Tech news:
Australia
In September 2019
- Australia: An intro to Junction AI, using ML to remove the guesswork from selecting creative and copy for Google Ads, social media ads and web promotions
- Australia: University of Adelaide unveils ‘frailty map’, providing a tool to help plan services for healthy ageing and seniors’ quality of life
- Australia: A quick look at 7 agtech startups presenting at SparkLabs Cultiv8 Demo Day
- Australia: Kapiche raises $1.75M with AI-powered text analytics focusing on customer surveys, reviews and feedback for businesses
- McDonald’s aims to have AI-driven voice-recognition tech up and running at over 14K US and Australian locations by year-end, following Dynamic Yield acquisition
- Australia: Third Aurora to add location-aware services to Winerytale augmented-reality platform by year-end to build on consumer engagement
- Australia: OpenSC, blockchain startup focused on sustainable and ethical supply chain tracking, raises $4M
- Australia: Real Estate Institute of Queensland partners Igloo blockchain startup to have residential tenancy agreements executed as digital smart contracts
- The Australian Coworking Market Report 2018/2019 (pdf)
- Australia: A look at Two Space, setting up offices and coworking spaces in unused hospitality spaces like restaurants and pubs rather than via formal office leases
- Australia: Coworking could soon be a thing of the past with predicted 25% increase in desk numbers and likely impact on per-desk rates
- Australia: Liven App to add Bitcoin Cash as payment option for near half a million users
- Australia’s Ambassador for Cyber Affairs: 5G needs to be looked at with not only an economic security mindset, but a national security mindset as well
- Australia: 2020 National Cyber Security Strategy paints picture of dramatically changed cyber-environment, and significantly different roles for gov’t and business
- Australia: Recognising and Responding to China’s Technology Transfer Efforts seminar set for September 19 in Canberra
- Australia: BindiMaps instals indoor wayfinding solution in Sydney Startup Hub to provide improved access for blind and vision-impaired visitors
- Australia: Tell Me Baby, baby product review site, completes $5.5M capital raise for in-country growth, and to prepare for e-commerce launch into China
- Australia: Mogo car sales matchmaking startup lands $1M via NewsCorp’s Scaleup Mediafund to launch nation-wide marketing campaign
- Australia: Power Ledger moves into rural Western Australia to trade surplus energy via DLT
- Australia: Fortress Esports announces Fortress Melbourne plan, targeting a March 2020 launch date of the largest esports venue in the southern hemisphere
- Australia: Criminal investigation into esports reveals game industry faces match-fixing and betting anomalies; industry worth more than films and music combined
- Australia: An overview of Afterpay fintech’s growth with buy now, pay later options for consumers
- Australia: Xinja Bank online-only banking firm gains banking license, allowing the startup to compete against the country’s ‘big 4’ lenders
- Australia: An intro to Heuros, cellular agriculture startup creating lab-grown cat food whilst looking at far wider potential
- Australia: University Foreign Interference Taskforce to assess the level of foreign interference in universities, with cybersecurity a key focus
- Australia: Culture Amp HR tech firm secures $82M with a focus on analytics and employee engagement, retention and performance
- South Australia’s Ping Services to install 55 IoT devices on wind farm turbines in state of Victoria in 3-month pilot program
- Australia: The Things Conference Asia Pacific On Tour 2019 set for November 19th in Adelaide, with LoRaWAN masterclass on the 18th
- Australia: Immediation online dispute resolution platform launches, aiming to givelawyers, general counsel and clients fixed fee expert-facilitated outcomes
- Australia: Brandcrush marketing-tech startup lands over Au$1M to connect brands with a network of businesses and events to boost real-world customer engagement
- Robotics Plus takes ANZLF Trans-Tasman Innovation and Growth Award with agricultural automation
- Facebook Journalism Project expands Local News Accelerator program to Australia and New Zealand, in partnership with the Walkley Foundation
- Australia: AIRE proptech startup gains $1M with RITA, SaaS application using AI and automation to deliver a daily list of optimised leads to real estate agents
- Australia: REACH Australia real estate and proptech growth accelerator applications close September 15
- Australia: An intro to TUDI, prop-tech startup using AI and predictive algorithm to identify investible suburban hotspots, drawing data from over 15K suburbs
- Australia: Car Next Door car-sharing platform gains additional $6.2M investment from Hyundai, taking total to $8M in 12 months
- Australian Landing Pad in Singapore unveils 9th startup cohort
- Australia: Brisbane’s The Commune Space launch grants program to support social enterprises with branding and design services
- Australia: An intro to Jetson Industries, using chip-embedded sports equipment to collect movement data and provide insights to players, coaches, and fans
- A broad collection of Australia’s tech and startup news from the month past, via Startup News Asia
- Australia: Perth Podcast Week set for October 1st – interactive workshops, panel talks and discussions
- Australia: StartCon startup and growth conference and expo set for November 22-23 in Sydney
- Australia: Spark Festival set for October 10-27 in Sydney and across NSW – over 100 events for startups, investors, entrepreneurs and innovators
- Australia: Biometric bill ‘hands control of powerful new forms of surveillance to Home Affairs with virtual carte blanche to collect and use…sensitive personal data’
- Australia: A brief intro to 4 startups working on eliminating food waste given that, each year, more than 5M tonnes of Australian food ends up in landfill
- Australia: UQ Ventures ilab Accelerator 2020 applications to open late September – info workshops start tomorrow
- Australia: Startup Onramp Founders course set for 18-19 October in Brisbane – coaching, panel discussions, advice and the chance to pitch
- Australia: Q-CTRL quantum computing startup completes $22M Series A fundraise
- Australia: RMIT University researchers produce ‘smart textile’ which is waterproof, stretchable and readily integrated with energy harvesting technologies
- Australia’s Blys startup to expand internationally after New Zealand entry, aiming to tap growing interest in wellness and services-on-demand
- Australia: League of Extraordinary Women launches global mentee-mentor matching platform
- Australia: An intro to Qponics, algae farming startup leading the charge in the plant-based protein space
- Australia: 10 fintech firms and startups selected as guinea pigs in testing open banking scheme before official launch in early 2020
- Australia: Incent startup launches limited-time deal offering 20% back in INCNT, cryptocurrency for purchases at United Petrol stations
- Australia: Lakeba Group pilots blockchain-based proptech platform dividing apartments into 20 ‘bricklets’ which can then be freely traded
- Australia: Virtual Startup Internship Program launches, offering a chance to experience and gain understanding of what it’s like to work in a startup
- Australia: Ideas Feast Pitch Night for international students set for October 21st as part of Melbourne’s Spark Festival
- Australia: Lawcadia raises $1.3M pre-Series A with aims to provide more transparency, accountability, and cost-savings for in-house legal teams
- Australia: Antler venture builder to present demo day at Sydney Town Hall, in partnership with City of Sydney’s Tech Startups Action Plan, on November 7th
- Australia: StartVR launches SJx, virtual reality-based first aid training platform, designed for St John Ambulance Victoria
- Australia: An overview of the winners of the TechBoard 2019 Australian Angel Awards
- Bhutan: A brief look at the startups from Druk Entrepreneurial Challenge, part of the Australia Awards short course for Bhutanese entrepreneurs
- Singapore: Australia Cyber Startup Showcase set for September 26
