Cloud a cure for Australasian tech's stunted growth, says Xero CEO and start-ups
Public cloud services have removed the historic barriers that stymied the global ambitions of Australasian companies, Xero's CEO Rod Drury said yesterday.
Public cloud services have removed the historic barriers that stymied the global ambitions of Australasian companies, Xero's CEO Rod Drury said yesterday.
Westpac group CEO Brian Hartzer likes to describe his company as the “original 200-year-old startup” — with the capacity to innovate embedded “deep in the DNA of the Westpac group”.
Qantas has partnered with Slingshot to launch an accelerator program, with the airline seeking to work with innovative startups and scaleups.
Austrade is taking a delegation of seven tech startups to SXSW Interactive, the innovation focused offshoot of the Austin, Texas music festival South by Southwest.
Jobs for NSW says it expects up to 400 new jobs and 40 fintech businesses to be created by startup accelerator H2 Ventures.
Adelaide will house the first Asia-Pacific outpost of the Techstars accelerator program, which launched in Colorado in 2006.
Changes to New South Wales government procurement that took effect at the start of October will better enable agencies to trial innovative products and services offered by startups, according to the state’s minister for innovation and better regulation, Victor Dominello.
Telstra and Telkom Indonesia will jointly explore opportunities to invest in tech startups in South East Asia under a memorandum of understanding signed by the two companies’ venture arms.
Co-working space River City Labs has announced a three-year partnership with muru-D, with the Telstra-backed startup incubator to deliver ‘River City Labs Accelerator Program’.
Former CareerOne CEO Karen Lawson has taken on the newly created chief executive role at corporate startup accelerator Slingshot.
The Queensland government has launched a new program intended to help small businesses compete with larger ICT vendors.
The South Australian government will create a $50 million venture capital fund to invest in high-growth-potential startups in the state.
Australia’s financial system could be turned upside down in a federal government-blessed process heavily involving the nation's tech community.
Seven West Media has led a $22 million Series B investment round in Airtasker.
The Coalition has pledged additional funding for the government’s Incubator Support program if it’s re-elected.