A socially-focused Australian startup has gone from concept to execution in just four weeks, after participating in a StartUp Weekend hackathon and setting an ambitious goal to change the quality [...]
After travelling the world for 15 odd years visiting communities where violence against women was prevalent and normalised, a flash of an idea came to Jeremy Meltzer while he was laying in bed at [...]
By all reports, 2017 has been a hell of a year for Australian startups. We’ve seen more money flow into the sector than ever before, startups winning big in local and international competitions, [...]
“Australian born and bred” cyber security startup Cog Systems has secured $3.5 million in Series A funding in its first ever capital raise, receiving the backing of Atlassian co-founder Mike [...]
One of Australia’s largest and most prominent startup accelerators BlueChilli has become the first accelerator to gain Early Stage Investment Company (ESIC) eligibility through a private ruling [...]
When Blaise McCann is asked to describe her retail marketplace for women’s fashion, she is emphatic: it’s not just a business. “It’s also very much a movement,” McCann tells SmartCompany. “[It’s] [...]
By Jason Potts, RMIT University Bitcoin may be the most famous example of a blockchain in use, but it is actually a rather unimaginative way to use it. The blockchain is finally starting to [...]
Ten emerging founders from eight startups have been selected for the opportunity to take part in round two of BlueChilli’s impressive SheStarts accelerator program. The program, which launched in [...]
The Australian government quietly introduced the Copyright Amendment (Service Providers) Bill 2017 to the Senate on Wednesday. If enacted, the bill will extend the scope of Australia’s copyright [...]
Five years after ride-sharing company Uber first launched in Sydney, Australia is set to receive its first large-scale competitor in the space, with Estonian-founded Taxify launching in Sydney [...]
