Tech news: Australia
Australia’s tech startup news from August 2019
(Today’s startup news: Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook)
- Australia: Myriota IoT firm partners Goanna Ag for rain gauge that uses a satellite network to transmit remote rainfall data to farmers
- Australia: Team safAR wins UNSW Maker Games competition with instructional augmented reality system designed to save lives in industrial plants
- Australia: Power Ledger blockchain-driven P2P energy trading startup extends energy trading trial in Fremantle
- Australia: Curtin University to launch Blockchain Research and Development Lab in Perth, focusing on distributed ledger and cryptocurrency tech
- Australia: Penfolds winemaker puts famous Bin 407 on the blockchain for Chinese market using VeChain for enhanced anti-counterfeiting and traceability
- Australia: Ynomia construction industry tech startup secures $3.6M with Bluetooth-powered materials tracking and on-site communications
- Australia’s Verrency payments service partners Denmark’s Coinify virtual currency provider to help banks provide customers with secure virtual currency payments
- Western Australia’s Curtin University launches Cryptocurrency PhD Scholarship Fund, enabling donations for crypto-related PhD study
- Australia: A look at Longevity App, enabling users to save and make money on everyday spending with superannuation tie-in
- Australia: An intro to the 6 startups chosen for Seeds of Change accelerator, from edible bugs to plant-based cheese and meats to fermented foods
- Australia: HealthHack Brisbane set for September 20-22, aiming for open-source health solutions
- Australia: WithYouWithMe raises $5M with worker capability testing platform
- Australia’s University of New South Wales Sydney to partner India’s The George Institute for Global Health medical research institute on Health10x accelerator
- Australian Gov’t Austrade releases Korean Startup Ecosystem Guide, providing an overview of Korea’s startup ecosystem, key industries, accelerators and more
- Researchers from the University of South Australia and Iraq unveil response solution for elderly falls, using drones, smartphones and sensors
- Australia: Research collaboration uses AI to detect brain aneurysms, with participation by Fujitsu Australia, GE Healthcare, Macquarie University
- Australia: The 9 music-tech startups pitching at September’s BIGTECH Conference, part of the BIGSOUND music festival in Brisbane
- Australia: The Impact Accelerator launches, focusing on environmental and social issues around urban living
- Australia: Instagram censors Melbourne artist’s work commenting on Beijing’s influence in Australia but permits ongoing death threats
- Australia: High court rules public servants can be fired for political social media posts – even if posted anonymously
- Australia: LaunchVic sets $350K funding for Australian Sports Technologies Network to deliver 4 programs to scale startups in human performance and sports tech
- Australia: Techstars Startup Weekend Whyalla set for September 6-8 at new Innovation & Collaboration Centre
- Australia: An intro to sameview, a platform to streamline disability care coordination within families and people’s choice winner of Remarkable accelerator
- Australia: A round-up of the country’s tech and startup news from the past month, covering fintech, agtech, blockchain and beyond
- Australian Angel Awards 2019 are now open for nominations
- Australia: Startmate Fellowship applications are open for applications to August 26th
- Australia: Bitcoin Cash City Conference set for Townsville in September
- Australia: A look at OpenSparkz, fintech platform for loyalty and payments allowing consumers to earn and redeem points in one step within one app
- Australia: An intro to CivVic Labs, accelerator bringing startups and government together to solve public sector challenges
- Australia: Circle In parental support startup raises $1.5M with sights set on US and UK expansion
- Australia: National Innovation Games launches to connect SMEs, corporates and institutions with students and graduates to solve real-world challenges
- Australia: Seer, epilepsy diagnostics startup, takes win at Startup Victoria’s Best of Startup State pitch night
- Australia: An intro to 23 of Melbourne’s startup incubators and accelerators, from Founder Institute
- Australia: Plus Eight Sprint 6-week pre-accelerator applications are now open for October intake
- Australia: Westpac Innovation Challenge launches, giving startups, scale-ups and entrepreneurs a chance at $50K and professional support
- Australia: Lumary raises $2M with workflow management platform for disability and aged care providers
- Australia: 11 regional New South Wales startups selected for Sydney Startup Hub bootcamp in August
- Australia: Government makes second attempt at national facial recognition database, claiming it will not be used for mass surveillance
- Australian Securities Exchange partners VMware to replace current registry, settlement and clearing systems with a blockchain-backed alternative
- Australia: Boosting Female Founders Initiative opens consultation process, focusing on barriers to women’s economic participation in the workforce
- Australia: Tipi travel-tech startup lands $4.5M with hardware/software for hostels to streamline check-in
- Australia: Access Threat AI startup lands partnership with global law firm, Clyde & Co, with Tera terrorism risk assessment product
- The Startup Board Report: A new playbook for founders & board members of Australian startups, from Think & Grow and KPMG High Growth Ventures (pdf)
- Australia: An intro to Locify, app aiming to increase transactions for participating businesses, help acquire and retain new customers
- Australia: The SportsTech Report – Advancing Victoria’s startup ecosystem, from LaunchVic and KPMG (pdf)
