Antler Australia

The $28 billion construction industry problem Sync Technologies set out to solve

- October 29, 2020 3 MIN READ

  Construction is complex and fragmented. Not only that, but 12% of construction work is spent on rework, costing the Australian construction industry $28 billion a year. Sync Technologies, which just received funding from global early-stage VC Antler, enables construction businesses to turn data from existing and emerging technologies into action, empowering site managers, project… Read more »

Amazon Launchpad

Here are the 5 startups backed by $400,000 in grants from Amazon Launchpad

- September 15, 2020 3 MIN READ

A compostable and biodegradable pallet wrap, a bodysurfing handplane made from plastic collected from the Great Barrier Reef and natural baby wipes with Manuka honey are among the five ideas by Australian entrepreneurs that have won grants, worth more than $80,000 each, from Amazon Launchpad.  The startups are Great Wrap, Crockd, Ethicool Books, WAW Handplanes… Read more »

Amazon Launchpad

Entries for Amazon Launchpad's $80,000 Innovation Grants close today

- August 24, 2020 2 MIN READ

Startups, entrepreneurs and small-to-medium-sized enterprises looking to innovate and grow their business have until midnight tonight to enter the Amazon Launchpad Innovation Grants, worth $80,000 each. There are five grant packages available and already Amazon Australia said it’s already received more than 500 entries. Carl Hartmann, serial entrepreneur and co-founder of non-alcoholic company Lyre’s Non-Alcoholic… Read more »

Amazon Launchpad

Startup Daily TV: Entries for Amazon Launchpad’s $80,000 Innovation Grants close shortly

- August 20, 2020 < 1 MIN READ

Entries for Amazon Launchpad Innovation Grants, worth $80,000 each are closing this Monday, August 24, at 11.59pm. With just a few days left for startups and SMEs looking to innovate their businesses to apply – there are five grant packages all up – Chadd Ciccarelli, Head of Launchpad at Amazon Australia said they’d already received… Read more »

Antler Australia

Aurelius is building an app to become ‘the digital companion for addiction’

- August 3, 2020 2 MIN READ

One million people in Australia need support from drug and alcohol use, but only 20% get it. Enter Aurelius: an app that delivers clinically validated software to provide better outcomes for people tackling addiction. Unlike other addiction care initiatives in the market, Aurelius provides support before and after rehabilitation, helping users take positive steps every… Read more »

Antler Australia

SaaS startup CloudOlive could save you 25% on your software subscriptions

- July 29, 2020 2 MIN READ

As companies grow and scale, software subscriptions are acquired and changed frequently, leading to a number of licences becoming redundant or unutilised, resulting in a waste of time and money. In fact, “33% of software licenses should be switched off,” says co-founder and co-CEO Adam Ross. His SaaS solution CloudOlive, which was recently developed and… Read more »

Antler Australia

Elenta is improving what you remember from workplace training (spoiler alert: it’s currently only 10%)

- July 22, 2020 3 MIN READ

  Corporate learning is a huge industry. Globally, AU$54 billion is spent on externally facilitated workshops a year. Despite that, McKinsey research identifies that only 10% of learning is retained. And when Learning and Development (L&D) consultants need to demonstrate their value and reinforce learning activities to improve results, this is a significant problem. To… Read more »