Events

River Rival highlights a sweltering lineup for Brisbane’s innovation festival, Something Tech

- August 28, 2024 3 MIN READ

There’s plenty of startup action happening in the Sunshine State at the moment, and that’s on show this week at Something Tech.  The two-day festival, August 29-30, once again brings together Queensland’s tech and innovation community in their own unique way for “a saturation of expertise, community sharing, and networking”. Festival cofounder Pauline Fetaui, from… Read more »

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Climate Tech

GLOBAL CHARGE: Brisbane clean tech startup EVOS Energy breaks into India with export grant

- February 6, 2024 3 MIN READ

Brisbane electric vehicle charging startup EVOS Energy is one of 35 exporters backed with funding and support from Trade and Investment Queensland’s Go Global Export Program. EVOS Energy is taking its Australian-made EV home chargers and fleet energy management to the world with a little help from the Queensland Government. The sixth round of Trade… Read more »

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CBA teams up with TAFE and Queensland unis to launch Brisbane tech hub

- December 6, 2022 2 MIN READ

The Commonwealth Bank has launched its third technology hub around Australia this year, teaming up with Queensland educators to set up shop in Brisbane’s CBD. CBA has partnered with The University of Queensland (UQ), Queensland University of Technology (QUT) and TAFE Queensland, to offer students and graduates the chance to join CBA’s Tech Associates and… Read more »

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Funding

An EV charging startup co-founded by former Tritium employees just raised a $1.7 million seed round

- July 8, 2021 2 MIN READ

A Brisbane startup following in the footsteps of electric vehicles (EV) charging unicorn Tritium has raised a $1.7 million seed round. EVOS was founded by three former Tritium employees. That fellow Brisbane venture is set to list on the US NASDAQ via a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC). The new startup is focused on fleet energy… Read more »

Topics

A Brisbane startup that wants to get kids moving has been backed by CMO Software founder James Cotton

- June 11, 2019 2 MIN READ

Moovosity, a tech startup focused on physical education and movement software for children, is hoping to launch in schools across Australia after scoring $300,000 in seed funding from CMO Software founder James Cotton’s VC fund Uluwatu Capital. Cotton is a co-founder in the Brisbane-based, Moovosity, alongside Scott Jenson and Mal Mizen. The trio set up… Read more »

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Steve Baxter just tipped $1 million into a Brisbane startup he’s calling ‘Canva for video’

- May 13, 2019 2 MIN READ

It’s a startup with the potential to turn into unicorn, according to one of the country’s highest profile investors, Steve Baxter, who’s just led a $1 million seed round in Brisbane video platform Clipchamp, with the former Shark Tank shark declaring it “Canva for video”. Canva, the Sydney graphic design startup founded by Mel Perkins… Read more »