Australian startup and no alcohol spirits brand Lyre’s has toasted a tech partnership with Amazon Alexa to keep the cocktails flowing, but your mind clear. By saying “Alexa, open make it a Lyre’s”, people can follow Alexa’s prompts to make their favourite cocktail, sans booze, at their own pace. The Amazon platform will even play… Read more »
Premium shopping app Her Black Book has added cashback rewards to its platform ahead of Australian Fashion Week, which kicks off on Monday. Her Black Book is the brainchild of Sali Sasi and Julie Stevanj, the sisters behind Stylerunner. The pair announced their latest entrepreneurial venture last October, and in February, raised $1.6 million in Seed… Read more »
Byron Bay plastics reduction startup Zero Co has turned its attention to what’s under the kitchen sink to what’s in the bathroom vanity, launching the world’s first refillable and single-use plastic (SUP)-free shampoo, conditioner, lotion and other body products. Zero Co founder Mike Smith said the beauty industry is a significant contributor to Australia’s plastic… Read more »
As people hope to travel again in 2021, a healtchare worker has come up with a tech solution to help navigate the covid-safe demands of airlines. Erika Harman, a dietician studying for her Masters in Healthcare Innovations at Bond University, developed the app VaxVisa to carry verifiable digital certificates for vaccination and laboratory test results. She… Read more »
TRAVLR co-founders Lani and Simon te Hennepe. Travel website TRAVLR has signed a strategic alliance with ASX-listed 8common Ltd targeting the ‘bleisure’ market The deal gives gives TRAVLR access to corporate clients such as Woolworths and Amcor and more than 100 government departments. Travel website TRAVLR, which lets people plan and book trips in the… Read more »
Curdled dreams: ‘raw’ milk startup Made By Cow ceases production as it’s handed to administrators
Biotech incubator CUREator tips $12 million into 19 startups tackling global health
Veteran tech director Cass O’Connor to chair Airtasker as James Spencely steps down to focus on humanitarian work
KKR-owned Kiwi edtech acquires Australian primary school teaching startup in $40 million deal
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