Startup Australia
2nd quarter 2018
- Australia: South Australian startup seeks backing for system that converts waste plastic into biogas
- Australia: An intro to Entersoft cybersecurity firm, protecting $US1BN worth of ICOs to date
- An intro to 10 of Australia’s fast-growing blockchain startups
- Australia: Canberra OpenGov Leadership Forum 2018 set for June 5th
- Australia’s Power Ledger enters Japan with blockchain-enabled energy trading
- Australia: Big Idea Challenge, University of Tasmania – closing May 5th for May 7th intake
- Australia: China’s Alipay e-wallet can now be used to pay Australian BPAY bills
- Australia: Xinja digital-only bank raises over $2.4M via crowdsourced equity funding
- Australia: Bluedot Innovation secures $5.5M for location-based services and payments
- Australia to build undersea internet cable to Solomon Islands, pre-empting Huawei’s moves into South Pacific
- Australian government commits funding for Digital Health Cooperative Research Centre
- Australia: AWA Tasmania IoT Tech Event – Launceston, April 11th
- Moves towards facial recognition systems “shift Australia to a post-privacy age and into a new era of total surveillance”
- Australia: 4 proptech and real estate startups set to gain from accelerator program graduation
- Australia: Adelaide-founded HappyCom secures $US10.8M equity funding
- Australia unveils new cryptocurrency exchange regulations
- Australia: DigitalX blockchain startup launches cryptocurrency investment fund
- Australia: Cyber Security Cooperative Research Centre opens, focused on R&D and commercialisation
- Australia: City of Adelaide rolls out smart parking trial
- Australia: Sydney Fish Market secures consortium backing for IoT trial
- Australia: Blackbird Ventures VC raises $225M 3rd fund, focusing on earliest-stage ventures
- Australia: Innovation Isle – Opportunities for Clean Energy Startups in Tasmania, May 1st
- Australia: A look at Tyde, e-health app for the federal government’s My Health Record platform
- Australia: BenchOn ‘future of work’ tech startup secures $650K to match staff to short contracts
- Australia: Springboard Accelerator unveils 8-strong cohort of female founders
- Australia’s New South Wales and India partner around $1.6M tech jobs creation
- Australia: Above All Human tech and innovation conference set for August 29 in Melbourne
- Xcelerate program launched, a Coca-Cola Amatil and BlueChilli partnership
- Australia: An intro to Flotespace, aiming to turn boats into floating hotel rooms
- Australia: An intro to ecoloads, helping customers consider the environment when transporting items
- Australia: Tripfuser takes on the customised planning of tours and trips
- Australia: QUT Creative Enterprise Australia unveils next 10 startups for creative tech accelerator
- Australia: Qantas launches second AVRO Accelerator program
- Australia: Oovvuu AI video startup raises $3.8M
- Australia: Tech Ready Women and Academy Xi unveil $100K women in tech scholarship
- Australia: UNSW Sydney launches City Analytics Lab and Master program for city planning
- Australia: Data61 launches immersive environments lab for VR, AR, MR and beyond
- Australia: Electronic voting set to enter Australian House of Representatives
- Australia: A look at Bamboo, a WA cryptocurrency platform for microinvesting
- Australia: Havven digital currency startup partners Intimate adult industry crypto platform for growth
- Australia: Westpac sets $37M for 3rd Reinventure fund, focusing on fintech and blockchain
- ANZ and Suncorp New Zealand partner IBM for insurance industry blockchain solution
- Australia: BitcoinRewards startup launches Bitcoin Cash rewards system
- Australia: $190M bitcoin mining operation to be built in disused NSW coal plant
- Australia: An intro to Chozun’s blockchain system for holiday experiences and loyalty
- Australia: Victoria investing A$17.6M to deliver Cyber Security Strategy
- Australia: Avoka fintech partnered by RACQ Bank to provide digital account opening solutions
- Australia: Uniwise aims to help prospective students identify which MBA will give the best university experience
