After almost a decade running a product development agency, Karl Vaupel understood just how tricky the process of designing a physical product can be. And so Ground Control was born: a platform that allows new and established brands to design or redesign their products to make them more affordable and sustainable. “Currently designing a physical… Read more »
Subscription-based models in eCommerce have exploded in recent years, which has been great for businesses in that they generate customer loyalty and create an ongoing revenue stream. However, some eCommerce businesses are struggling to create the subscription model that works for their products and customers, meaning the customers can at times be missing out on… Read more »
Until now, access to exclusive institutional-grade private equity funds, run by the world’s leading asset managers, has typically been restricted to large institutions and the ultra-wealthy. It is telling that many of the largest and most successful fund managers in the world do not have brands that are familiar to even the most active individual… Read more »
In Australia, the number one driver of wealth inequality is real estate and, in particular, not owning real estate. As house prices around Australia continue to rise, purchasing a home feels further and further out of reach for most Australians. To combat this, former mortgage broker and investment banker, Michael Ragavan is creating a new… Read more »
It’s been a tough couple of years for tourism businesses; if a global pandemic and closed borders weren’t enough, the continual rise of third-party booking platforms and their grip on customers have made life even more difficult for operators. Wandora, a Melbourne-based startup recently invested in by Antler, is working to even the playing field… Read more »
For many men and women, becoming a parent isn’t an easy journey. And while the focus on reproductive health is mostly on women, up to half (40–50%) of all infertility cases actually relate to men When Ashwin Ramachandran’s uncle spent more than $80,000 to have his first child, he saw there was a huge gap… Read more »
Supply chains are incredibly complex networks with many different sources of data across business units and stakeholders that need to be analysed and integrated. Both Dr Hassan Mirzahosseinian and Dr Aghil Rezaei Somarin saw these issues first hand having worked with many large enterprise clients in both product development and consulting. In a bid to… Read more »
In the B2B sales world, growth is usually a function of connections, capital and crew. For emerging brands, these resources are often in short supply. For this reason, brands are limited in their ability to increase revenue in a short period, and retailers need to constantly find new stock for their customers to keep them… Read more »
People have wallet overload. Most of us have multiple cards and accounts; business, personal, joint account, investments, home loans, credit cards, debit cards, loyalty and rewards just to name a few. With the rise of contactless transactions, Zibra co-founders Trina Ray Choudhury and Elliot Braham realised there was a huge opportunity to automate the way… Read more »
For many young people in relationships, it can be a challenge to try and find fun and interesting things to do for dates. For this reason, close friends Dean Gruskin, Jason Sun and Josh Israeli set up date night marketplace, Urban Swan, aiming to solve the problem of bad and boring dating experiences. Urban Swan… Read more »
In the engineering world, everything comes down to numbers. If there are any mistakes throughout the planning and construction phase of a project, there can be huge financial and safety risks. For that reason, engineers, in particular, have to spend hours working through complex formulas and equations to make sure anything that gets built is… Read more »
While there are many benefits to owning an electric vehicle, Australia has lagged much of the world when it comes to the shift to EVs. So Will Wise, Tanvir Uddin and Tessa Fields have founded Vyro in a bid to bring electric vehicles to all Australians. The team saw that the country was falling behind… Read more »
With increasing numbers of university students turning to online education, dropout rates have reached an all-time high. With a background in education and technology, qualified teacher Greg Higgins realised this was a growing issue and in the process, is costing institutions and students billions of dollars each year. To try and solve this problem, Greg… Read more »
In the tech-centric world we now live in, there aren’t many bigger hassles than trying to remember dozens of passwords for various sites and accounts. This has become such an issue, that most platforms lose new customers due to the inconvenience of having to sign up to yet another site. EZiD co-founders Prashant Murali, Dhruv… Read more »
Have you ever stopped to wonder just how much your mood is connected to the food you eat? Well, WIRL co-founders Alicia Holmquest and Bree Pagonis, who are also dietitians, have and are now pioneering a way to improve people’s mental health using food. A growing body of scientific research and years of industry experience… Read more »
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