March 2017 news
tech & startups
- Australia: 3 Day Startup set for 21 April in Melbourne
- Australia: 1Scope edtech startup secures $1M
- Australia: Evari insurtech startup launched by former Zurich Aus/NZ CEO
- A look at regional Australia’s innovation ecosystem
- Australia: A brief look at how digital is disrupting higher education
- Australia: Caternow aiming to disrupt event catering with AirBnB-style service
- Australia: Fleurieu Gifts wins Pack & Send grant in all-female competition final
- Australia: Accenture opens Liquid Studio in Sydney for business innovation
- Report: Refugee entrepreneurs create new jobs, help Australian economy
- Australia: Jak Uber-style trades app startup aims for $1M funding
- Australia: Investfit predictive financial planning startup secures $1.5M
- Australia: government considers widening tech purchasing to include startup providers
- Report: Opportunities and implications of blockchain in Australia
- Australia: The challenges and opportunities in blockchain development
- Australia: H2 Ventures unveils new startups following fresh funding
- Australia: Qantas partners Slingshot for Avro Accelerator startup program
- Australia: 500 Melbourne core program to take 20-25 startups annually
- Australia: Victorian government to bring 500 Startups to set up 500 Melbourne program
- Australia: Fishburners Brisbane / Flight Centre Data Hackathon, March 24th
- Australia: NASA Space Apps Challenge – Sydney in April
- Australia: Jitjatjo on-demand staff startup picks NYC to launch
- Australia: Rent360 launches Australia’s 1st online property mgmt marketplace
- Australia: Startup Victoria / LaunchVic startup ecosystem survey
- Australia: Liven hospitality tech startup gains AU$10M for growth
- Australia: Fireside Chat with Andy Shannon, Startupbootcamp global head
- Australia: Sound Scouts app wins SXSW Health & Wearable Tech competition
- Australia: Westpac Reinventure’s new partner to help fintechs crack the US
- Australia: ArtLife photo startup takes honors at Brisbane Startup Weekend
- Australia: Startup Gladstone launched for Queensland entrepreneurs
- Australia: Intelligent Communities forum – Melbourne, March 16
- Australia: Tzukuri launches unlosable bluetooth-connected glasses
- Australia: Syndicate platform set to connect VCs, angels with retail investors
- Australia: ANZIIF Insurtech conference & pitch fest – Sydney, March 28
- Australia: Techfugees Hackathon Brisbane, March 17-19
- Australia: Queensland Fintech Showcase set for March 15
- Australia: Spacer takes on US market with acquisition of Roost
- Australia: Female Entrepreneurs & Women in Tech conf – Melbourne, 11th
- Australia: Found Careers ‘Tinder-style’ recruitment app lands $2.5M
- Australia: Malaysia’s MaGIC Roadshow – WeWork, Sydney, March 13th
- Australia: A look at Brisbane-NYC fashion startup Mathys Sinclair
- Australia: ‘Forget the ideas boom, we need a founder boom’
- Australia: Universities finalise commitments for Uniseed follow-on fund
- Australia: Outfit brand marketing startup gains funding from Microequities VC Fund
- Australia: Adelaide’s Presagen AI solution aims for efficient delegation in finance
- Australia: GitHub aiming to be more involved in innovation ecosystem
- Australia: Code for Victoria II Women in Tech program to receive $450K
- Australia: JoinMyWedding sets foreign guests to attend Indian weddings
- Australia: A look at 4 tech startups at Cicada Innovations in Sydney
- Australia: Regional Pitchfest takes startup competition to Launceston
- Australia: 5 creative fashion startups at Creative Enterprise Australia
- Australia: KPMG launches High Growth Ventures practice focusing on startups
- Australia: “Venture capital ‘woefully low’ compared to other economies”
- Australia: CBA signs sharing economy digital ID deal with Airtasker
- Australia: Slingshot accelerator expands to Cairns for tourism startup growth
- Australia: Telstra, Ericsson testing for Australia-wide IoT network
- Australia: Regional startups tap into Silicon Paddock to boost rural economy
- Australia: Nod fintech startup wins first UK Startup Games in region
- Australia: Fintech investment hit $656M in 2016
- Report: Universities – The Driving Force In Australia’s Startup Economy (pdf)
- EY rolling out blockchain-based ID management platform for Australian client
- Australia: Universities now key players in emerging startup economy
- Australia: Startup incubator Pollenizer to close
