Design studio Pickle Inc, a startup launched by two brothers inspired by their own father’s challenges in dealing with the legal sector, has launched to help law firms become more accessible for everyone. Rich and Alex Brophy hail from Perth, although Rich is now based in Sydney. They collaborated from opposite sides of the continent… Read more »
The NSW government is spending $5 million on an on-road Connected and Automated Vehicle (CAV) bus trial as it looks to ramp up the introduction of autonomous vehicles on NSW roads. The new on-road CAV bus trial that will see CAV systems developed and tested on full-sized, passenger-carrying buses in NSW. The announcement comes four… Read more »
Carbar has partnered with fintech CarClarity so users can convert their subscription vehicle into a loan to purchase the car they’ve been using as a subscriber. The deal will see CarClarity compare options from more than 30 lenders to offer a loan tailored to the driver’s subscription. Carbar CEO Des Hang said they were launching… Read more »
Australia’s nascent sportstech sector is among the top 5 in the world, and already supporting more than 600 startups, according to a new report by the Australian Sports Technologies Network (ASTN). The inaugural Sports Innovation Report 2022 concludes that Australia already has one of the world’s most mature and interconnected ecosystems. With the Brisbane Olympic… Read more »
Kmart and Bunnings have temporarily halted their use of facial recognition in stores pending an investigation from the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC). It was last month revealed that Wesfarmers-owned Kmart and Bunnings, and whitegoods retailer the Good Guys, quietly began using facial recognition in some stores without express consent from their customers. While… Read more »
Around 3.7 million Australians have been unintentionally caught in an ocean rip. For the unprepared it can be a harrowing experience – but for experienced surfers, rips are a handy way to ride through the whitewash and out to the break. We’re not surfers, but we work at Australia’s national science agency in “strategic foresight”,… Read more »
Four Australian tech scaleups: Finder, Secure Code Warrior, Omniscient and Eucalyptus, have been named among the Leading 100 ‘Emerging Giants’ in Asia Pacific in a new report from KPMG and HSBC. The Emerging Giants in Asia Pacific report examined new economy businesses across the APAC region with strong potential to impact the global business landscape over… Read more »
V-STAR has plans to bring vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft to Australia for regional travel, aeromedical and search and rescue services and commercial transport. While not new – VTOL technology has been used in military planes like the Harrier Jump Jet for decades – V-STAR has contracts with overseas commercial operators to introduce aircraft… Read more »
Arcanite, an off-the-plan sales management software solution, has set out to transform the way off-the-plan developments are sold using virtual reality and is now looking to help people crack into the property market. The proptech helps property developers and real estate agents simplify the management of their sales channels and projects, rapidly growing their networks… Read more »
AeroPM, an Australian professional services consultancy firm, specialisies in supporting the Australian Department of Defence to acquire complex and significant sovereign capabilities. The company, based in Canberra, was attracted to Lot Fourteen to work within a district of like-minded talented professionals in the defence and space industry. AeroPM’s Chief Executive Officer, Emily Frizell, said the… Read more »
Milkrun, the cashed-up market leader of three local fast delivery grocery services launched last year, is trimming its operations and hunting for more funds amid a broader economic downturn. The 10-month-old Sydney startup will cut overtime, reduce the use of casual employees and hopes that alcohol sales will boost margins and turn around ongoing losses.… Read more »
Rapid grocery delivery startup Voly has reportedly cut staff, abandoned its 15-minute delivery promise and closed warehouses, less than two months after the collapse of rival Send. The Sydney-based online supermarket is less than 12 months old and last December raised $18 million in a Seed round led by Sequoia Capital India, supported by Global… Read more »
Sixtree founders Ben Wylie and Yamen Sader have left their roles at big four consultancy firm Deloitte Australia to launch their own “engineering for equity” startup, Lab Eleven. It marks a full-time return to entrepreneurship for the duo six years after Sixtree, a software engineering shop, was absorbed by Deloitte in 2016, and they took… Read more »
A Melbourne-based startup is tackling the 250,000 tonnes of food waste generated each year in the food services industry with new monitoring technology – simply installed onto existing appliances. Operandio is helping hospitality and retail-based businesses to digitise processes, and support their teams to access training and communications. The new automated temperature sensors retail for… Read more »
Late-stage accelerator Impact Tech Ventures and early-stage VC Investible are collaborating to help drive international growth for promising Australian tech scaleups. The Sydney firms plan to collaborate cross a range of growth programs and engagement initiatives, including the 2022 Australian Technologies Competition (ATC), now in its 12th year. Impact Tech Ventures Executive Chair Patrick Mooney… Read more »
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