Ever heard of that psychological experiment where they get volunteers to count basketball passes, on a recorded video, and almost everybody gets the number of passes right, only to miss the guy dressed head to toe as a gorilla casually stroll by the background? I spoke with 38 leaders and here’s the thing: almost… 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 »
OwnHome, a fintech startup that wants to turn renters into property owners, has raised $31 million in a Series A. The round was led by VC firm Square Peg with existing backers including the Commonwealth Bank’s VC arm X15, GFC, Entrée Capital, AfterWork, and Possible Ventures doubling down on the startup. The cash injection is… 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 »
UK-based Asian food delivery platform HungryPanda, has snapped up two local rivals, acquiring Melbourne-based startup Easi and New Zealand’s Buy@Home. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. The acquisitions mean HungryPanda, founded in 2017, now operates in 10 countries, including the UK, France, Italy, the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, South Korea and Singapore, across 60 cities.… Read more »
Australia could have its own locally-designed rover vehicle on the surface of the Moon by 2026 under a deal struck with NASA by the Australian government. The project semi-autonomous rover will collect lunar soil that contains oxides, with NASA looking to extract oxygen from the soil as part of plans to establish a sustainable human… Read more »
Envato’s global workforce of more than 600 people will work to a nine-day fortnight until Christmas, as well as ramping up company benefits including increased support for working from home. Recognising the impact of the pandemic on the Envato team as part of a review into the shape of Envato’s work culture, the company has… Read more »
All construction in Sydney will cease and non-essential retailers will close until at least July 30 as COVID-19 infections across the city remain high. There were 111 new cases of the Delta strain in the 24 hours to 8pm on Friday, with 29 active in the community during the infectious period. NSW recorded 111 new… Read more »
Australian e-bike venture Zoomo has raised $16 million in a fresh round just eight months after a $16 million series A. The new raise, led by AirTree Ventures as a new investor, also saw existing backers the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC), Maniv Mobility and Contrarian Ventures. Cleantech-focused US investors Winthrop Square and Wisdom VC… Read more »
A growing hunger for home-cooked meal delivery has led one of the founding members of Afterpay, David Hancock, to lead a $500,000 raise into a former chef’s meal delivery service on Sydney’s northern beaches. FoodSt is an online marketplace for home-cooked meals, founded by Lorraine Gnanadickam and her husband, Sanjay. The business has sold more… Read more »
For millions of Australians, it’s been nearly eight months since remote working became a reality for the first time ever. For us at Car Next Door, remote working has been the norm for a year. In March 2020, when lockdown seemed unlikely to go on for more than a few weeks, there were plenty of… Read more »
The average Australian worker now has to deal with more than 15 apps daily according to a new startup hoping to deal with the problem of being overwhelmed while working remotely. Brisbane-based tech company #stratapp found that people working from home felt increasingly disconnected from the pace and flow of the office, in part because… Read more »
More than 1 million Victorians will no longer be heading to work, with around 500,000 being stood down as retailers, factories and corporates are forced to close in a bid to reduce coronavirus infections in the state. Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews also announced on Monday afternoon that the number of people allowed to work in… Read more »
Working from home isn’t a new phenomenon, but COVID-19 has dissolved the concept of the traditional office forever. According to Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) survey data, almost half of all Australians working over the last month have done so from home, and more will continue to do so as states such as Victoria go… Read more »
As working remotely/partially remote becomes the new normal, it’s imperative we consider how this arrangement affects the ‘person behind the employee’. Canva’s Head of People, Crystal Boysen, shares how Canva is looking after working parents and those who are caring for others, while we find our way through the post-COVID era. The world… Read more »
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