Advice
Optimizely cofounder Dan Siroker discusses how “hippo syndrome” can block innovation
The alternative to embracing innovation is a culture focused on having the right answers, rather than asking the right questions – “hippo syndrome”.
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The segments healthtech and biotech investors are putting their dollars towards
Startups in the wide-ranging Australian healthtech sector have raised more than a combined $165 million in funding, while biotech sits at $87.8 million.
Advice
Style Sourcebook allows designers and consumers to visualise interior designs through shareable “mood boards”
Through Style Sourcebook, users looking to renovate or decorate a space are able to search for products and mesh them together in a “mood board”.
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The problems healthtech and biotech startups in Australia are solving
Between bone repair glue and gene splicing, there is a diverse range of startups working to improve our health or innovate the way the sector operates.
Advice
Sittr is an app connecting parents to qualified babysitters and nannies
Sittr has developed an app that allows busy parents to discover, book, and pay for verified babysitters and nannies at an affordable price.
Advice
WiRE program aims to support women entrepreneurs across regional Queensland
The WiRE program works to research entrepreneurship and build frameworks which can help support women founders across the state.
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The majority of agtech startups are based in metro areas, despite regional focus
Despite the fact they predominantly serve customers across regional areas, agtech businesses are earning a name for themselves in the wider startup space.
Advice
Sydney-based adtech Wrappli allows car owners to earn cash for branding their vehicle
Wrappli is an app matching drivers to advertising campaigns based on their driving habits, allowing them to earn cash for wrapping their cars in brand ads.
Advice
OzGuild is a platform allowing gamers and stores to digitise their trading card collections
OzGuild is a platform which allows players and card stores to digitise and see the value of their physical Magic the Gathering card collections.
Podcast
Startup meet Corporate Episode 10 – Smartphones and the return of Nokia
Mat sits down with HMB Global CEO, Florian Seiche, as he prepares to launch the new range of Nokia smartphones into the Australian market.
Advice
Norbit creates branded loyalty apps for shopping centres gamifying the consumer experience
Norbit creates branded loyalty apps for shopping centres, allowing customers to earn points and prizes from shopping in store.
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Agtech segments which have raised the most funding in Australia
Leading investment totals for IoT agtechs is The Yield, which applies its flagship ‘Sensing+’ technology to detect the microclimate of an ecosystem
Advice
Optimizely founder Dan Siroker names the startups he’s watching out for
Between investigative podcasts and interactive articles, the nature of the media is undergoing constant change, spurred on by the digital age. Media companies both niche and global are no stranger to this process, including the New York Times, an organisation which testing startup Optimizely helped make the leap from paper to online. According to Dan… Read more »
News
Insurtech is an expanding global industry thanks to claim and drone startups, says report
InsurTech has been pinned as a growing industry thanks to claim and drone startups, although it is faced with fundamental challenges, according to a report.
Podcast
Glass Ceiling Episode 4 – Benjamin Chong from Right Click Capital
Ben sits down with Gina to talk about what it was like to start a business within the dial-up era as well as the relationship between investors and founders
