Tech & Startup news
10/2017
- An updated look at who’s who in Australian fintech
- Skrilla partners with GAMURS for bigger slice of esports market
- Westpac to launch PayWear wearable payment tech in December
- Reserve Bank – crypto “offer a wealth of potential in the finance sector”
- Bridge To MassChallenge Adelaide Boot Camp – closing Nov 8
- Lingmo International earpiece translates 9 languages in realtime
- Charter Hall PropTech Accelerator now open for applications
- Insurtech Australia launched to support local innovation
- Horizon State blockchain platform aims to improve civic engagement
- Female Founders Pitch Night – Melbourne, Nov 28
- The City of Melbourne Startup Action Plan 2017-2021 (pdf)
- City of Melbourne Startup Celebration event – October 26
- iAwards 2018 now open for applications
- Flamingo AI firm raises $5M in 12 minutes
- Xperience Accelerator info sessions for AR and VR entertainment startups
- The recently-launched Hatch Quarter pre-accelerator in Melbourne
- A brief look at cryptocurrency’s tax and regulation challenges
- Over $665M in tech startup funding in Q3 ’17
- Sydney’s BitPOS startup launches Bitcoin ATM
- A look at universities’ challenges with commercialising research
- Trade Ledger fintech launches tech to help banks fend off tech giants
- CUA Sponsored Entrepreneur Program unveils 4 new startups
- Virtual Psychologist mental health startup wins $72K
- CanYa blockchain p2p marketplace raises $1.5M in 24 hours via ICO
- A look at the case for and against a digital Australian dollar
- Agenda for November’s Startup Battlefield in Sydney
- H2 Accelerator February 2018 intake open for applications
- Remix Summit – the intersection of culture, tech and entrepreneurship
- Bitcoin regulation bill gets government green light
- Sunshine Coast Startup Week – 20+ events, 60+ speakers
- SIEMonster startup set for San Fran Launchpad
- Reserve Bank pitched for creation of Aus$ cryptocurrency
- The West Tech Fest Startup Challenge – Asia-Pac startups in a live on-stage battle
- GardenSpace solar-powered robot gardener launches
- Girl Geek Academy partners General Assembly for women developers
- University of Melbourne Asia-Pac’s 1st to issue academic credentials on a blockchain
- Redback Technologies energy tech startup lands US$7M
- West Tech Fest Startup Challenge – open to all Asia-Pac startups
- Startup Tasmania Open Pitch Night – Launceston, October 26
- Xplor student admin tech startup takes 5 awards at Tech23 conference
- NAB SME Hackathon at Intersekt Fest – Oct 27-29
- BuyMeStuff lands $450K for next-gen e-commerce marketplace
- Smart Cities Blockchain Hackathon – Melbourne, Oct 20-22
- Darwin Startup Weekend – November 10th
- uno Home Loans mortgage broker startup gains $5M more via Westpac
- A look at Startmate’s 8th startup cohort
- Australia moves to mass surveillance with facial recognition database
- Open Pitch Night! Launceston, TAS – October 26
- Cozitrip raises $2M for Chinese-focused travel bookings platform
- National opt-in digital ID set to go public
- FUELD Info Session for data startups and scaleups – Sydney, Oct 19
- NAB intros customer advice via Google Home and Google Assistant
- The $200K investment threshold problem for overseas startups
- A look at the sectors with most to fear from Amazon
- Australia-Asean Emerging Leaders Program 2018 applications open
- Penfolds Wine launches ‘maximum funding’ competition for US startups
- CancerAid selected for LA-based health tech accelerator
- Australia’s impact investors bet on SE Asia’s women entrepreneurs
- REALas property sale price prediction firm acquired by ANZ
- FinTech Reverse Pitch Night- October 31, Melbourne
- NevHouse disaster relief housing startup sets for UK Pitch@Palace final
- SCU partners Epictenet fintech for AI-driven customer query platform
- ASX to reveal blockchain assessment to replace CHESS in December
- ASX may switch to blockchain tech for post-trade settlement
- Spreedbox, Skype alternative, sets for $4.2M IPO
- Singapore adopts South Australia’s approach to citizen inclusion
