TechEd startup panel sees improving ecosystem in Australia
Finding funding for startups remains a challenge in Australia but the ecosystem is improving, according to a startup panel at the TechEd conference on the Gold Coast.
Finding funding for startups remains a challenge in Australia but the ecosystem is improving, according to a startup panel at the TechEd conference on the Gold Coast.
Health.com.au is a disruptive health insurer from Melbourne that seeks to “reinvent how people view health insurance in Australia,” according to founder and CEO Andy Sheats.
Startups could be a big part of the Australian economy, but a lack of appropriate risk capital and a cultural fear of failure are deterrents to making that happen, according to the leader of Deloitte’s Technology Fast 50 Program, Joshua Tanchel.
Punakaiki Fund announced an IPO today, seeking to raise $20 million to invest in New Zealand technology, internet and design companies.
The government should forget mining and invest in startups, the Internet Industry Association (IIA) has urged.
ANZ Bank and Innovyz announced they will expand their accelerator program to include companies that have graduated from the startup phase.
Established banks should see disruptive technology companies as a major threat, members of the finance industry agreed this morning at an Australian Information Industry Association event in Sydney.
National ICT Australia (NICTA) startup Saluda Medical has been awarded $5 million by the New South Wales Government for the development of technology which will improve chronic pain management.
Job posting website CareerOne will post casual work offers through a partnership announced today with Sydney startup, Airtasker.
Queensland technology incubator, ilab, has received two more years of government funding to help startups in the state.
Rackspace will send one Australian startup to San Francisco to meet with Silicon Valley investors, the cloud provider announced.
Startups were pleased by communications minister Stephen Conroy's announcement that the government would conduct a review the tax rules governing employee share schemes, but have suggested the government can do more to aid fledgling tech companies.
A new investment fund will make $80 million available for Australian startups specialising in digital technology.
A lack of money in Airbnb’s early days didn’t stop the American startup from expanding into an international player for short-term property rentals, according to the company’s CTO and co-founder, Nate Blecharczyk.
Finding people who are the right fit for a startup environment can be tricky. Australian e-commerce startup Bigcommerce is seeking people "who really love to code", according to Soren Harner.