Australia’s startup news
September 2018
The startup news headlines linked below list September 2018’s startup news headlines for Australia, with links to online news sources for each item reported.
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- Australia: A look at The Tide Foundation’s blockchain solution to digital advertising privacy challenges // read it here
- Australia: A look at Dogtooth Technologies’ strawberry-picking robots // read it here
- Australia: Self-managed superannuation funds have started taking an interest in cryptocurrency // read it here
- Australia: ClearPoll unveils blockchain-based opinion poll network backed with crypto rewards // read it here
- Australia: Hot DesQ early stage accelerator applications close September 19th, with up to Au$100K equity-free funding on offer // read it here
- Australian Computer Society to take over River City Labs and programs // read it here
- Australia: Digital innovation’s value to the economy estimated at $315BN over 10 years // read it here
- Anchor tenants sought for South Australia’s Innovation, Incubator, Startup and Growth Hub // read it here
- Tech Rocketship UK government startup competition visits Australia for the first time // read it here
- Australia: NAB Ventures to double funding over 2 years, bringing total fund to Au$100M // read it here
- South Australian Budget earmarks millions for innovation and startups // read it here
- Australia: Creative3 conference program now live for upcoming Brisbane event // read it here
- Australia: A look at October’s intersekt fintech festival and conference schedule // read it here
- Australia: WLTH personal finance app launches to provide all-in-one-place view of your financial position // read it here
- Australia: Victorian government to boost indigenous entrepreneurship and startup activity with $1.37M // read it here
- Australia: Digital ID and blockchain – a perfect match? // read it here
- Australia: Vault, QuintessenceLabs and Ziroh Labs partner for government-focused user data encryption // read it here
- Australia: Flare HR and payroll tech startup secures $21M // read it here
- Australia: Movus industrial IoT startup sets sights on international growth following funding // read it here
- Australia: An overview of the challenges to widespread adoption of IoT // read it here
- Australia: Telstra adds taxi network to rooftop digital billboard ads portfolio // read it here
- Australia: An intro to Melbourne’s new coworking space, CoWork Me in St Kilda // read it here
- Australian Securities and Investment Commission allocates $6M over 2 years for financial regulation technology // read it here
- An intro to the 5 cities shortlisted for Australian Smart Cities Awards // read it here
- Australia: Travello social network app lands Au$5M to build world’s largest online community for travellers // read it here
- Australia: SafetyCulture invests $2.9M in Ed App workplace micro-learning platform // read it here
- Australia: Bamboo startup enables users to invest in cryptocurrency using spare change from other transactions // read it here
- Australia: Secure Code Warrior cybersecurity startup secures Au$4.9M with gamified approach // read it here
- Australia: Cyrise cybersecurity incubator’s 2nd cohort attracts ‘more mature’ tech startups // read it here
- Australia: NSW digital driver license roll-out underpinned by blockchain tech // read it here
- Australian National Blockchain to launch, providing smart legal contracts for businesses // read it here
- Australia: Red Belly Blockchain hits processing speed milestone, outperforming public blockchain tech // read it here
- Australia: Liven dining rewards app incorporates NEM tokens for meal paymenst at more than 1000 eateries // read it here
- Australia: ANTI snowsports safety startup takes title of Australia’s Emerging Creative Startup 2018 // read it here
- LinkedIn’s Top 25 Startups in Australia // read it here
- Australia: Sitemate workflow-focused construction startup lands Au$1.3M // read it here
- Australia: University of Techology Sydney partners two VC funds to boost campus-founded startups // read it here
- Australia: Women in Venture Capital – Melbourne, November 20th // read it here
- Australia: An intro 7 winners of the AgriFutures Rural Women’s Award // read it here
- Australia: An intro to some of the 100 startups created via the University of Queensland’s UniQuest program // read it here
- Australian Computer Society to keep charity status alongside plans for VC investment in member startups // read it here
- Australia: Pitch@Palace 2.0 country-wide tour set for November // read it here
- Australia: Great Keppel Island tokens open to purchase via security token offering, each worth one billionth of the island // read it here
- Australian Computer Society the 1st IT professional assoc’n to gain World Economic Forum membership // read it here
- Australia: NSW government Pitch To Pilot initiative opens for applications // read it here
- Australia: An intro to the 23 startups selected to present at the Tech23 event in Sydney, October 23 // read it here
- Australia: An intro to the 5 awarded Women In Games grants to pursue career development // read it here
- Australia: Deakin Geelong to host StartCon Pitch for $1 Million competition // read it here
- Australia-India AgTech Market Access Program launched for Asia-Pacific agri-tech growth // read it here
- Singapore: KuCoin crypto exchange inks $3M JV with Bitcoin Australia // read it here
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