Startup Australia
News from December ’18
Each startup news headline for Australia linked below leads to the online news source for that item, gathered from online tech news coverage.
Daily startup news from across Asia:
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- Australia: A look at YouCamp, platform allowing land owners to advertise their properties for campers // read it here
- Australia: Myriota this month rolled out world’s first real-time 24/7 direct-to-orbit IoT platform // read it here
- Australia: An intro to Mappen lesson-planning edtech startup // read it here
- Australia: A look back at the startups selected for Microsoft’s debut Sydney ScaleUp Program // read it here
- Australia: An intro to Brandollo, recently-funded AI marketing startup from QUT’s Collider accelerator // read it here
- Elon Musk’s proposed Starlink satellite-delivered broadband aims for Australia-wide coverage // read it here
- Australia: Douugh AI-driven fintech startup aiming to raise up to $5M via equity crowdfunding // read it here
- Australia: University of Queensland unveils 12 teams chosen for Germinate Plus accelerator program // read it here
- Australia: QUT CEA Collider Accelerator expressions of interest for 2019 cohort now open // read it here
- Australia’s Tech Future: Delivering a strong, safe and inclusive digital economy (pdf) // read it here
- Australia: Government releases ‘Australia’s Tech Future’ digital economy strategy document // read it here
- Australia’s first real estate crypto token set to change how you invest in property // read it here
- Australia: Myriota aiming for first real-time direct-to-orbit IoT platform // read it here
- Australia: Studio Bucket startup launches video workflow management platform // read it here
- Australia’s Swoop Aero startup launches drone delivery of vaccinations in Vanuatu // read it here
- Australia: Xinja officially becomes a bank with restricted banking licence // read it here
- Australia: Sydney’s Fishburners opens ‘virtual membership’ aimed at regional startups // read it here
- Australia: Microsoft, Macquarie Group and KPMG to participate in ANU AI institute // read it here
- Australia: Wildlife Drones tech startup set to launch drone radio-tracking system following $670K funding // read it here
- Australia: UNSW and WBS Technology partner for EMIoT wireless platform using LED exit signs as backbone of low-power meshed ‘smart building’ network // read it here
- Australia: Digital bank 86 400 unveils new debit card and app in beta // read it here
- Australia: Xinja fintech to launch equity crowdfund campaign for $5M, aiming to build on previous $2.4M raise // read it here
- Australia: Plattar startup’s AR app lets shoppers view products in augmented reality before buying // read it here
- Australia: RealRenta crypto startup aims to open up property investment with real estate cryptocurrency token and management platform // read it here
- 2019 SingularityU Australia Global Impact Challenge applications open December 18th // read it here
- Australia: Legislation passes to allow gov’t agency access to encrypted data // read it here
- Australia: BeefLedger partners NTI truck insurer for blockchain food provenance trial // read it here
- Australia: Helio startup allows users to get fiat loans by using crypto wallet holdings as collateral // read it here
- Australia: Artificial Intelligence – A Starter Guide to the Future of Business (pdf) // read it here
- Australia: Basiq startup aims to help banks with automated loan assessment processes // read it here
- Australia: Power Ledger goes live in Fremantle with blockchain-based energy trading // read it here
- Australia: An intro to Hassl, app aiming to challenge global management tools like Slack and Trello // read it here
- Australia: An intro to Pelikin fintech startup’s travel and foreign exchange service // read it here
- South Australia launches personal protection app for women // read it here
- Supporting Innovation in South Australia visa pilot program launched to attract international entrepreneurs // read it here
- Australia: StartupAus Crossroads Report edition 5 now available to download // read it here
- Australia-Korea Fintech Regulation Symposium 2019 set for Sydney in February // read it here
- Australia: Sydney Universit blockchain project aims to deliver smart contract focused programming language // read it here
- Australia: Darwin Harbour pilots AI system for monitoring of sharks, crocodiles and fish // read it here
- Australia Solomon Islands Technology for Development Challenge closes 10th December // read it here
- Australia: Billionaire establishing Sydney institute to ‘support evidence-based journalism and the pursuit of truth’ // read it here
- South Australia In Focus – a preview from the coming StartupAus Crossroads report (pdf) // read it here
- Australia: University of Newcastle launching Simulation Technology Evaluation Pilot Program to position VR as teaching tool // read it here
- An overview of China’s Didi Chuxing ride-hail app’s growth in Australia // read it here
