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Glamazon connects consumers to beauty services on-demand
Startup Glamazon is allowing its users to connect with on-demand beauty services and salons through a mobile app similar to Uber.
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Dating app TwoPeas matches users via the importance they give their interests and values
Two Peas is a dating app with a focus on using strict search parameters to create a more profound connection experience for its users.
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Jugglr is an online marketplace helping stay-at-home mothers buy each other’s services
Jugglr is an app helping stay-at-home mothers connect with others in their local area and offer each other their professional services.
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Lighthouse.io is using location technology to track employee movement and generate management data
Lighthouse.io uses Bluetooth beacons to detect an employees location and track their whereabouts via an online cloud management platform.
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Daybreak wants to help people dealing with drinking problems find a support network
Daybreak looks to help people change their relationship with alcohol by providing an online platform that enables users to access a support network.
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Canberra edutech startup Quizling to pitch at SxSWedu Launch competition in Austin
Edutech startup Quizling has been selected to take part in the SxSWedu Launch competition, the only Australian startup set to pitch at this year’s event.
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Bonjoro allows businesses to send personalised video messages to customers upon sign up
Bonjoro is a mobile app allowing businesses to send quick, personal video messages directly to their customers in order to boost engagement.
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Buzzy.buzz lets organisations create custom apps hosted on its central platform
Providing businesses the ability to design their own platform with a strong focus on enabling communication, is Sydney startup Buzzy.buzz.
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Melbourne app Burgerhead helps consumers find and rate the best local burgers
Entrepreneurs and friends Aaron Rocca and James Collins believed the new burger addiction needed a directory and so they created an app called Burgerhead, which they’re dubbing the ‘Tinder for Burgers.’
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Queanbeyan startup myBUZZ looks to replace restaurant pagers with a customer’s mobile phone
Queanbeyan startup myBUZZ is an admin portal where businesses can automatically or manually communicate directly to customers, replacing the age old buzzer and pager. A business can send confirmation messages to customers on their order and the expected wait time.
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Freeview launches new live-streaming app bringing free-to-air content to the one platform
Australia’s free digital television service, Freeview has today launched a new app called Freeview FV that will deliver free-to-air [FTA] content on the one platform. The app will deliver streaming from 16 channels, along with playing catch-up content for users to watch for free from when and where they want.
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Townsville startup SafetyCulture raises $30 million to fuel international growth
Townsville startup SafetyCulture has today announced a $30 million Series B round led by international venture capital firm Index Ventures. The investment comes as the second largest funding round secured by an Australian tech startup this year, following a $41 million raise by BigCommerce in June.
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Australian healthtech startup mPort signs $80 million deal with LA Fitness
Australian healthtech startup mPort has today announced the signing of an $80 million deal with American health club chain LA Fitness. As part of the deal, the AFR reports the fitness club has already installed eight mPods, which will, over seven years grow to reach six million of its members across 700 of its gyms.
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Sydney healthtech startup CancerAid raises $1.25 million Series B round
Sydney healthtech startup CancerAid has announced the close of a $1.25 million Series B round, bringing the total valuation of the startup to $4.25 million. The app was created to help organise a patient’s cancer journey, helping sufferers to self manage their treatment and expectations.
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New superannuation fund Spaceship to launch with $1.6 million in funding to invest in tech
New startup Spaceship is set to launch its mobile-only superannuation fund after receiving $1.6 million in funding led by Atlassian cofounder Mike Cannon-Brookes. The startup has a particular focus on enabling people to invest their super into technology-driven startups and companies.
