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Techstars Adelaide reveals first cohort for local defence and security accelerator
Techstars has announced the lineup of startups that will be participating in its defence and security-focused Adelaide accelerator program
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Adelaide’s Augment Space allows users to create virtual walkthroughs using panorama photos
Augment space allows users to upload 360 degree photos and easily create interactive, 360 degree virtual tours for as little as $10.
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Adelaide fintech TicToc launches to offer faster consumers home loan approval
TicToc is able to approve a loan in just 22 minutes through a ‘digital decisioning system’ that can approve a customer’s online application almost in real time, with no need for input or assessment from a human.
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Adelaide’s Moonshine Lab is a co-foundry service looking to help entrepreneurs launch their ideas
Launched with a co-foundry model in Adelaide is Moonshine Lab; it was originally the venture arm of digital advertising agency The Distillery, helping people build their projects outside of the standard agency model
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Singapore investment platform Fundnel sets up Australian base in Adelaide
Singapore fintech startup Fundnel has expanded into Australia, setting up a local base in Adelaide to help connect Australian investors to local investment opportunities.
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Oracle Cloud services provider PrimeQ to develop ‘cloud campus’ in South Australia
IT software company PrimeQ has announced plans to build a new ‘cloud campus’ in South Australia, comprising an Innovation Centre and Technology Support Hub, which it expects will create 72 new jobs in the state over the next three years.
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US entrepreneur Tom Hajdu appointed South Australia’s first Chief Advisor on innovation
Tom Hajdu has been appointed SA’s first Chief Advisor on Innovation, where he will work to lead local collaboration and attract startup talent to the state.
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Adelaide company Xped wants to make it easier to get onto the Internet of Things
Helping to drive the industry forward in Adelaide is Xped, an IoT platform and infrastructure company founded by Athan Lekkas.
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Adelaide’s My Home Watch is a home check up service keeping the traveler’s mind at ease
Adelaide service My Home Watch wants to put the traveler’s mind at ease through its home checkup and reporting service, keeping homes secure.
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Space startup Fleet raises $5 million Series A to build network of nanosatellites
South Australian space startup Fleet has raised $5 million in a Series A round led by Blackbird Ventures, with participation from Earth Space Robotics, Silicon Valley firm Horizon Partners, and Atlassian’s Mike Cannon-Brookes.
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Art marketplace Bluethumb raises $1 million to build out Indigenous Art Centre program
Bluethumb has raised $1 million in a Series A round led which will go towards expanding the startup’s Indigenous Art Centre program and adding new features.
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Online platform Personify Care aims to simplify how nurses manage discharged patients
Personify Care has developed a platform which offers clinical staff a quick and simplistic way to monitor a patient’s postoperative recovery.
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Battery storage project to receive funding through South Australia’s $550 million power plan
South Australian Premier Jay Weatherill has unveiled a “21st Century energy plan that protects the people of South Australia”.
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Adelaide startup Makers Empire is teaching kids STEM through an interactive 3D printing app
Adelaide startup Makers Empire has developed an app and teaching kit that allows kids to create 3D designs which can later be printed.
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Adelaide rolling out high speed Gig City network to coworking and innovation spaces
The SA government has announced that it will extending Adelaide’s Gig City optic fibre network to the city’s coworking spaces and innovation hubs.
