Early stage investment company Antler Australia recently backed a new cohort of startups as part of its ongoing program to build great local tech companies. Startup Daily is sharing the details of each venture in the “Antler Investor Memos” series, which is designed to give you a quick, sharp understanding of the startups and people… Read more »
Equity may be tough to secure in the current market, but it’s not the only option for startups looking to weather the funding storm. For some, it’s not always the right choice either. AI eCommerce software platform Particular Audience is fuelling its expansion using ‘growth credit’ – venture debt funding suitable for scaling companies, which… Read more »
Applications have opened for the 2024 evokeAG. Startup Program to help boost our nation’s best agrifood tech innovators. Centred around the two-day event in February 2024, the program gives applicants a unique chance to connect with potential investors, corporates and customers. Startup Daily spoke to an exciting success story from the 2023 program. Indoor vertical farming… Read more »
Getting the right technology and expert advice has brewed success for Perth-based coffee roasting company and online retailer Grouch & Co. Renata Taylor’s grandma was quite the legend. Picture this: a Croatian immigrant in Australia, roasting coffee beans over a stovetop in her kitchen, and then throwing them across a table with newspapers to cool… Read more »
An idea is the most powerful, important and valuable part of a startup’s journey. Unicorns such as Canva, Atlassian and Go1 all began as ideas that became a new reality. And it’s that crucial moment the 2023 Startup Daily Best in Tech Awards wanted to celebrate and recognise with the Best New Idea award. The… Read more »
Food waste recycling startup Goterra, a company Woolworths is relying on to help it achieve net zero food waste, has won the 2023 Startup Daily Best in Tech Awards’ Best Sustainability Startup award, sponsored by Zembl. In many ways Goterra is a simple idea – a circular economy business that harnesses the power of nature to… Read more »
With a culture of ‘radical candour’, transparency and more-than-flexible working arrangements, Kanopi has won the Best Startup Culture category, sponsored by The Culture Equation, at the 2023 Startup Daily Best in Tech Awards. When runways are tight, the funding environment uncertain and everyone in a hurry to build, startup culture can be placed at the… Read more »
Making the pivot from pilot to climate tech startup founder, Onvol’s Molly Fullee is flying high after winning the 2023 Startup Daily Best in Tech Awards’ Best New Founder award, sponsored by Tank Stream Labs. Becoming one of the youngest female airline captains for a major airline back in 2010, Fullee knows what it’s like… Read more »
Imagine if you could detect disease in ginger, fraud in Manuka honey and adulteration of tea tree oil using a smartphone? Those capabilities are among the plans of Zondii, winner of the 2023 Startup Daily Best in Tech Awards’ Best Regional Startup award, sponsored by Investment NSW. From Armidale in NSW’s northern tablelands, this innovative… Read more »
Quantum computing software startup Q-CTRL took home the 2023 Startup Daily Best in Tech Awards’ Most Innovative Startup award, sponsored by Dell for Startups. Here’s why they stood out in one of the event’s most competitive categories. Q-CTRL has pioneered the quantum infrastructure software segment, and become the leading software company in the quantum sector.… Read more »
Just months after its valuation surpassed A$3 billion, Brisbane workplace learning platform Go1 has raced away with the 2023 Startup Daily Best in Tech Awards’ Scaleup of The Year award, presented by AWS Startups. Taking out one of the top trophies from the 2023 Startup Daily Best in Tech Awards gala event in Sydney, Go1… Read more »
Wollongong-based startup Hysata has been recognised for their ground-breaking mission to deliver the world’s most efficient and low-cost green hydrogen, scooping up the 2023 Startup Daily Best in Tech Awards‘ Startup of The Year award, supported by 1835i. The win comes hot on the heels of Hysata’s recent $23.9 million cash injection from the Australian… Read more »
Hearing the calls of founders tangled up in tech stacks and dealing with increasingly tight runways, global tech leader Dell Technologies has stepped up its local support for Aussie startups at a crucial time. We may be going through a dip in Australian startup funding, but the bigger picture is bright. Sydney and Melbourne were… Read more »
Early stage investment company Antler Australia recently backed a new cohort of startups as part of its ongoing program to build great local tech companies. Startup Daily is sharing the details of each venture in the “Antler Investor Memos” series, which is designed to give you a quick, sharp understanding of the startups and people… Read more »
Pioneering a more ethical approach to clinical trials on animals and humans, Brisbane-based biotech startup Gelomics is having a life-changing impact in more than 21 countries. Being a part of Trade & Investment Queensland’s Go Global Export Program has been instrumental to their exporting success. When we hear about clinical trials, it’s often about the results of… Read more »
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