2018 third quarter
Australia’s startups
- A brief look at agtech startups in Australia and New Zealand
- Western Australia unveils digitally-powered demonstration SMART Farm
- The Studio startup hub launches in Sydney, focusing on VR, AR, arts and media
- 86 400 to launch this year, promising real-time, mobile-first banking
- NEM backs blockchain hubs in Australia and New Zealand
- Coles selects Rambus Unified Payment Platform for secure digital payment solutions
- An intro to Horizon State, blockchain-driven startup working on e-voting and citizen engagement
- Horizons accelerator launches, aiming to boost Queensland tourism
- Global Talent Scheme launched to attract skilled workers to startups
- An intro to the 2018 cohort from the QUT CEA Collider accelerator
- SheEO investment platform for female founders launches
- Ivy and HiveEx partner to bring crypto-to-FIAT transactions to Australia via IvyPay
- Australia to get its first insured cryptocurrency vault service
- Joust fintech startup aims to raise $2M via equity crowdfunding campaign
- Google Impact Challenge applications close shortly for social impact projects
- Lake Macquarie City Council unveils Internet of Things network, covering 650 square kilometres
- Government initiative is urged to regulate proper use of facial recognition technology
- HomePrezzo real estate-focused video startup preps for US launch
- Startup Onramp aims to make regional Queensland an entrepreneurial powerhouse with gov’t backing
- Victoria Gov’t to fund 15 regional projects via LaunchVic
- South Australia Entrepreneurs Week 2018 – 9-13 July
- An intro to the entrepreneurs and startups taking part in the Hybrid World Adelaide program
- NaturesCoin creates cryptocurrency aiming to convert corporate social responsibility initiatives into a liquid asset
- Enosi blockchain-based energy startup launches live energy trading platform
- Credit Clear fintech secures $8.5M with sights set on US market entry
- An intro to 4 challenger banks making moves in Australia
- Airwallex fintech raises $80M
- Australian Technologies Competition 2018 semi-finalists unveiled (pdf)
- Choovie movie ticket marketplace startup chooses equity crowdfunding for growth
- Driverless electric buses set for South Australia, following announcement of autonomous vehicle hub
- Incent Loyalty launch blockchain-based customer reward program
- Catalysr partners EnergyLab to support migrant entrepreneurs around clean energy startups
- ping services IoT sensors to be deployed in SA to detect wind turbine damage in real time
- NSW Government to take driverless vehicle trials to Coffs Harbour
- StartupAus Talent Gap Report available to download
- An intro to KidNest, sharing economy app aiming to help parents source childcare services
- Seatfrog, startup allowing passengers to bid on plane and rail seat upgrades, secures Au$8M
- LaunchVic remakes 500 fund, boosting to $7M across 3 initiatives
- BlueChilli SheStarts accelerator partners Google for Entrepreneurs to take female founders global
- An intro to some of South Australia’s female entrepreneurs
- United Co launches high-end coworking in Fitzroy, Melbourne
- Golden Grind startup lands deal with Selfridges for turmeric lattes
- Tasmania’s Enterprize Innovation Hubs selected for Building Better Regions Fund
- West Tech Fest set for December 3-9 in Perth, WA
- A look at how AI and technology can further lift the country’s $40BN wine industry
- HiQ launches AirPlus charging case for AirPods via KickStarter
- LaunderPal launches KickStarter campaign to fund RFID laundry basket
- Stake startup opens US share market to Australians with newly-launched trading app
- Samsung and Uniting launch VR pilot scheme for residents with dementia
- 2018 Intersekt Conference set for October in Melbourne – 3 days of fintech
- UrbanYou home services marketplace startup acquired by OneFlare for $2M
- Ceres Tag agricultural IoT startup to trial 500 cattle-monitoring ear tags
- Magnify World Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality Expo – Melbourne, August 25th
- DC Two data center operator is developing a solar-powered crypto mining farm
- Coinjar launches Digital Currency Fund, Australia’s first index-style cryptocurrency fund for wholesale investors
- TravelbyBit lands Queensland government funding to help Bundaberg tourism with cryptocurrency
- Deakin Uni startup FLAIM Systems uses HTC Vive to deliver VR firefighting training
- Power Ledger to bring blockchain-based renewable energy trading to entire apartment block
- World Bank turns to CBA for world’s first blockchain-driven bond
- Havven decentralized payment network and stablecoin to launch on EOS blockchain for cross-project transactions
- UniSA Innovation & Collaboration Centre appoints 1st entrepreneur-in-residence
- Australia’s ArtChain Global aims to transform the US$1TN global art economy
- UDT combines IoT and blockchain for supply chain tracking and proof-of-provenance
- The New York Times to increase its presence in Australia with key appointments
- News Corp Australia launches internal innovation program, News Bolt
- Herbert Smith Freehills legal firm partners IBM and Data61 on blockchain project
- Sendy blockchain startup raises $500K with marketing email rewards system
- Victorian government funds blockchain project to secure medical records online
- Startup Grind conference set for Asia-Pacific first in Melbourne in December
- Digital Innovation Festival Victoria – 24 August to 7 September
- An intro to Homechain, world-first end-to-end blockchain solution for the home loan origination market
- Accenture unveils 8 startups selected for 2018 Fintech Innovation Lab Asia-Pacific
- Powering Growth: Realising the potential of AgTech for Australia (pdf)
- AgriWebb farm management startup raises $14M, acquires UK platform
- An intro to Shping, aiming to revamp loyalty programs using blockchain
- BLOCKConscious Summit set for Brisbane 10
- An intro to UDT, using blockchain to track animal welfare, prevent counterfeiting and more
