Australia’s tech news
Tech-related news covering startups, innovation and investment in the broad technology ecosystem in Australia, as reported in March 2019.
- Australia: Adgile Media advertising tech startup secures $4.5M funding from Singaporean VC firm
- Australia: AgFrontier Agtech Incubator launched for regional and rural startups
- Australia: GoMicro launches AI diagnostics tool that combines a microscope and smartphone to deliver agtech solutions and beyond
- Australia: Shortlyster HR tech startup lands $5M with AI to help companies choose the right people to hire
- Australia: Nura headphones startup now offers subscription option with upgrades built-in
- Australia: LJ Hooker real estate giant preparing for world-first live Bitcoin auction
- Australia: ANZ Bank catalogues blockchain technology’s list of non-uses
- A brief look at 17 of Australia’s blockchain startups
- Australia: Government unveils national blockchain roadmap and strategy
- Australia: Monash University RepuCoin blockchain system makes it prohibitively expensive to attempt hacking
- Australia: Nugget’s News crypto/blockchain platform partners Konkrete startup for country’s first end-to-end solution for security token offerings
- Australia’s International Cyber Engagement Strategy (pdf)
- An overview of what Australia’s cyber strategy means for Asia Pacific
- Australia: Fulcrum3D renewable sensor startup secures near $1 for wind and solar farm energy forecasting projects
- Australia: Binance launches cash-to-Bitcoin service in 1300 locations via newsagents
- Australia: Melbourne commuters able to buy transport tickets using Android smartphones from Thursday
- Australia: Airwallex cross-border payments platform secures US$100M funding, taking it into unicorn territory
- Australia: Stone & Chalk partners Enterprise Ireland to bridge Aussie-Irish fintech gap
- Australia: Earnd fintech startup secures $2.5M for app allowing people to withdraw wages as they’re earned
- Australia: Waddle online lender secures $3M series A with SME focus
- Australia: Games Career Incubator launched by Girl Geek Academy and Film Victoria partnership
- Australia: Lumi Interactive, woman-founded mobile games developer, secures 500K pre-registrations for inaugural game
- Australia: Business Research and Innovation Initiative open, providing SMEs with grant funding for government policy and service delivery solutions
- Australia: GO1 corporate training online marketplace gains backing from Microsoft’s M12 global VC arm
- Australia: Envato Foundation launches grants totalling $630K aimed at creating education and careers for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
- Facebook partners Girls in Tech for female entrepreneur support in Australia, Taiwan, Singapore, Indonesia and Korea
- Australia: Senscity IoT monitoring platform for citiy green spaces selected for Amsterdam-based Arcadis City of 2030 Accelerator
- Australia: Ping IoT-connected startup secures $170K for tech that detects wind turbine damage
- Australia: Sensadata IoT company based at LaTrobe University selected for Plug And Play global accelerator
- The 9 startups selected for the current Techstars Music Accelerator
- Australia: A look at The Guardian’s first article generated by ReporterMate, an experimental automated news reporting system
- Australia: Facebook launches $5M journalism program, along with Walkley Foundation partnership
- Australia: Tribe influencer marketing platform preps for US launch after $10.5M capital raise
- Australia: Brandcrush launches product sampling and brand experience marketplace to take activations beyond supermarkets and train stations
- Australia: Optus partners Metigy social media management startup for automated marketing services to small business customers
- Australia: Cicada Innovations MedLab accelerator unveils first graduating cohort of medtech startups
- Australia, New Zealand to adopt Pan-European Public Procurement On-Line interoperability framework for eInvoicing
- Australia: Abacus combines AI and automation for tenants to bid and negotiate rental agreements with workspace operators
- Australia: Hometime property management startup preps for Asia-Pac growth
- Australia: An intro to Spacenow, connecting customers to spaces for short-term rentals
- Australia: TRIBE social influencer startup raises $7.5M; makes US move
- Australia: 2nd Hype UQ Spin sports tech accelerator preps for April run
- Australia: An intro to Jaunt, adventure startup converting gas vehicles into electric road trippers
- Australia: LoungeBuddy backed by American Express to allow users to book airport lounges in 450+ locations globally, usually at a lower cost than airlines charge
- Australia: Antler ‘startup generator’ launches offering professionals $4000 to build a new startup
- Australia: Startup World Cup global pitch competition applications close March 27
- Australia: ClubsNSW partners Slingshot to launch ClubsTHRIVE accelerator
- Australia: Government unveils ‘digital transformation’ recipients, set for up to $20K in digital support as part of Digital Champions initiative
- A brief look at some of Australia’s challenger banks
- Australia: Salesforce launches Au$50M Australia Trailblazer Fund startup fund
- Australia: Hireup tech startup takes award for support worker services for people with disability
- Australia: Stone & Chalk partners Barayamal for Indigenous Accelerator, providing indigenous entrepreneurs with coworking and investor access
- Australia: Inspace XR, VR prop-tech start-up, raises $750K seed round
- Australia: UniSA Venture Catalyst incubator program now open for applications
- Startup World Cup Australia Finals 2019 set for April 10 in Brisbane
- Australia: QODE tech festival set for April in Brisbane
- Australia: A brief overview of some of the government grants for startups
- Australia: Startup Shakeup pitch night set for April 4 in Wangaratta – $100K and attendance at Jiangsu Victoria Startup Summit in China in prizes
- Australian startups: Applications open for Global Startup Talents @ Taipei program hosted by Taipei City Government
- Australia: University of South Australia unveils Paola, virtual assistant to promote physical well-being
- Australia: Telstra-backed muru-D accelerator unveils latest batch of 10 startups
- Australia: Pendula secures $3.5M, doubles local team and expands to the US
- An intro to 13 of Australia’s female startup founders and small business owners
- Australia: Shebah women-only rideshare startup raises Au$1M with equity crowdfunding campaign
- Australia: FanPlus marketplace platform launches to connect fans with sports and entertainment celebs
- Australia: Innovation Vouchers Program launched in WA to help SMEs commercialise ideas and innovations, and to create jobs
- Australia: An intro to the University of Queensland’s new Chief Student Entrepreneur, and the uni’s entrepreneur-focused initiatives
- Australia: An intro to King River Capital, VC firm aiming to invest in 15-20 companies over 3-4 years
- Australia: An intro to Cipher, app system giving museum visitors virtual access to information beyond what can be seen on display
- Emerging hubs for fintech: Australia, South America and Africa
- Myanmar: Australia’s AsiaCarGroup launches Mymyancar, online marketplace for automobiles
- Australian Government Austrade releases report on Vietnam’s Innovation Ecosystem 2019
- A look at the most well-funded tech startups in Asia and the Pacific
