Startup Australia
November 2021 saw Australian tech and startup news coverage across fields including: agri-tech in South Australia; Fintech Australia’s Investor map; Australian construction-tech startup success in the US; Cool Points Club’s moves in climate change using blockchain and nonfungible tokens; and many more.
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Cool Points Club / Re-imagining climate action with blockchain
- Download: Australian Digital Inclusion Index 2021 – Measuring Australia’s Digital Divide (pdf)
- South Australian gov’t opens EOIs for agri-tech firms looking to develop and commercialise, using AgTech startup hubs at PIRSA AgTech Demonstration farms
- Sunny Skin beauty brand startup debuts its first NFT collection, seeing digital influencer marketing as a core brand component
- Australian Securities and Investment Commission raises oversight of investment side of local cryptocurrency market with licences for crypto-asset holders
- West Tech Fest set for December 6-10, running out of Perth, Western Australia
- Commonwealth Bank to become the country’s first main-street bank to offer a platform for retail customers to trade crypto, partnering NY’s Gemini Trust exchange
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- NSW Gov’t to establish IDSupport NSW, providing a one-stop shop for victims of identity theft, replacing documents and providing support and counselling
- YBF innovation and tech hub has called in administrators in bid to reboot following long-term impacts of COVID-19 lockdowns in Melbourne
- The Sydney Dialogue is next week, 17-19 November, a summit for emerging, critical and cyber technologies featuring speakers including India’s Modi and Japan’s Abe
- Extreme Tech Challenge’s Australia competition applications close November 24th, seeking purpose-driven startups addressing UN Sustainable Development Goals
- FinTech Australia unveils Investor Map, featuring funding sources across venture capitalists, angel funds, corporate investors, crowdfunders and incubators
- An intro to Oxamii’s smart grid software platform enabling residents, community organisations and businesses to buy and sell energy from renewable sources in their local community
Deloitte: 2022 Tech, Media, Telecoms Predictions (pdf)
- Governor of Victoria Startup Awards launches to celebrate the $10.5BN sector and showcase entrepreneurs, leaders and investors across the ecosystem
- Tasmania’s Sea Forest wins Ocean Impact Pitchfest with use of asparagopsis seaweed in livestock feed, reducing methane emissions by 90%
- MYAMI launches digital fashion line, with the aim of dressing the metaverse using NFT-driven digital wardrobes
- Sustainable Fintech Demo Day 2021 from StartupBootcamp and Fintech Australia set for December 9th, showcasing 10 sustainability-focused startups
- Main Sequence, the CSIRO venture capital fund, aims for celebrity co-investment in renewable energy and deep-tech startups with Voice Capital program
- Construction Startup Competition 2021 in the US selects Presien and ProcurePro amongst winners, with AI-driven HR risk management and subcontractor procurement respectively
- ‘Startup Isolation – addressing the elephant in the room’ event set for December 8th, looking at the mental health challenges of entrepreneurship
Cool Gram / Make your Instagram carbon negative
- SproutX 2021 Demo Day set for December 1st, showcasing 4 startups addressing challenges in the agrifood supply chain
- That Startup Show webseries and podcast returns with 6-part season, commencing November 18th and aiming to explore the metaverse
- Annie Parker, Microsoft’s head of startups, to take on exec director role of the The Greater Sydney Commission’s Tech Central innovation hub
- Zoomo raises $60M with electric bike subscription service, focused on last-mile deliveries for gig workers and couriers
- Google to invest Au$1BN in infrastructure, research and partnerships over 5 years to aid development of the country’s digital economy under Digital Future Initiative
- Commonwealth Bank to integrate retail offers into mobile banking app with Little Birdie partnership, likely aiming for eventual ‘super app’ status in financial services
- Australia’s ValAi takes overall win at Global Open Finance Challenge with financial services focus on achieving a zero-carbon, nature-positive global economy
Tech Council of Australia
- ‘Female Founder Funding Roundtable – Redressing the Balance’ takes place online on November 25th, an event from Techboard
- LaunchVic to back 75 potential startup investors for participation in VC Catalyst course at University of Melbourne-based Wade Institute of Entrepreneurship
- Australia’s looming tech skills shortage: “…estimates that Australia will need to upskill an extra 200,000 tech workers over the next few years.”
- Fishburners launches Tech for Good awards program to recognise social impact and climate focused startups across 6 categories
- An intro to the 23 female founders and startups that presented at the 2021 Atto Accelerator Demo Day
- A look at Greener app, aiming to make it easy for consumers to identify and spend on brands that are focusing on sustainability, climate change and more
- Ikea rolls out Mobile Checkout, allowing customers to scan products by phone as they shop, paying at fast-track checkouts without unpacking and repacking bags
- PwC Australia NewLaw partners Checkbox no-code platform to provide legal clients with document and workflow automation for in-house legal departments
AusPost: Australia’s Online Shopping 2021 report (pdf)
- Packapill medications delivery platform partners Western Diagnostics Pathology for teleconsultations, adding to 3-hour on-demand delivery services
- ‘The Future of the Digital CBD in Melbourne and Beyond’ – first report release event set for December 1st, from RMIT Blockchain Innovation Hub
- Visa backs Australia’s Basiq, open banking platform bridging 100 banks and 150 fintechs which provides access to account data for lending, banking, BNPL and more
- Techstars SportsTech Melbourne Accelerator applications close December 1st for program running March to June 2022
- Ride Protect insurance-tech startup launches service to provide cover for the gig economy’s ride-share and food delivery drivers
- An intro to HelpPay, first-of-its-kind platform allowing people to securely share bills with family and friends via app, allowing others to help with payments
- NSW gov’t partners Microsoft and others to focus on apartment building defects using blockchain and AI to secure and record provenance details
- 2021 Australian Impact Investment Awards nominations close this week, Wednesday December 1st
- H2Oai closes $100M in funding led by Commonwealth Bank of Australia, with CBA set to explore artificial intelligence-driven products and services
Islands of Cool / Climate change, blockchain & NFTs
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