ASIC has announced a deal with the China Securities Regulatory Commission to promote innovation in financial services in their respective markets.
Australian venture capital firm Square Peg Capital has led a US$7 million ($9.1 million) raise for Malaysia-based on-demand services startup Kaodim Group, along with Shanghai’s SIG Asia Investments. The round brings the total raised by the startup, founded by Jeffri Cheong and Choong Fui-Yu in 2014, to US$11.5 million. With the startup operating across Malaysia,… Read more »
Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate said the Mobike bikes will be rolled out strategically in time for the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Australian venture capital firm Right Click Capital has participated in a US$3.1 million Series A round for Singapore cybersecurity startup Horangi. Led by Monk’s Hill Ventures with participation from investors including 500 Startups, Hub Ventures Fund, and 6Degrees Ventures, the funding will go towards further development of Horangi’s technology, scaling its business operations, and its… Read more »
Australian startup Venue Insider provides venue listings complete with virtual tours to help event planners go about their work quicker.
Barayamal, the first Australian accelerator for Indigenous entrepreneurs, has launched a partnership with coworking community Fishburners.
Australian fintech startups are seeing median revenues of $95,000 a month, up from a median of $30,000 a month last year, the 2017 Fintech Australia census has found. With the census based on a survey of 166 fintech companies across Australia, 24 percent of respondents reported they had seen annual revenue growth of 700 percent… Read more »
Startup advocacy body StartupAUS has added four names to its board as it looks to “build a world-class startup sector” in Australia ahead of the launch of its 2017 Crossroads report next month.
Airbnb, the undeniable poster child of the sharing economy, may be about to face one of its toughest PR battles yet.
Traditionally seen as an organisation representing legacy technology enterprises, the Australian Computer Society (ACS) is doubling its efforts in the startup space, announcing it is set to launch an accelerator program and “collaborative workspaces” for members. In an address this afternoon at the ACS Thought Leaders’ Summit, Reimagination, the organisation’s president, Anthony Wong said while… Read more »
For shadow minister for the digital economy, Ed Husic the biggest moonshot for Australia “is to actually have moonshots”.
OK RDY is a matching platform connecting students with professionals and companies for mentorship and skilled volunteer opportunities.
It may still be incredible to the rest of us who grew up with Walkmans or Discmans, but Gen Zers are growing up taking it for granted that they get to walk around with almost the entirety of all music ever recorded throughout history in the palm of their hand. As if technology hadn’t advanced… Read more »
It may still be incredible to the rest of us who grew up with Walkmans or Discmans, but Gen Zers are growing up taking it for granted that they get to walk around with almost the entirety of all music ever recorded throughout history in the palm of their hand. As if technology hadn’t advanced… Read more »
Telstra has acquired Australian company MTData for an undisclosed fee, as it aims to grow out a “key pillar” of its connected vehicle offering. Founded in Australia in 2003, MTData has 11 global offices and operates across the UK, US, Canada, New Zealand, the Middle East, providing GPS telematics and fleet management technology across industries… Read more »
The lessons from Uber, Ola and rideshare’s disruption is that in the end, the consumer still pays 
Unicorn dehorned: Nasdaq-listed Brisbane EV charging venture Tritium collapses into receivership 
Here are the finalists in Fintech Australia’s 2024 Finnies awards 
Atlassian cofounder Scott Farquhar steps down as co-CEO 
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