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Amazon launches monthly subscription box for kids aimed at promoting STEM education
Providing parents an easy way to introduce STEM to their kids, Amazon has launched STEM Club, a monthly subscription box filled with STEM toys.
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Newcastle social enterprise startup Vavven wants to help shift conversations around sex
Vavven is an online platform looking to help people explore their sexuality through a combination of content and ecommerce.
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NSW Government provides H2 Ventures with loan guarantee for Investec Australia funding
The Government will provide H2 Ventures with a loan guarantee of $2 million to enable it to access a $4 million loan from existing backer Investec Australia.
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Data61’s Coviu partners with Health Team Australia to launch regional telehealth platform
CSIRO has announced a partnership between Data61’s Coviu and Health Team Australia, which will see a real-time online video platform rolled across Australia.
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Startup precinct Lighthouse to bring together Sydney’s tech community at Barangaroo
Lighthouse will bring in early stage startups and large tech companies passionate about paying it forward and sharing knowledge to help the community grow.
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NSW Government launches innovation strategy
Months after closing the public consultation period on the development of an innovation strategy, the NSW Government has today released the final product.
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Cicada Innovations opens applications to medtech startups for commercialisation program
After renaming from ATP Innovations to Cicada Innovations, the Sydney tech incubator has opened up applications for medtech startups to apply for its NSW Medical Device Commercialisation Training Program [MDCTP].
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City of Sydney acknowledges regional city Wagga Wagga for its support of startups and innovation
At the first sitting of the newly formed City of Sydney Council on Monday night, a motion was passed that will allow regional communities throughout New South Wales to benefit from a knowledge sharing initiative when it comes to tech startups.
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Sydney edutech OpenLearning launches ‘pay for certification’ platform Learn with Hunter TAFE
It will be free for students to take courses through the new OpenLearning platform; they’re given the choice to pay if they want to receive a recognised qualification.
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NSW Government ups innovation procurement threshold to $1 million
NSW Government agencies are now able to engage suppliers through direct negotiation on short term contracts valued up to $1 million, including GST, for proof of concept or outcomes-based trials.
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Hungry Jacks launches Brekk-e-Tag for consumers who are too tired to order their breakfast
Hungry Jacks has today launched a new way for customers to order their breakfast and they don’t even have to utter a word. The new ordering system is called the Brekk-e-Tag, a device that works the same as the e-tag and is currently trialling in the NSW town of Tumbi Umbi.
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Healthtech startups raise over $8 million from NSW Department of Health
Four Australian healthtech startups have secured a total of $8.6 million in funding from the NSW Department of Health. The funding comes from the Government’s Medical Device Fund [MDF] and will help the chosen startups to develop and commercialise their innovations.
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ANNOUNCEMENT: Silicon Paddock – a Startup Daily Initiative
At the end of last month, Australia’s largest inland non-capital city, Wagga Wagga in NSW, was host to an event called Regional PitchFest, which has inspired us to launch a new movement, Silicon Paddock.
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Canva co-founder Melanie Perkins takes out top prize at the NSW Technology Entrepreneur of the Year Awards
The wins keep coming for design startup Canva. Just a few weeks after closing a US$15 million Series A round that has valued the startup at $165 million, co-founder Melanie Perkins has taken out top prize at the NSW Technology Entrepreneur of the Year awards in recognition of her ‘entrepreneurial endeavours and role model qualities’.
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HealthTech startup Doctus saves patients time in the waiting room by putting doctors online
Ask the Australian Government about our nation’s healthcare system and it will tell you that it is broken. From WellOne’s healthcare membership system to health job search platform HealthcareLink, the number of Australian startups that have emerged in the sector over the last few years confirms that there are quite a few problems to be solved.
