Tech news in Australia
April, May & June 2021
Tech news from Australia reported across the second quarter of 2021 touched on subjects including: cybersecurity issues in third-party hosted IT platforms; the launch of Twitter Blue subscription services in Australia; increased newspaper coverage for Australia’s startups; digital horse racing with NFTs; Australia’s technology engagement internationally in the realms of cyber security; and many more.
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Australia’s tech news: June 2021
- Australia: Magic Valley launches as first Australian food-tech startup cultivating lamb meat from cells, with no use of animal-based products in manufacture
- Australia: Tenacious Ventures agriculture and food tech VC firm closes first fund, securing $35M to back Australian agtechs looking to make a global impact
- ICYMI: Twitter launches Twitter Blue service in Australia and Canada, providing creators with pay-for monthly subscriptions and premium features
- Australia: A brief round-up of recent tech startup funding news, touching on SME finance, insurance tech, proptech and more, from Smart Company
- Australia: Tenacious Ventures agriculture and food tech VC firm closes first fund, securing Au$35M to invest in up to 20 seed and Series A stage startups
- Download: ‘Trust In Artificial Intelligence’, a 5-country study from KPMG and Australia’s University of Queensland (pdf)
- Australia: FOMENT Accelerator applications now open, seeking tech innovations in viticulture, wine and tourism
- Australia: Memories secures $31M Series A with media platform focusing on memorials
- Australia: The Yield partners Treasury Wine Estates and Yamaha for R&D project to improve autonomous crop spraying and better prediction of wine grape yields
- Australia: Clipboard launches crowdfunding campaign, building a one-stop hospitality industry network and ecosystem
- Australia’s Investible hits Au$35M first close of Au$50M fund to focus on backing early-stage startups in Australia and across SE Asia
- The Fund Australia launches, local investment vehicle from New York’s early-stage investment firm The Fund, looking for pre-seed and seed stage startups
- An intro to 8 social enterprizes chosen for this year’s Social Impact Hub accelerator, a program backed by the Australian Government
- Australia: India’s HCL Technologies IT services major to host TechJam to develop technology solutions for Cricket Australia, using Microsoft Azure as sandbox
- Australia: Cyber war specialist warns recent Fastly outage that brought down global news sites is timely reminder of country’s dependence on offshore IT infrastructure
- Australia: Xccelerate21 event set for June 29th, opening applications for retail technology-focused startups
- Australia: Zeller, fintech startup from former Visa and Square execs, raises additional Au$50M pre-launch funding, looking to take on Australia’s major banks
- Western Australia launches whole-of-government Digital Strategy 2021-2025 focused on improving, integrating and streamlining services and regulatory processes
- Australia: Lloyds Auctions Australia begins accepting cryptocurrency for all purchases on its marketplace
- Australia: Telstra selected as 1 of 6 telcos globally for Ericsson Startup 5G, program boosting collaboration between operators and startups around consumer 5G services
- Australia: Camplify ‘Airbnb-for-campers’ firm lists on the ASX in four-times oversubscribed $11.5M IPO
Australia’s tech news: May 2021
- A round-up of recent tech, startup and funding news headlines, gathered over the past month
- The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age launch new Entrepreneur section covering the country’s startups and entrepreneurs
- The Australian Fintech Market online event set for May 18th, a panel discussion to highlight key market information and insights for firms considering entering Australia
- Gov’t to establish 3 ‘cyber hubs’ to provide cybersecurity services to small agencies, delivered via large agencies such as Defence and Home Affairs
- Federal Government to announce a 30% refundable nationwide tax offset for video game development
- Australian Technologies Competition 2021 entries are now open for applications across 11 categories – closing date is May 24th
- Instaclustr gains partnership with University of Canberra to offer professional certifications in open-source technologies
- Seabin raises additional $1.2M via equity crowdfunding with floating rubbish bins designed to clean debris from seawater
- An intro to the 7 startups selected for cohort 7 of the Remarkable accelerator program, focusing on assistive technologies for people with disabilities
- City of Sydney visiting entrepreneur events set for June 1-10, featuring talks on biotech, quantum technologies, deep tech and more
- Opposition’s budget reply proposes ‘Startup Year’, allowing graduates to access university loans to launch new companies through accelerator programs
- A one-page overview of the Government’s recently-released Digital Economy Strategy (pdf)
- The Dream Collective partnered by Amazon Web Services for new SheDares program, aiming to highlight and showcase careers in tech for women
- Download: Australia’s Digital Economy Strategy 2030, setting the scene for a future as a modern and leading digital economy and society (pdf)
- A brief intro to Ceres Tag, livestock monitoring platform using satellite technology, providing data for use across animal management, finance, insurance and more
- PetCloud launches equity crowdfunding campaign targeting $2M with pet services platform focused on time-poor owners
- Applications open now for the July intake of Tech Ready Women’s 8-week Female Founders Program
- SAP unveils 6 startups selected for B2B accelerator, focusing on energy and natural resources industries in Australia and New Zealand
