As the number of people in Australia living in apartments continues to increase, some of the simple things in life like getting packages delivered becomes a lot more difficult. In an age of secure apartment buildings and online shopping, CEO of One Key Access, Chanel Costabir identified the need for a solution for both couriers… Read more »
The problem that many smaller companies and startups face is trying to develop something that competes without spending the huge sums of money that comes with hiring an agency. With a background working in strategic brand consultancies, Bramp CEO, Benni Weller understood the challenge that smaller businesses faced and felt he could systemise the process… Read more »
If you’re a foodie, or just love to cook, then you’d understand just how difficult it is to find great recipes. In an era of mass content creation, most of the good resources you’re looking for, especially surrounding food, are lost amongst many of the large recipe websites that choose quantity over quality. It was… Read more »
Antler Australia has invested in 13 new early-stage startups for its Autumn cohort. The ventures in the fourth cohort reveal a changing business model for the early-stage VC, which is backing both startups built with Antler and accelerated cases that joined the VC platform as an existing business. At the same time, Antler also launched a… Read more »
Antler will pilot a new, exclusive investor platform in June Australian investors are the first to trial it It hopes to improve the Demo Day outcomes Antler is hoping to take venture capital investment to the next level, trialing a new investor platform from next month as part of the early-stage venture capital firm’s revamped… Read more »
In today’s business world, reporting takes up an inordinate amount of time for both staff and management. Portant is an automated reporting platform that empowers users to easily create professional reports. “We believe companies waste too much time on reporting.Project managers spend 75% to 90% of their time communicating, with a high percentage of that… Read more »
With the rise in online shopping and the new social distancing restrictions, the days of browsing at the local shopping centre with your friends are now far and few. Introducing, m8buy a social widget for e-commerce stores that lets you shop with your friends online, and get their feedback on what you’re planning to buy.… Read more »
Software startup Hudled, which has designed dashboard for growing companies to track and optimise their software stack, has raised $640,000 in a seed round as it officially launches the product and looks to expand into the US. The raise was backed by Black Nova Group, Antler and Sydney Angels, as well as several high profile… Read more »
Antler Australia will open an office in Melbourne in mid-2021 as the Sydney-based startup accelerator and investor moves from a year of virtual, online programs to a more physical presence. The venture, which launched in Australia in 2019, has backed 40 companies in that time and began something of a de facto national expansion in… Read more »
The number one challenge for technology companies right now is finding the best talent. Combine that with early-stage developers not having the opportunities to upskill for the roles they aspire to, and the problem is clear. Bridging this gap is Coder One, an AI Sports League, played entirely by AI, and the engineers behind them.… Read more »
Fifty percent of the world’s adult population have one thing in common – breasts. And of those women, most wear bras to support them. Along with that, in total, women spend approximately $120 billion every year on this product. Despite this large customer group and significant market opportunity, most of those women are unhappy with… Read more »
eQALY, an integrated tech platform built to empower elderly people to live the highest quality of life possible in their own homes, is posed to solve some of the biggest challenges Australia faces amid the growing ageing population. After recently being invested in by Antler, a global early-stage venture capital firm, the startup is positioning… Read more »
It’s not always easy to match employees with what they are good at and what they aspire to do. Boredom, lack of opportunity and career progression are the biggest drivers of employee disengagement and turnover. Solving this problem is Flow of Work Co, a talent opportunity and insights platform that makes it easy to match… Read more »
Sydney software startup Elenta has closed has oversubscribed seed round less than six months after launching, raising $1 million. The corporate learning venture, which launched in June through Antler Australia’s Sydney accelerator program. Having given the brand-new venture a pre-seed investment, Antler followed on with the seed round, which was also backed by Black Nova Group… Read more »
In the new world of remote working, building team culture at a distance is difficult. Enter Remote Social – an online platform that provides games, activities and tools, such as trivia and bingo, that strengthen culture, wellbeing and connection within remote and hybrid teams. Co-founder and CEO Jessica Baird Walsh says Remote Social aims to… Read more »
Atlassian cofounder Scott Farquhar steps down as co-CEO 
The lessons from Uber, Ola and rideshare’s disruption is that in the end, the consumer still pays 
Kiwi tech skills startup NextWork pockets $2.3 million pre-Seed raise 
Logistics software startup Veyor Digital shifts $2.75 million pre-Series A for US plans 
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