LaunchVic has announced $13.45m in funding to establish 3 accelerators, while Startup Onramp has received funding to expand across regional Queensland.
Startup Onramp announced it is set to expand its program across regional Australia, with a second local program set to kick off in September.
Girl Geek Academy has announced the launch of the SheHacks incubator, a program aiming to support women from the organisation’s flagship hackathon events.
With the release of the 2016 Crossroads report it is evident that many of the challenges facing the Australian tech and startup community in early 2015 persist and, as global competition in the space heats up, they are becoming more pronounced.
The hospitality industry now has an app that solves two of the sector’s biggest problems 
Canva confirms $70m raise, valuing the design business at $2.5 billion 
An Australian startup has cracked the final 10 for Startupbootcamp’s latest global fintech accelerator 
Hungry Jacks is turning to science to create a fake meat burger 
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