- Brighte digital payment platform secures $20M to bring affordable energy to more Australians
- Australia: Simble IoT-based energy management software firm preps for UK entry
- Australia: Former Fishburners CEO appointed Director of Entrepreneurship with UTS
- Australia: Victorian Budget 2018/19 aims in part to connect regional/rural communities and embrace digital economy
- Australian Stock Exchange set to implement blockchain-based replacement for post trade settlements
- Australia: Nauticus cryptocurrency exchange raises $16.8M via ongoing ICO for multi-functional platforms
- Australia: The HopePage launches to use your computer’s idle processing to mine cryptocurrency, automatically donating to UNICEF
- Australia: National Future Work Summit set for May 30 in Melbourne
- Australia: An intro to Horizon State, blockchain-for-voting startup
- Australia: Vervoe interviewing platform startup secures $3.5M for US growth
- Australia: LaborX crypto-based hiring scheme launched, paying workers in real-time via blockchain tech
- Australia: Sidekicker on-demand employment marketplace launches program to ensure gig workers don’t lose benefits
- Australian consumers lost approximately $2.1M to crypto scams in 2017 – report
- Australian Dep’t of Health working on blockchain proof-of-concept around medical research records
- Australia: Digital Transformation Agency to invest A$92.4M in next work phase for Govpass digital ID system
- Australia: Digital licences for NSW drivers available on mobile devices from 2019
- Bloomberg’s view of Australia as tech hub: “small but growing fast”
- Australia: A round-up of tech gains in the 2018 Federal Budget
- Australia: Tasmania’s Bitwoke joins Cicada Innovations GrowLab DeepTech Accelerator with AI-driven IoT platform
- Australia: Snooper crowdsourcing app for brands and retailers lands $756K
- Australia: CMO Momentum 2018 event set for July in Sydney
- Australia: BIGSOUND Music Tech Showcase applications close July 15
- Australia: Victoria to launch Android-based NFC ‘mobile myki’ for public transport
- Australia: Random Hacks of Kindness Winter Hackathon set for June 2nd in Melbourne
- Australia: MadeComfy Airbnb letting manager raises $6M
- Australia: InSite Logic real estate analytics startup aims for $6M fundraise
- Australia: An intro to Next Address real estate startup, aiming to change how property is bought and sold
- Australia: Snug launches BondCover for rental deposit digital certification in ACT
- Australia: Athena tech startup secures $15M to tak on the home loans market
- Australia: Hometime startup lands Airbnb partnership around managed bookings
- Australia: HashChing online home loan marketplace backed by NSW Government with $700K loan
- Australia: Inspace XR VR startup wins Techsauce Roadshow pitch with real estate focus
- Australia: OneCrop agtech takes win at Future Food Asia with biodegradable mulch film
- Australia: PwC, Chamber of Commerce, Port of Brisbane partner for blockchain project
- Australia: ArtChain Global raises $4M in 48 hours for ‘art on a blockchain’
- Australia: Joint Cyber Security Centre program centres announced for Hobart and Darwin; cyber component set for TAFE courses
- Australia: Beem It launches real-time payments app backed by major banks
- Australia: Raiz micro-investment app preps for $15M IPO, eyes Asia market
- Australia: Volt bank lands digital licence to operate
- Australia: Trade Ledger fintech wins Barclays’ global Open Innovation Challenge 2018 in London
- Australia: Square opens first engineering hub outside North America in Melbourne
- Australia: Wiise formed by CBA, Microsoft, KPMG to challenge in the cloud accounting space
- Australia: The 2018-19 Australian Budget from the Fintech Australia point of view
- Australia: RegTech Association to gain $30K sponsorship from NSW government
- Australia: Brisbane startup hub The Precinct to gain multi-million-dollar expansion
- Australia: UHack 2018 innovation hackathon at the University of Tasmania set for 13-15 July
- Australia: An intro to Relectrify’s home battery revitalization solution
- Australia: Bookwell beauty and wellness booking platform lands $1.25M
