Apurva Chaudhry

Apurva is a Digital Journalist/Producer with Startup Daily.

She has former experience in political journalism in India.

Drones
Climate Tech

Advanced Navigation has developed a new AI platform for multi-drone operations in disaster management

- April 11, 2023 2 MIN READ

Drones are transforming beach patrols and disaster management in Australia, but there’s no easy way for operators to control multi-drone and multi-vehicle operations. So AI and robotics innovator Advanced Navigation has developed Cloud Ground Control (CGC), a platform to manage drone fleets.  It enables users to live-stream, control and send commands to drones remotely using… Read more »

AI
AI/Machine Learning

University of South Australia researchers are using AI in bins to improve waste management

- April 7, 2023 2 MIN READ

Researchers from the University of South Australia (UniSA) are shaking up the waste management game by deploying artificial intelligence (AI) in rubbish bins to keep tabs on public bin collections. The tech will be used to predict which spots generate more garbage so authorities can plan how frequently public bins should be emptied. UniSA PhD… Read more »

NAS Batteries
Climate Tech

A remote Australian mine site has installed the country’s first sodium-sulfur battery

- April 6, 2023 2 MIN READ

The country’s first sodium-sulfur (NAS) battery is up and running at a mine in Western Australia as the industry explores new ways to transition to renewable energy. The Future Battery Industries Cooperative Research Centre (FBICRC) is behind the installation of the 250 kW/1.45 MWh Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) demonstration unit, which is designed for… Read more »

windmill
Accelerator

Sparklabs is hunting for 10 startups to back in its CleanTech accelerator

- April 4, 2023 < 1 MIN READ

Applications for SparkLabs Cultiv8’s cleantech accelerator are open for another fortnight, with space for 10 startups ready to transform the future of agri-food tech.  The global Sparklabs Group invests in early-stage companies and each startup will receive up to A$100,000 in seed funding. Apply here – but get cracking because they close on April 17. … Read more »

AirSeed
Funding

Drone seeding startup AirSeed Technologies is raising a Series A to deliver on a $200 million carbon capture fund

- April 4, 2023 2 MIN READ

Environmental restoration startup AirSeed Technologies is partnering with impact investment manager Conscious Investment Management (CIM) as it sets up a $200 million carbon sequestration fund. Carbon sequestration is the process of capturing and storing carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere or industrial emissions. AirSeed’s way of tackling the issue is through reforestation.  AirSeed was cofounded… Read more »

Lifecycles founder
Business

Environmental consultancy Lifecycles launches hack shop to help startups create sustainable products

- April 3, 2023 < 1 MIN READ

Melbourne environmental consultancy, Lifecycles has launched a program to help organisations and startups carve clear pathways to building sustainable products.  The consultancy does life-cycle assessments (LCA) and shares methods for analysing the impacts of products and services. Assessment results help companies maximise environmental innovation, minimise negative consequences, and determine the best way to prove and… Read more »

Something Digital
Events

CSIRO chief scientist Bronwyn Fox is among 5 brilliant people headlining Brisbane’s Something Digital tech conference

- April 3, 2023 2 MIN READ

The week-long Something Fest, Queensland’s digital, innovation, and technology festival, is back and kicks off on August 26 with the SomethingQ event, which will shine a spotlight on all things Queensland. That’s followed by the two-day conference, Something Digital (SD), now in its 6th year, on August 29-30.   Something Fest 2023 will offer a series… Read more »

Innovation Bay, Ian Gardiner
Business

Investment management platform Edda launches in Australia with investor community Innovation Bay

- March 31, 2023 < 1 MIN READ

Tech community pioneer Innovation Bay has partnered with collaboration platform Edda as it launches in Australia and New Zealand. Edda is a software tool that helps professional investors collaborate more easily and effectively, making it easier for people to choose investments, manage portfolios, and sell them with more transparency and efficiency.  Innovation Bay’s VC investor community,… Read more »

Wonki
Funding

Monash Uni students launch alcoholic seltzer brand Wonki via crowdfunding

- March 31, 2023 < 1 MIN READ

Three Monash University students have launched an alcoholic seltzer brand, Wonki, for pre-sale on the crowdfunding platform Pozible. They are almost halfway into raising the $30,000 target to turn Wonki into a ready-to-drink reality.  Wonki was developed at Monash’s Fastrack Accelerator program by cofounders Gabriel Tucker, Max Moolman, and Briget Lansell.  The alcoholic seltzer brand… Read more »

Herik Labs rocket
Space

Queensland University engineers are entering the space race with clean, green 3D-printed rocket engines

- March 31, 2023 2 MIN READ

A team of University of Queensland (UQ) engineers who designed a sustainable and affordable 3D-printed rocket engine has won two awards for their invention Herik Labs won the Entrepreneur of the Year and People’s Choice awards at the UQ’s Ventures ilab Accelerator Pitch Night for their oxygen and hydrogen-powered engine. Made in a fraction of… Read more »

Stride Equity
Funding

VC-backed crowdfunding platform Stride Equity is offering a new funding model for startups

- March 28, 2023 2 MIN READ

A team of former Investec executives have launched Stride Equity an equity crowdfunding (CSF) platform backed by a venture capital fund, Stride Lead, in a model that looks to  rethink how startups raise funds. Stride Equity will evaluate each investment opportunity with experienced investors to choose the companies offered on the crowdfunding.  Startups seeking capital… Read more »

Proptech
Events

Entries for the Proptech Awards are now open

- March 28, 2023 2 MIN READ

Entries for the Proptech Association Australia (PAA) 2023 Proptech Awards are now open. The awards span three categories –startups, scale-ups, and established Suppliers – for each award and this year there are seven new awards. Proptech Association Australia President Kylie Davis said that this year there will be 33 awards in total. “We are recognising… Read more »