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Startup Daily TV: All about NFT Fest, the new, free, day-long deep dive into non-fungible tokens this Thursday

- September 29, 2021 2 MIN READ

A world-first Australian event delving into the emerging space of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) is being held online this Thursday, September 30. NFT Fest features more than 45 speakers from across Australia and the world with a range of panel discussions and debates about developing and delivering NFT technology solutions and the potential for startups, marketplaces… Read more »

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Startup Daily TV: Here’s a chance to score Microsoft backing worth $200,000 for your startup

- August 25, 2021 2 MIN READ

Startup Daily and Microsoft Australia are shining the spotlight on Australian startups in the Pitch Perfect competition. Ten Aussie startups will be invited to pitch for more than $200,000 worth of Azure cloud credits, plus a hefty marketing and promotion package at the Pitch Perfect virtual event hosted by Startup Daily and Microsoft Australia. In… Read more »

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Startup Daily TV: Save the Children’s Impact Investment Fund backs edutech startup Inquisitive

- July 27, 2021 < 1 MIN READ

Aid agency Save the Children Australia has backed a second startup with its Impact Investment Fund, taking an equity stake in education company Inquisitive. Save the Children Australia CEO Paul Ronalds said the investment is an exciting opportunity to increase Inquisitive’s social impact for children in low socio-economic areas, especially rural and remote areas, and schools… Read more »

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Startup Daily TV: Bede Moore on Antler Australia’s latest investment plans as it backs 13 new startups

- June 11, 2021 < 1 MIN READ

Antler Australia has invested in 13 new early-stage startups for its Autumn cohort.  The ventures in the fourth cohort reveal a changing business model for the early-stage VC, which is backing both startups built with Antler and accelerated cases that joined the VC platform as an existing business. At the same time, Antler also launched a… Read more »

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Startup Daily TV: Educonnect helps international students find the right Australian uni course to study

- April 12, 2021 2 MIN READ

  Educonnect founder Pramesh Khadka describes his digital platform as like Finder or Canstar for Australian tertiary education courses. It helps international students make better and informed choices about the best university course to study in Australia giving them the ability to search, compare and connect with tertiary institutions. Pramesh, a 20-year veteran of education… Read more »

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Startup Daily TV: Foresense Technologies is using AI to help retailers target ad to passing shoppers

- March 3, 2021 2 MIN READ

Pioneering presence detection technology company Foresense Technologies Ltd is preparing to list in 2021 having recently raised more than $2.7 million in equity capital. The company will use the funds the roll out of digital sensors across Australian and international bricks and mortar retail outlets as it seeks to connect the virtual world to the… Read more »

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Startup Daily TV: Digital lender WLTH is raising a $5 million seed round just months before a series A

- February 26, 2021 2 MIN READ

Digital lending and payments provider WLTH has opened $5 million seed funding round. The Brisbane-based fintech will use the funds to accelerate the growth of its proprietary technology platforms, ahead of the upcoming launches of its B2C payments app ‘WLTH Pay’ and loyalty program ‘WLTH + Loyalty’, as well as make key hires for its… Read more »

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Startup Daily TV: WLTH is taking on the Big 4 banks with cheaper, tech-driven mortgage lending

- February 18, 2021 2 MIN READ

Brisbane fintech WLTH calls itself a digital “non-bank” providing financial services to the Australian market.  The digital lender and payments provider launched just a few weeks ago after spending more than a year develop its tech stack amid ambitions to capture $1.23 billion worth of residential and commercial loans by the end of FY22. WLTH’s… Read more »

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Startup Daily TV: Australian fintech Quest has developed tech for merchants to accept payments on their phone

- February 16, 2021 2 MIN READ

Melbourne-based fintech Quest Payment Systems has developed a tap-to-phone payments solution, Airpay TAP, that recently received approval from payments regulator Australian Payments Network (AusPayNet) for use for businesses to take payments via their smartphone. The first-of-its-kind SoftPOS (as they’re known) allows merchants to accept contactless card payments on almost any modern Android smart phone via an… Read more »

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Startup Daily TV: Community consultation platform Bang the Table has scaled globally to help governments make better decisions

- February 4, 2021 < 1 MIN READ

Matthew Crozier’s career in government left him acutely aware of the gaps between what communities want and the decisions governments make, so he decided to tackle the problem as a startup founder.  The result is the online citizen engagement platform Bang the Table, which launched in Newcastle, north of Sydney, in 2007, and is now a… Read more »

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Startup Daily TV: Smart building startup Cognian is rethinking offices to lure people back to work

- February 3, 2021 2 MIN READ

Smart building technology company ended 2020 on a high, with a new chairman, a deal with ASX-listed energy software company Simble and being named Best New Proptech at The Urban Developer Awards. Former Macquarie Group executive director Matthew Banks has signed on as the new board chair, replacing foundation chair Spiro Pappas after five years.… Read more »

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Startup Daily TV: Zenify helps shoppers support their favourite causes

- December 24, 2020 < 1 MIN READ

Zenify has developed two brands: Zenify Pets and Zenify Earth, which donate products that support the causes closest to the hearts of people buying their products. Founder Andonis Sakatis set out to make world a better place with his profits-for-purpose business. The Zenify Pets range includes grooming, toys, leads and feeding bowls, while Zenify Earth is all about… Read more »

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Startup Daily TV: Ethicool Books tells stories that matter for kids

- December 23, 2020 < 1 MIN READ

Children’s book authors Stu French and Teigan Margetts created their own publishing house, Ethicool Books, to tells stories about the world’s big issues to inspire kids to create positive change. The Melbourne-based husband and wife team produce illustrated children’s books for kids aged 0-6, that make storytime both special and meaningful, tackling social issues such as environmental responsibility… Read more »

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Startup Daily TV: Little Urchin is solving the sunscreen problem that worries parents

- December 22, 2020 < 1 MIN READ

When Christopher Mathews saw his daughter slathered in sunscreen after arriving home from daycare, he was concerned about the possible chemicals her young skin was absorbing. So he decided to develop an alternative and spent months experimenting with natural formulas until he came up with a skin-nourishing sunscreen. Mathews decided to call it Little Urchin, after… Read more »