- Australia: Future Fund urged to look harder at domestic VCs, not simply rely on US-based Greenspring
- Australia: 8point8 Conference set for Wagga in August focusing on rural/regional innovation and entrepreneurship
- Australia: An intro to the upcoming Marie Claire x Tech Ready Women event in Sydney
- Australia: An intro to the 2018 Startup Coffs Coast finalists
- Australia: Brisbane’s Lord Mayor’s Global Entrepreneur Program open for applications for growth-stage startups
- Australia: QUT schools partner to offer Virgin StartUp Stepup trip for one startup in London
- Australia: A look at ‘Myriad Air’, airborne pitch session between Silicon Valley and Brisbane
- Australia: Brisbane’s River City Labs startup hub reportedly to be sold
- Australia: Space Tank Studio preps manufacturing and product-focused Bench to Business startup program
- Australia: Right Click Capital partner StartCon conference for $1M startup pitch competition, one of largest in Asia Pacific
- Australia: Sendle postal delivery startup launches 1st brand campaign
- Australia: A look at Koala Eco’s success in China with eco-friendly cleaning products
- Australia: Cicada Innovations deep tech incubator takes global award for top incubator
- Australia: Global Coworking Unconference Conference 2018 set for Sydney, August 15-17
- Australia: Regional startup hubs to get a boost from Government
- Australia: An overview of Sydney’s many successes in its support for entrepreneurial activity
- Australia: Monash University creates ‘cognitive office buildings’ using big data
- Australia: Telstra joins blockchain trial, aiming to lower telecom industry costs
- Australia: A look at Vodafone’s IoT use around stolen cars, mental health and even beer
- Australia: Tesla battery system in SA reduces cost of power outages by 90%
- Australia: Blockchain Startup Pitch Night set for May 31st in Melbourne
- Australia’s Power Ledger deploys 1st blockchain-based P2P energy trading system in Chicago
- Australia: Snappr on-demand photography startup to acquire Photographers portal
- Australia: An intro to Cycliq, cycling tech startup from WA launched via crowdfunding
- Australia: Cisco Start Challenge set to help SMBs realise their ambitions
- Australia: An intro to Accelo, platform to help professional services companies
- Australia: USyd Business School launches program to give undergrads real-world entrepreneurial skills in the US
- Australia: Startup Weekend Rockhampton set for June 1-3
- Australia: Ocean Guardian to launch IPO seeking $5M for shark deterrent tech
- Australia: CBA, Mastercard and others join Future Transport Digital Accelerator
- Australia China SME Assoc’n to lead mission to China to help entrepreneurs access Chinese seed funding
- An intro to a bunch of Australia’s women in tech – startups, programmers, CEOs and more
- Australia: Girl Geek Sydney all-female She Hacks hackathon set for June 29-30 in Sydney
- Australia: GE to provide 103 primary and secondary schools with polymer 3D printers, software and education
- Australia: Gobbill AI startup partners myprosperity to automate household bills
- 2018 Australia Sports Analytics Conference set for August in Melbourne
- Australia: Robotics roadmap for automation adoption launched; potential economy boost of $2.2TN by 2030
- Australia: Bega Valley Innovation Hub secures funding to aid startups and regional youth
- Australia: iungo startup allows drivers to analyse car computer data to better manage insurers, mechanics and services
- Australia: An intro to Good Shepherd Microfinance, using analytics to help people minimize their risk of falling into poverty
- Australia: Two Queensland towns embrace cryptocurrency as part of bid to boost tourism
- Australia and New Zealand central banks have no plans to issue crypto; bitcoin described as fascinating but inefficient
- Australia: BlockGrain partners Clear Grain Exchange for online marketplace services
- Australia: Bitcoin and Blockchain Fair – Melbourne, June 16 & 17
- Australia: Westpac moves all core banking applications to private cloud environment