- Little Birdie e-commerce startup lands $30M prelaunch funding from Commonwealth Bank, aggregating over 70M products from online brands and stores
- 2021 Australian Technologies Competition deadline for applications extended to June 7th, seeking deeptech firms, startups and scale-ups with global potential
- Lord of the Trees selected for Google sustainability accelerator with AI-backed precision reforestation using drones
- An intro to Zed Run, digital horse racing platform featuring horses in NFT form, allowing users to own, race, even breed them as in the physical world
- Wise global fintech firm launches ‘Wise 20 Under 20’, for the first time this year allowing Australian entrepreneurs to pitch alongside those from the UK and EU
- Antler Lightning Pitch event set for June 23rd in Sydney Startup Hub – 15 teams, 2-minute pitches
- General Assembly Lightbulb To Launch set to run from June 15-24, two weeks of online and in-person workshops and free events
- An intro to the 10 startups selected for the Future Food Asia Awards 2021 working on meat alternatives, food-tech, upcycling and more
- Linktree and Square partner to launch Au$321K Passion Fund, consisting of 30 grants and aiming to to help entrepreneurs transform side hustles into full-time reality
- Proptech Association Australia unveils winners of inaugural Proptech Awards, drawn from 15 categories and awarding 3 Best of the Best trophies and 3 special prizes
- Pyn raises $8M seed to bring targeted communications in-house, tracking and analysing information in systems companies already use
- Twitter, Google, Facebook, TikTok, Apple and others publish inaugural transparency report outlining plans to protect citizens against online disinfo and misinformation
- Download: Australian Code of Practice on Disinformation and Misinformation (pdf)
- New Zealand’s First AML launches in Australia with regtech solutions around anti-money laundering requirements
- FBI and Australian Cyber Security Centre warn of ongoing cyber-campaign targeting extensive array of sectors, employing affiliate hackers and ransomware-as-a-service
Australia’s tech news: April 2021
- Australia: Tech Ready Women Female Founder Program applications close April 5th, an 8-week program to test and launch an idea to the market
- Australia: Future Founders Program 2021, a year-long entrepreneurship program, opens registrations of interest for international students and aspiring entrepreneurs
- Australia: Deliciou plant-based meat startup backed by US VC firm Stray Dog Capital with preservative-free shelf-stable product range
- Australia’s Finder acquires Singapore’s GoBear brand and 7-country presence, aiming to grow Finder presence as a key financial comparison platform in SE Asia
- Australia: Impact businesses made up around 1/5 of all funded startups in Australia over the past 5 years, report finds
- Australia: Inaugural Southeast Asia eCommerce Accelerator Program unveils 15 firms selected
- Australia: ACT Government commits $700K to establishing Canberra Cyber Hub, aiming to position Canberra as the country’s cyber capital
- Australia: Victoria state gov’t opens $5M Technology Adoption and Innovation program, allowing SMBs to apply for grants up to $50K to boost tech capabilities
- Australia: A look at the recently-completed YBF Startup Immersion Program pilot, aimed at upskilling experienced corporate professionals with entrepreneurial roles
- Australia: An interview intro to Power Ledger, peer-to-peer energy trading platform based on blockchain technology
- Australia: SydWest Global Connections Tech Start-up accelerator program launches aiming to boost participants’ growth opportunities into US and Asia Pacific
- Australia: MAP Accelerator Program applications are currently open to both for-profit and impact startups, with 10 spots available
- Australia: Applications for The Tech Sprint Launchpad with Generation Australia close April 22nd, aiming to give 6 founders a cost-free one-week development sprint
- Australia: An intro to the 18 Australian and New Zealand startups that presented at the recent Startmate Demo Day
- Australia: Living Room of Satoshi launches Wages service, allowing users to pay bills with cryptocurrencies
- Australia: The recently-held Army Quantum Technology Challenge 2021 and a few of the tech firms that took part
- Australia: NSW gov’t to fast-track $5BN of data centre and e-commerce warehouse projects in planning approvals shake-up
- Applications for ClimateLaunchpad Australia close April 30th, seeking cleantech and green business ideas
- Australia launches International Cyber and Critical Technology Engagement Strategy, alongside announcing 3 joint cyber projects with India
- Tennis Australia inks 2 -year agreement with SwingVision around video analysis using a smartphone app to track ball and player movement
- Australia: Gov’t launches International Cyber and Critical Technology Engagement Strategy
- APAC and Australia Startup Alliance Program launched by Medical Tech Assoc’n of Australia and Asia Pacific Medical Tech Assoc’n – intro webinar set for May 14th
- APAC and Australia Startup Alliance Program launched by Medical Tech Assoc’n of Australia and Asia Pacific Medical Tech Assoc’n – intro webinar set for May 14th
- Webinar: Australia’s Consumer Data Right and Market Opportunities for Singapore FinTech, set for May 6th
- Australia: Electric trucks to trial swappable batteries for heavy vehicles between Sydney and Brisbane, with batteries providing range of 400-600km between charges
- Sri Lanka’s SLASSCOM launches Global Referral Programme to initiate business relationships between companies and Australian-Sri Lankan professionals
- 2021 Hack4Growth Australia launched by Startup Vietnam Frontier Australia and Vietnam Australia Innovation Network
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