- Zambesi education marketplace lands partnership with WeWork coworking giant
- Intersective lands $90K grant from SA government for international student work placements
- GO1 edtech startup secures $4m, valued at AU$15M
- An intro to Finactly, Newcastle startup helping reconcile your bank statement
- Skippr SME financing startup lands $16M debt/equity funding
- Flare HR tech startup secures $21M from New York’s Point72 Ventures fund
- University of Melbourne turns to IoT to better understand campus utilization
- 2800 parking and pedestrian sensors rolled out in Adelaide’s latest Smart City project
- QUT Creative Enterprise Australia unveils 10 graduating startups fro Collider accelerator
- Australian Government bans China’s Huawei and ZTE from participating in domestic 5G network
- Australia’s UgoRound allows cities to send citizens incident alerts based on location
- Horizons Accelerator Program seeking scalable startups in tourism and travel sectors
- Australia’s first venture debt fund to launch with Au$100M in place
- Tank Stream Labs’ Female Entrepreneurs Week – August 13-17 in Perth and Sydney
- KPMG release Startup Founder Research 2018 report
- LaunchVic to invest $500K to bring international entrepreneurs-in-residence to coworking spaces
- An intro to Melbourne’s Carbar, startup changing car ownership using a subscription model
- Commonwealth Bank ships 17 tons of almonds to Europe, tracked using blockchain
- Demand Film cinema-on-demand distributor launches Screencreds cryptocurrency to reward users
- Legaler blockchain-for-legal startup raises $1.5M in advance of ICO
- Instaclustr ‘open source as a service’ startup secures $20.8M for global growth
- An intro to Adelaide’s Bellr, real-time CRM for the hospitality industry that landed $160K and Coca Cola Amatil deal
- Tech23 applications open to startups working in deep tech
- Venture Invest 2018 Conference for early-stage startup investors – Melbourne, 30-31 August
- A look at The Tide Foundation’s blockchain solution to digital advertising privacy challenges
- A look at Dogtooth Technologies’ strawberry-picking robots
- Self-managed superannuation funds have started taking an interest in cryptocurrency
- ClearPoll unveils blockchain-based opinion poll network backed with crypto rewards
- Hot DesQ early stage accelerator applications close September 19th, with up to Au$100K equity-free funding on offer
- Australian Computer Society to take over River City Labs and programs
- Digital innovation’s value to the economy estimated at $315BN over 10 years
- Anchor tenants sought for South Australia’s Innovation, Incubator, Startup and Growth Hub
- Tech Rocketship UK government startup competition visits Australia for the first time
- NAB Ventures to double funding over 2 years, bringing total fund to Au$100M
- South Australian Budget earmarks millions for innovation and startups
- Creative3 conference program now live for upcoming Brisbane event
- A look at October’s intersekt fintech festival and conference schedule
- WLTH personal finance app launches to provide all-in-one-place view of your financial position
- Victorian government to boost indigenous entrepreneurship and startup activity with $1.37M
- Digital ID and blockchain – a perfect match?
- Vault, QuintessenceLabs and Ziroh Labs partner for government-focused user data encryption
- Flare HR and payroll tech startup secures $21M
- Movus industrial IoT startup sets sights on international growth following funding
- An overview of the challenges to widespread adoption of IoT
- Telstra adds taxi network to rooftop digital billboard ads portfolio
- An intro to Melbourne’s new coworking space, CoWork Me in St Kilda
- Australian Securities and Investment Commission allocates $6M over 2 years for financial regulation technology
- An intro to the 5 cities shortlisted for Australian Smart Cities Awards
- Travello social network app lands Au$5M to build world’s largest online community for travellers
- SafetyCulture invests $2.9M in Ed App workplace micro-learning platform
- Bamboo startup enables users to invest in cryptocurrency using spare change from other transactions
- Secure Code Warrior cybersecurity startup secures Au$4.9M with gamified approach
- Cyrise cybersecurity incubator’s 2nd cohort attracts ‘more mature’ tech startups
- NSW digital driver license roll-out underpinned by blockchain tech
- Australian National Blockchain to launch, providing smart legal contracts for businesses
- Red Belly Blockchain hits processing speed milestone, outperforming public blockchain tech
- Liven dining rewards app incorporates NEM tokens for meal paymenst at more than 1000 eateries
- ANTI snowsports safety startup takes title of Australia’s Emerging Creative Startup 2018
- LinkedIn’s Top 25 Startups in Australia
- Sitemate workflow-focused construction startup lands Au$1.3M
- University of Techology Sydney partners two VC funds to boost campus-founded startups
- Women in Venture Capital – Melbourne, November 20th
- An intro 7 winners of the AgriFutures Rural Women’s Award
- An intro to some of the 100 startups created via the University of Queensland’s UniQuest program
- Australian Computer Society to keep charity status alongside plans for VC investment in member startups
- Pitch@Palace 2.0 country-wide tour set for November
- Great Keppel Island tokens open to purchase via security token offering, each worth one billionth of the island
- Australian Computer Society the 1st IT professional assoc’n to gain World Economic Forum membership
- NSW government Pitch To Pilot initiative opens for applications
- An intro to the 23 startups selected to present at the Tech23 event in Sydney, October 23
- An intro to the 5 awarded Women In Games grants to pursue career development
- Deakin Geelong to host StartCon Pitch for $1 Million competition
- ‘Are You China Ready?’ Startup Contest 2018 applications close tomorrow
- Australia-India AgTech Market Access Program launched for Asia-Pacific agri-tech growth
- Singapore: KuCoin crypto exchange inks $3M JV with Bitcoin Australia
