Tech & startup news
in June 2018
- PT Blink launches equity crowdfunding campaign with sights set on $356BN Australian construction industry
- Australia: Genero online video platform secures $4M for US expansion
- IP Australia now trialing blockchain tech around food provenance solutions
- Report: Australia needs 200,000 more tech workers in 5 years
- Australia: 86400 app-based bank to launch in 2019, funded by Sydney’s Cuscal payments services company
- Australia: UHACK 2018: Innovate Tasmania, the University of Tasmania hackathon, set for July 13-15
- Australia and New Zealand central banks have no plans to issue crypto; bitcoin described as fascinating but inefficient
- Australia: That Startup Show reboots with major partners and supporters
- Australia: oOh! Media acquires bus stop ad business Adshel for Au$570M
- Australia: BlockGrain partners Clear Grain Exchange for online marketplace services
- Australia: Fleet nano-satellite IoT startup partners Cog for security solutions
- Australia: /dev/world/2018 conference for macOS and iOS developers and designers set for August in Melbourne
- Australia: RocketShoes backed with $1.1M via NEM Blockchain Community Fund
- Australia: Bega Valley Innovation Hub secures funding to aid startups and regional youth
- Australia: Horizon State featured in World Economic Forum Technology Pioneers list with blockchain voting platform
- Australia: Robotics roadmap for automation adoption launched; potential economy boost of $2.2TN by 2030
- Australia: Power Ledger to collaborate with Silicon Valley Power to track renewable energy use of electric vehicles
- Australia: An interview with Silicon Valley investor and LAUNCH Festival head, Jason Calacanis
- Australia: iungo startup allows drivers to analyse car computer data to better manage insurers, mechanics and services
- HealthcareLink takes NZ/AU industry award for Tech Innovation of the Year
- Australia: eSports Mogul tournament platform backed for A$4.41M by Razer
- Australia: GAMURS esports media network secures $2.2M
- Australia’s first Smart Cities Week set for October 29-31 in Sydney
- Australia: GoGet Carshare partners Amazon Alexa to enable users to book a vehicle by voice
- Australia: GE to provide 103 primary and secondary schools with polymer 3D printers, software and education
- Australia: EnergyLab TasNetworks Hackathon – June 22, Hobart
- Australia: Xcelerate, Coca-Cola Amatil and BlueChilli accelerator, announce 12 founders chosen
- Australia: Another look at Victoria’s Factory 658 accelerator program for creative entrepreneurs
- Australia: An intro to Good Shepherd Microfinance, using analytics to help people minimize their risk of falling into poverty
- Australia: Civic Ledger blockchain startup crowned Emerging FinTech Organisation of the Year
- Australia: Reuters Institute Digital News Report snapshot
- Australia: Applications open for ACMI X creative tech accelerator program
- Australia: An intro to the latest startup batch on the SPARK Deakin accelerator program
- Australia: Bitcoin and Blockchain Fair – Melbourne, June 16 & 17
- Australia: An intro to Binary Beer, IoT beer keg startup from the University of Wollongong’s iAccelerate program
- Australia: OpenLearning platform for hosting MOOCS raises $8.5M
- Australia: Frollo budgeting app aims to recommend ways to spend less and save more, with B2B and B2C versions
- Australia: An intro to Coze, blockchain hotel bookings via app and cryptocurrency
- Australia: Gobbill AI startup partners myprosperity to automate household bills
- Australia: Anchor Lab and Fish-e startups share $278K for fisheries monitoring systems
- Australia: Westpac moves all core banking applications to private cloud environment
- Australia: An intro to Rubberdesk ‘AirBnB for office space, focusing on sub-letting space to smaller tenants
- Creative State Summit:Creativity in a Post-Truth World – Melbourne mid-June
- Australia: Carhood, startup renting your car while you’re on holiday, aiming for $4.5M IPO
- Australia: Victoria government launches Foundry658 to kickstart creative startups
- SBE Australia E3 Program applications now open for early-stage startup female founders
- 2018 Australia Sports Analytics Conference set for August in Melbourne
- Australia & New Zealand Sports Technology Awards set for August in Melbourne
- Australia: Mapping Victoria’s Startup Ecosystem 2017 Report now available (pdf)
- Australia: Startup Coffs Harbour aims to create jobs of the future
- Australia: Agnes Water the country’s first ‘digital currency town’ with 300 businesses accepting crypto
- Australia: GO1 training marketplace startup lands partnership with SEEK
- Australia: NSW releases train occupancy data for apps to improve efficiency, covering 600K rides daily
- Australia: Two Queensland towns embrace cryptocurrency as part of bid to boost tourism
- Australia: Tank Stream Labs coworking hub launches blockchain hub in Sydney
- Australia: First Nations Youth Summit to bring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander youth together in Brisbane around technology, leadership and entrepreneurship
- Australia: Startup Challenge winner at the First Nations Youth Summit to gain from US visit
- Australia: A look at the recent marie claire X Tech Ready Women Masterclass, held in Sydney
- Australia: Caltex unveils 12 startups and scaleups for Slingshot-run Spark Accelerator
- ASX backs Sympli Australia electronic property settlements startup for $30M
- Australia: An intro to Honee’s beauty and wellness services booking platform
