are Osama bin Laden’s roommate, you'll know that 2009 is the year Twitter took off. It has grown by over 1,000 percent and the phrase "tweet it" has become part of the popular lexicon. While many people still "don't get it", it has become incredibly powerful. How did this happen?
Australian companies have so much unrealised potential
There are so many examples of exciting Australian companies and initiatives. Why aren’t doing a better job of ensuring their success? Brad Howarth looks at the issue of squandered potential.
Beware of geeks bearing gifts
Everyone knows the story of the Greeks infiltrating the enemy Trojan compound by hiding inside a giant horse. But not many people know that something similar is going on right now inside the commercialisation of public research in Australia.
Anthill talks up pitchclub on Sky News Australia
Sky News Business Channel reporter Brooke Corte talks to the founder and editor-in-chief of Anthill magazine about 'Pitch Club'.
Seeking venture capital? Need angel funding?
This first event in Anthill's upcoming 'Tunnel Talk' series, held in conjunction with Design Victoria, is a two-part initiative developed for business builders, commercial innovators, aspiring entrepreneurs and creative professionals seeking to identify investment ready ideas and acquire growth capital.