Melbourne tech company Envato has boosted its efforts to improve the gender diversity of its team, creating a program to train women as developers. The Apprentice Developer Program, which has had two graduates and welcomed its second cohort this week, pairs female applicants with a dedicated mentor who helps train them to become junior developers… Read more »
Interviewing job applicants can be a veritable legal minefield. How do you know what you can and can’t ask? How do you find the best applicant for the job without asking discriminatory or unlawful questions? Here are some things to be mindful of: The job description Ensure the essential criteria in your job description accurately… Read more »
By Stephanie Richards Australian company Transit Australia Group (TAG) and global electric driverless technology company EasyMile today announced a new partnership to be based at TAG’s joint venture Precision Buses in Adelaide. The partnership will involve Australian trials of EasyMile’s EZ10 autonomous buses, to be coordinated from Precision’s Adelaide site. The trials will focus on… Read more »
The Australian ICT workforce grew 3.5 percent to 663,100 from 2016 to 2017 and the demand will keep growing, with the Australian economy forecast to require another 100,000 workers by 2023. However, the latest Australia’s Digital Pulse report, prepared for the Australian Computer Society (ACS) by Deloitte Access Economics, found that Australia requires a further… Read more »
The Socceroos, Wallabies, and the men’s cricket team may be floundering, but Australian innovation in the sportstech arena is strong and a relaunch of a sports-focused incubator this week will look to grow it further. Developed by the NSW Institute of Sport and Sydney Olympic Park Authority, the Sydney Sports Incubator is looking for startups working… Read more »
Having come under fire just a few weeks ago for editing patient reviews of health professionals on its platform, healthtech startup HealthEngine is again in the spotlight, with the ABC reporting it shared user data with law firms seeking clients for personal injury claims. The ABC reported it had obtained documents from law firm Slater… Read more »
A number of Australian venture capital firms have banded together to draft a moral code of conduct for the local startup community. Working in partnership with Valerie Aurora, a diversity and inclusion expert and cofounder of the Ada Initiative, an organisation that produced codes of conduct and anti-harassment policies to support women in tech, Blackbird… Read more »
Sydney-founded custom menswear startup InStitchu has acquired competitor George & King, a fellow Sydney-based company with showrooms across four Australian cities and “a strong online customer base”. Founded in 2012 by Joel Deakin, George & King has grown to a team of 14, with showrooms in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, and Perth. As part of the… Read more »
Our friends at Flying Solo, part of the Pinstripe Media network, have partnered with the NSW Government’s Business Connect program to help business owners get going and grow. In a series of podcasts and an interactive community webinar, Business Connect and Flying Solo are bringing business owners the expert tips and essential strategies, tools and ideas they need to succeed.… Read more »
The NSW Government is set to allocate $10 million funding over the next four years to the expansion of autonomous vehicle trials. To be announced in tomorrow’s state budget, the fund will be administered by Transport for NSW’s Smart Innovation Centre, which will be tasked with identifying relevant projects and partnerships. NSW Minister for Transport… Read more »
Student-led organisation Generation Entrepreneur has partnered with the NSW Department of Education to run iEntrepreneur, a business incubator program for high school students across Sydney. Running out of the Sydney School of Entrepreneurship from June until September, the iEntrepreneur program will see teams attend a series of workshops before pitching their ideas at demo day.… Read more »
Indigenous entrepreneurship organisation Barayamal is set to open the Barayamal Centre of Entrepreneurship (BCE) in Brisbane next month to foster the growth of First Nations businesses. Along with an event space and meeting room, the BCE will offer coworking space for up to 30 entrepreneurs. Dean Foley, founder and managing director of Barayamal, said the… Read more »
Sydney-founded startup Propeller Aero has raised $10 million in a Series A round led by existing backer Blackbird Ventures, with participation from other existing investors and newcomer Sequoia China. Founded in 2014, Propeller Aero provides drone data visualisation, mapping, and analysis software to customers across industries including construction, waste management, and mining. The startup reports… Read more »
European startup Stocard, whose app allows users to store their loyalty cards and collect loyalty points, has raised $20 million from Macquarie Capital, with additional follow-on funding from existing backers including Shortcut, Alstin, and Engelhorn. Founded in Germany in 2012, Stocard reported that it has grown to 25 million users globally, including 2.3 million in… Read more »
By Brian McCarthy Some people say that you shouldn’t pitch your business until you’ve perfected your presentation. While this is true, in reality you also need to gain experience if you want to improve. That’s why we chose to pitch our startup Brandollo early and to pitch it often. However things haven’t always gone perfectly – on… Read more »
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