SNA’s technology news headline round-up for Australia from April 2022, outlining tech, startup and funding developments.
Australia: National Plan to Combat Cyber Crime 2022 (pdf)
- Australia: A quick intro to the 11 startups in 2022’s first cohort of the Macquarie University Incubator
- Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub platform launches for founders in Australia and New Zealand, providing access to more than $300K in tech and tools benefits
- Australia: National Plan to Combat Cybercrime 2022, available to download now (pdf)
- KPMG Australia offers $100K prize under new KPMG Nature Positive Challenge, seeking startups working on tech solutions addressing nature and biodiversity-related issues
- Australia: Microwd equity crowdfunding platform launches for women-led startups, looking at early-stage firms in agritech, healthtech, fintech, retail and consumer services
- Australia-Singapore FinTech Bridge Agreement inked by Australia Treasury and Monetary Authority of Singapore to strengthen cooperation between fintech ecosystems
- Australia: Global Entrepreneurship Network 2023 annual congress to be held in Melbourne
Australia, UK & ASEAN cooperation: The cyber–maritime security nexus
- Australia: The first ETFs to invest directly in Bitcoin and Ether are set to hit the market next week
- ICYMI: ANZ Bank in March became Australia’s first major financial institution to issue and execute payment of a stablecoin linked to the Australian dollar
- Rario and BlockTrust partnered by Australian Cricketers Association and Cricket Australia to launch branded digital collectibles and play-2-earn gaming
- Cybersec authorities of US, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and UK warn of Russian state-sponsored criminal cyber threats to critical infrastructure
- Australia: ausbiz media startup backed by Sprint Ventures VC firm in Series A+ fundraise, on back of delivering 8 hours of business news each weekday
- Australia: Financial regulator APRA sets 2025 target for implementing regulations governing cryptocurrencies
- Australia: Llama Life raises Au$950K pre-Seed funding to help people improve focus and productivity, managing their attention as well as their time
- Australian 2022 Crypto Convention set for September 17-18 at Gold Coast Convention Centre
- ICYMI: Australia’s RMIT Blockchain Innovation Hub proposes a ‘Docklands DAO’ to help the Melbourne precinct recover from the pandemic
- In the Crosshairs: Organizations and Nation-State Cyber Threats’ – findings of a survey of security professionals, focusing on India, Japan and Australia
Western Australia Dealroom
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