- PT Blink launches equity crowdfunding campaign with sights set on $356BN Australian construction industry
- Australia: Another look at Victoria’s Factory 658 accelerator program for creative entrepreneurs
- Australia: An intro to Coze, blockchain hotel bookings via app and cryptocurrency
- Australia: RocketShoes backed with $1.1M via NEM Blockchain Community Fund
- SBE Australia E3 Program applications now open for early-stage startup female founders
- Australia: Civic Ledger blockchain startup crowned Emerging FinTech Organisation of the Year
- Australia: 86400 app-based bank to launch in 2019, funded by Sydney’s Cuscal payments services company
- Australia: eSports Mogul tournament platform backed for A$4.41M by Razer
- Australia: NSW releases train occupancy data for apps to improve efficiency, covering 600K rides daily
- HealthcareLink takes NZ/AU industry award for Tech Innovation of the Year
- Australia: GO1 training marketplace startup lands partnership with SEEK
- Australia: Horizon State featured in World Economic Forum Technology Pioneers list with blockchain voting platform
- Australia: oOh! Media acquires bus stop ad business Adshel for Au$570M
- Australia: An intro to Honee’s beauty and wellness services booking platform
- Australia: An intro to Rubberdesk ‘AirBnB for office space, focusing on sub-letting space to smaller tenants
- Australia: Reuters Institute Digital News Report snapshot
- Australia & New Zealand Sports Technology Awards set for August in Melbourne
- Australia: Tank Stream Labs coworking hub launches blockchain hub in Sydney
- Australia: Startup Coffs Harbour aims to create jobs of the future
- Australia: Genero online video platform secures $4M for US expansion
- Australia: OpenLearning platform for hosting MOOCS raises $8.5M
- Australia: GAMURS esports media network secures $2.2M
- Australia: Frollo budgeting app aims to recommend ways to spend less and save more, with B2B and B2C versions
- 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: Fleet nano-satellite IoT startup partners Cog for security solutions
- Australia: An intro to Binary Beer, IoT beer keg startup from the University of Wollongong’s iAccelerate program
- ASX backs Sympli Australia electronic property settlements startup for $30M
- Australia’s first Smart Cities Week set for October 29-31 in Sydney
- Australia: Anchor Lab and Fish-e startups share $278K for fisheries monitoring systems
- Australia: EnergyLab TasNetworks Hackathon – June 22, Hobart
- Report: Australia needs 200,000 more tech workers in 5 years
- Australia: Applications open for ACMI X creative tech accelerator program
- Australia: A look at the recent marie claire X Tech Ready Women Masterclass, held in Sydney
- Creative State Summit:Creativity in a Post-Truth World – Melbourne mid-June
- Australia: Mapping Victoria’s Startup Ecosystem 2017 Report now available (pdf)
- Australia: An interview with Silicon Valley investor and LAUNCH Festival head, Jason Calacanis
- Australia: GoGet Carshare partners Amazon Alexa to enable users to book a vehicle by voice
- Australia: Xcelerate, Coca-Cola Amatil and BlueChilli accelerator, announce 12 founders chosen
- Australia: Carhood, startup renting your car while you’re on holiday, aiming for $4.5M IPO
- Australia: UHACK 2018: Innovate Tasmania, the University of Tasmania hackathon, set for July 13-15
- Australia: That Startup Show reboots with major partners and supporters
- Australia: /dev/world/2018 conference for macOS and iOS developers and designers set for August in Melbourne
- Australia: An intro to the latest startup batch on the SPARK Deakin accelerator program
- Australia: Victoria government launches Foundry658 to kickstart creative startups
- IP Australia now trialing blockchain tech around food provenance solutions
- Australia: Power Ledger to collaborate with Silicon Valley Power to track renewable energy use of electric vehicles
- Australia: Caltex unveils 12 startups and scaleups for Slingshot-run Spark Accelerator
- Australia: Agnes Water the country’s first ‘digital currency town’ with 300 businesses accepting crypto
- Telstra’s muru-D Singapore program graduates 10 startups, raising $1.5M
