Tech in Australia
Our Australian tech news round-up for October 2021 is drawn from Startup News Asia’s daily feeds. This month’s articles cover items across technologies, issues, startups and more including: cryptocurrency adoption levels in Australia; drone delivery of groceries; virtual reality in hospital training; the Remarkable Accelerator for disability; the Government’s Ransomware Action Plan; and more
Australian tech news headlines featured below are each linked directly to the online news source that reported it, giving you one-click access to all the Australian tech news, articles, downloads and reports you need to understand Australia’s tech and startup ecosystems.
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- Australia: Western Bulldogs AFL team ink two-year partnership extension with CoinSpot, the country’s largest cryptocurrency exchange
- Australia: Startup Vic x Giant Leap Impact Pitch Night set for October 26th with 7 startups set to present so far – startup pitch applications close October 17th
- Fintech Australia launches Australian Fintech Regulatory Map to help with navigating the country’s legal and regulatory requirements system
- Technology Council of Australia launches ‘Roadmap to Deliver One Million Tech Jobs’ focusing on 4 key steps to be taken
- Australia: ‘How to fund your startup with equity crowdfunding’ online event from Silicon Beach Australia set for October 14th
- Australia: Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology ranked no.2 globally by CoinDesk for blockchain-related courses, research, student clubs and more
- Australia: A brief intro to the 3 finalists in the Food and AgriTech category of the InnovationAus 2021 Awards
- Australia: Applications for the 2022 evokeAG startup program close October 25th, seeking solutions to agricultural supply chain challenges
- Australia: VentureCrowd equity crowdfunding platform and Josephmark venture studio partner to help early-stage Australian startups scale rapidly
- Australia: A quick intro to the 19 startups from Startmate’s Winter21 cohort presenting in today’s Demo Day
- Australia: Duct Tape podcast launches, a collaboration between Startup Victoria and Victoria University, with issue 1 also available as a full magazine download
- Canada’s Clearco launches in Australia to back digital-first ecommerce businesses, with investment built around revenue-based financing
- Australia: Vicinity Centers shopping mall chain launches drone delivery service for customers using Google-owned Wing
- Australia: A brief intro to 12 of the country’s female business leaders and the businesses they’ve founded
- Australia: Former consumer neo bank, Archa, to launch smart business credit card and spend management platform that integrates with a firm’s accounting software
- Women in Cyber: An interview intro to South Australia’s Paula Oliver, manager of the AustCyber South Australia Node
- Australia: Gov’t unveils Ransomware Action Plan, in part mandating reporting of incidents and updating legislation to prevent payments
- Australian Cyber Week 2021 runs from October 25 to 29
- Australia: Nepean Hospital in New South Wales partners Vantari VR to integrate virtual reality into training curriculum of the hospital’s ICU department
- EY FinTech Australia Census 2021: “…Where fintechs are three years or older, 88% are post-revenue. Following in their wake, 81% of companies two years or older are also post-revenue.”
- Crypto in Australia, from the Finder Cryptocurrency Adoption Index, ranking the most popular cryptocurrencies across 22 countries
- Australia: Commonwealth Bank to replace Android-based POS terminals with Smart platform in Verifone partnership, providing app marketplace and host of built-in features
- Australia: Zero Co breaks crowdfunding record with range of refillable personal-care and home-cleaning products, raising $5M in just six hours
- Australia: Muso raises $2M with platform streamlining logistics around live local entertainment for venues and performers
- Australia: Applications for Remarkable Accelerator open now, closing in January 2022, seeking early-stage startups creating tech for people with disability
- Australia: Legislation proposed to make social media companies obtain parental consent for under-16s, with fines up to Au$10M for platforms that fail to comply
- Cybersecurity: Australian Federal Police may be set to introduce a ‘more aggressive’ cyber division with legislation passed granting extensive new powers
- Australia: Introductory webinar for the new Questacon Cyber Ready Program set for tomorrow, October 29th, aiming to improve cybersecurity skills, awareness and job readiness
- Australia: Byron Bay to host Australia’s largest Bitcoin mining operation, running on green energy
- FoodBytes! by Rabobank unveils 15 food and agriculture startups selected to present at the 2021 FoodBytes! Pitch virtual competition on November 10th
- Australia: Startmate accelerator launches Engineering Fellowship, connecting experienced engineers with networks within the Startmate community of ANZ startups, investors and partners
- Australian Fintech Landscape 2021 now available to download from KPMG, a one-page snapshot of the companies in the sector
- Australia: Commission proposes smartphone ‘choice screen’ to combat Google search monopoly, and steps to prevent Google paying Apple for search default
- Webinar: Cyber Security & Critical Technologies – Australia India Bi-Lateral Ecosystem Connect event for business and startup collaboration opportunities
- Fintech in Vietnam online launch event set for October 27th, focusing on how Australian companies can be part of the emerging fintech sector in the country
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