The global COVID-19 pandemic has rapidly accelerated the growth of the digital economy and remote work. Lockdowns have disrupted the ability for creators and instructors to deliver their services. The projected volume generated by the global gig economy from customers in 2023 is set to be $455 billion. Based on the first half… Read more »
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 »
Antler Sydney is on a hot streak. In just 16 months, the Australian arm of the global early-stage VC has raised a $46 million fund, invested in 41 companies, and grown its local operations team to a headcount of 24. Now, it has announced the 16 startups recently built with and invested in by Antler.… Read more »
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 »
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 »
Many companies would like to reduce their carbon emissions and make a difference to the environment, but can’t afford to spend the time and money it takes to hire consultants to measure, reduce and offset their carbon footprint. Co-founder and CEO of Pathzero, Carl Prins, is hoping to change this by providing a tool that… Read more »
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 »
Despite the fact that $800 billion is spent on sales compensation annually in the US alone, the process is still being managed by legacy enterprise software or complex spreadsheets that quickly outgrow their purpose. Alexander Green, co-founder and CEO of motiveOS, is building a real-time commission app that provides accuracy and visibility to the… Read more »
Product and customer support teams of software companies are having to adapt and move faster than ever before. But as they race to compete with the ever-growing industry, teams lack the data to quickly prioritise software bugs or have manual processes that make personal customer service inefficient. To help software companies scale great customer experiences,… Read more »
Companies spend more on SaaS than ever before. This has created a maze of duplicate accounts and low accountability, resulting in 30% unused paid subscriptions. Enterprise solutions currently on the market are highly human driven with costly sales and onboarding processes, usually offering one-way sync and endless integrations. Hudled co-founders, Alexander Millar and Santiago Bravo,… Read more »
As communities across the world continue to battle the Covid-19 pandemic with some countries managing and mitigating the spread, another global crisis remains – climate change. This constant threat to the environment is what motivated co-founders Catherine Long and Joanna Auburn to launch their GreenTech startup, Trace. Self-proclaimed “climate conscious hypocrites,” both founders were taking… Read more »
Hours each week are wasted by teams across the world because meeting actions get lost, and projects get delayed, leaving feelings of dissatisfaction and unproductiveness. Meetric is on a mission to stop this from happening. The digital product, integrated and linked with the events in your Google & Microsoft Calendar, helps managers better record and… Read more »
Antler, a global early-stage VC which enables and invests in exceptional entrepreneurs, has launched a 5-week free online course, opening up the company’s playbook on how to build and scale global tech companies to aspiring future founders. Antler, a global early-stage VC which enables and invests in exceptional entrepreneurs, has launched a 5-week free online… Read more »
Antler Australia has unveiled a new program aimed at empowering and inspiring ambitious women to launch and lead their own startup. Female founders face significant hurdles when accessing capital, tapping into supportive networks and backing themselves, according to this recent government report. These hurdles are part of the reason why only 56% of startups have… Read more »
In the wake of Covid-19, Antler globally has shifted most of its programs and events online. This includes the VC firm’s Demo Day events. Demo Days are held to showcase the phenomenal tech businesses formed with help of Antler (you can read more about Demo Day’s role in the tech startup ecosystem, and why they are… Read more »
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