Let’s cut through the noise. Entrepreneurs love the grind. They wear struggle like a badge of honour – how many hours they’ve worked, how many startups they’ve launched, how many failures they’ve endured. They call it resilience. Businesspeople call it wasted effort. Because here’s the truth no one wants to hear: The world doesn’t pay… Read more »
The best of Indonesia’s SheHacks startup program has arrived in Sydney, with five leading female founders from Jakarta ready to meet with government, industry leaders and investors to explore opportunities for transnational collaboration and mentorship. Sponsored by the Australia Indonesia Institute (AII), and Indonesian telco, Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison, the ‘ SheHacks validation tour’ marks an… Read more »
Four years ago, Kristina Karlsson was a high-flying entrepreneur, thanks to the success of her global stationery brand kikki.K. But then a confederacy of calamities arrived and in 2020, the dream she’d built into a multi-million-dollar brand used by more than 20 million people, was over after 20 years. “Unfortunately, over COVID, I lost kikki.K in… Read more »
Consulting giant Ernst & Young has named seven Australian finalists in its annual EY Entrepreneur Of The Year awards. They include Chris Eigeland and Andrew Barnes, cofounders of the Queensland edtech unicorn Go1. Last year Go1 doubled its valuation to $2.8 billion after raising $140 million. Now in its 22nd year, the awards recognise people… Read more »
It’s a common misconception that to become a science entrepreneur requires undertaking a research pathway in university or a commercial research lab, or having a university pedigree. It’s also rarely a linear and straight line to the finish. As Cicada Innovation’s founders have demonstrated, successful science entrepreneurs hail from all sorts of divergent backgrounds and… Read more »
Antler’s first Australian startup generator program kicks off in Sydney next month 60 people have been accepted into the program, which is still open for last-minute applications Among the first cohort is B.Kindred founder Penny Locaso, who spoke to Startup Daily about her experiences as one of Australia’s most influential female entrepreneurs, and what it’s… Read more »
The higher the value of Bitcoin the more energy people will use in order to compete for it during the mining process.
Of the 100 names on this year’s Young Rich List, published by the AFR, exactly half of them made their wealth in the finance and tech sectors.
The WiRE program works to research entrepreneurship and build frameworks which can help support women founders across the state.
Affinity is a connecting app combining psychometrics with machine learning to generate an “Affinity Score” which is used to match users on the platform.
Barayamal has partnered with global kids coding initiative CoderDojo to launch First Nations, a network of coding clubs aimed at Indigenous Australians.
The Federal Government has introduced reforms around its IT procurement processes to open up project opportunities to startups.
Frances Valintine didn’t know what to expect when her new business, The Mind Lab, was nominated for a Talent Unleashed Award in 2014.
Startup Onramp announced it is set to expand its program across regional Australia, with a second local program set to kick off in September.
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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Artificial intelligence expert Lee Hickin departs Microsoft to become National AI Centre director 
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