News & Analysis
Ignition Advice partners with Bank of Ireland to launch digital advice platform
Australian fintech company Ignition Advice has partnered with Bank of Ireland to launch a digital advice platform for the bank’s customers.
Profiles
Lithodomos VR is bringing archaeological sites to life through virtual reality
Startup Lithodomos VR is using virtual reality (VR) to construct detailed 3D experiences of global historical sites and bring history to life.
News & Analysis
Australian game development has potential to grow as an export industry
Australia’s game development industry has massive potential for growth as an export industry, according to an independent survey by IGEA and GDAA.
News & Analysis
Australia’s first ever international B2B and SaaS conference B2B Rocks comes to Sydney
Australia is set to welcome its first ever international B2B and SaaS conference, B2B Rocks. After three successful events in Europe, B2B Rocks will join Sydney’s Spark Festival at The Australian Technology Park at the end of this month.
News & Analysis
Melbourne travel startup Locomote set to expand to the UK
Melbourne corporate travel and expense platform Locomote has today announced a new name along with its intent to head overseas, changing its name to Travelport Locomote as it gears up to expand into the United Kingdom.
Profiles
Aussie.EU bringing together ‘Aussie mafia’ of entrepreneurs in Europe to make it easier for others coming over
Looking to bring the growing number of Australians in Europe together and make it easier for the next ones coming over is entrepreneur Jock Gordon, who is setting up an Aussie mafia of sorts called Aussie.EU.
Profiles
European coding workshop Django Girls comes to Brisbane to teach women tech skills
Django Girls is a free programming workshops for women that teaches them skills in coding and technology to help them upskill in their industry. Last weekend the program came to Brisbane and launched its first ever workshop in Australia, hosted by River City Labs. Over the weekend women learned how to build their own website right from the beginning.
News & Analysis
Government to launch fourth of five global landing pads in Berlin
The Government has announced it will launch the fourth of its five global landing pads for entrepreneurs in Berlin, with the European hub joining San Francisco, Tel Aviv, and Shanghai.
Profiles
Meeco is a life management platform that gives users total control of their data
Australian startup Meeco wants to give power back to the individual through a secure life management platform. This platform supports a range of applications, from personal documents, photos, and other information which allows consumers to exchange data on a transparent and permission basis.
Other
Home cooking delivery startup Marley Spoon raises AUD$22 million Series B to expand around Australia
German home cooking delivery startup Marley Spoon, which launched in Australia last August, has announced the raising of a €15 million (AUD$22 million) Series B round from Luxor Capital, QD Ventures, Kreos Capital, and existing investors.
Brains Trust
Will individuals ever own their data?
Imagine a future, perhaps one like this, where your data is a genuine asset. It is owned and controlled by you. You provision your data to the people and organisations you choose in ways that have value to you. In fact, when calculating your net worth, data is a key consideration.
Profiles
Will 2016 finally be the year of the drone?
The tech world has been promising that “this year” will be the year that drones finally take off, with drones expected to do everything from delivering Amazon packages in the suburbs to helping farmers with their crops, but 2016 might finally see this promise become a reality.
News & Analysis
The Next Web’s co-founder unveils Index, a business intelligence tool that tracks private tech companies globally
Patrick de Laive, best known for co-founding one of the world’s top tech media and event companies The Next Web (TNW), has recently unveiled Index, a business intelligence tool that tracks thousands of tech companies around the world. Chris Messina, inventor of the hashtag and a closed beta tester of Index described the tool as “what [he’d] always wanted Crunchbase to become”.
News & Analysis
The Match Group acquires PlentyofFish for $575 million; FanDuel raises $275 million; Flipagram raises $70 million
At the end of another busy week, Match Group has added to its stable of dating platforms through its acquisition of PlentyofFish, while fantasy sports startup FanDuel has raised a $275 million Series E round. Closer to home, CargoHound round a $800,000 seed round, while Oneflare raised $3 million.
Profiles
Moodmetric’s ring helps people recognise stress triggers and understand fluctuations in their mood
Along with crimped hair, the mood ring was a fashion staple for teen girls in the 90s and 2000s. The ring changed colours depending on what mood the wearer was in, and though no one actually knew what colour corresponded to which mood, but we all wanted one anyway. Technology has now gone one better: Finnish startup Moodmetric has created the a smart ring, which actually does track emotions and stress levels.
