Kids on bike with rockets
Accelerator

Founder Institute reveals 7 ANZ startups to emerge from its pre-seed accelerator

- November 1, 2024 2 MIN READ

Startups tackling issues ranging from being able to settle on Mars to recycling EV batteries and helping entrepreneurs with ADHD to maintain their focus are among seven ideas to emerge from the 2024 cohort of the Australia and New Zealand Founder Institute accelerator program. The local chapter of the world’s largest pre-seed startup accelerator, led… Read more »

Dr Kate Cornick
Accelerator

LaunchVic has up to $1 million in grants to make people better investors

- October 28, 2024 < 1 MIN READ

Victorian government-backed startup authority LaunchVic has two new grant rounds, worth up to $1.5 million, to support the local ecosystem through accelerator programs and investor education.  Grants of up to $1.5 million are available for accelerator programs requiring ongoing funding to maintain their operations in the state, while a separate grant of up to $1… Read more »

Reece Miller
Accelerator

The Remarkable Demo Day Asks: Here’s what 5 startup founders need next

- October 25, 2024 6 MIN READ

The 2024 Remarkable Accelerator Global Cohort took the stage at the Salesforce Tower Auditorium recently, showcasing their groundbreaking innovations to a packed audience of investors, partners, and industry leaders. The Demo Day highlighted five incredible startups, focused on harnessing the power of technology to remove barriers and amplify the lives of people with disability.  Remarkable… Read more »

Accelerator

Antler Investor Memo Series: Yesterday is making hiring smarter, streamlined, and more equitable

- September 13, 2024 3 MIN READ

Early stage investment company Antler Australia recently backed a new cohort of startups as part of its ongoing program to build great local tech companies. Startup Daily is sharing the details of each venture in the “Antler Investor Memos” series, which is designed to give you a quick, sharp understanding of the startups and people… Read more »

Jesse Clark and Tom Hamer
Accelerator

4 Australian startups –  Contact Harald, Marqo, Relevance AI, Splash Music – make the cut for Amazon’s global Generative AI Accelerator

- September 13, 2024 3 MIN READ

Four Australian artificial intelligence-based startups will feature among 80 globally in the second AWS Global Generative AI Accelerator program. Contact Harald, Marqo, Relevance AI, and Splash Music were selected for the program and score up to US$1 million each in AWS credits, mentorship, and education to accelerate AI innovation with AWS. They’ll also get the chance… Read more »

Drone, farm, agriculture, agtech
Accelerator

Applications for CSIRO’s RISE accelerator for agetch startups close this weekend

- September 10, 2024 2 MIN READ

Startups with agritech solutions they’re hoping to take global have until this Sunday, September 15, to apply for the India Australia Rapid Innovation Startup Expansion (RISE) Accelerator run by national science agency, CSIRO Kicking off next month, the Climate Smart Agritech cohort of the RISE Accelerator program will focus on businesses with technologies and solutions… Read more »

Claire Waring
Accelerator

Techstars Sydney backs women founders in 2024 accelerator’s dazzling dozen

- September 10, 2024 3 MIN READ

Twelve startups – with 10 having female founders – have been selected for the NSW government-backed Techstars Sydney accelerator. Artificial intelligence features heavily in the cohort, which spans health to sustainable fashion, parenting and support for women entrepreneurs, including Jamie, led by two female founders, which is developing an AI companion for women to assist… Read more »

Michael Batko
Accelerator

‘So much talking, so little doing’: Startmate boss calls out inaction on backing women in tech

- September 9, 2024 2 MIN READ

Talk is cheap when it comes to backing women in tech. But the surprising thing is that investing in them isn’t that expensive. Accelerator and investor Startmate, winner of Startup Daily’s Best in Tech Investor of the Year, has supported more than 800 women through its Women Fellowship programs over the last four years and… Read more »

R&D, science, man looking in microscope
Accelerator

MTPConnect kicks off $28.5 million health tech accelerator targeting heart disease and diabetes 

- September 2, 2024 2 MIN READ

Life sciences accelerator MTPConnect has teamed up with health tech industry giants CSL and Roche Diagnostics to launch a new program backing startups tackling cardiovascular disease (CVD) and diabetes. The $28.5 million Targeted Translation Research Accelerator (TTRA) is backed by the federal government’s $22 billion Medical Research Future Fund and will look to back promising drugs… Read more »

Accelerator

Antler Investor Memo Series: Say hi to Spoony, the community platform for neurodivergent, chronically ill & disabled people

- August 28, 2024 3 MIN READ

Early stage investment company Antler Australia recently backed a new cohort of startups as part of its ongoing program to build great local tech companies. Startup Daily is sharing the details of each venture in the “Antler Investor Memos” series, which is designed to give you a quick, sharp understanding of the startups and people… Read more »

Accelerator

Antler Investor Memo Series: Shopfront is the one-click solution for multi-marketplace re-selling

- August 21, 2024 3 MIN READ

Early stage investment company Antler Australia recently backed a new cohort of startups as part of its ongoing program to build great local tech companies. Startup Daily is sharing the details of each venture in the “Antler Investor Memos” series, which is designed to give you a quick, sharp understanding of the startups and people… Read more »

fitflo founders
Accelerator

Antler Investor Memo Series: Fitflo’s AI is lifting gym loyalty to max gains and retention

- August 14, 2024 4 MIN READ

Early stage investment company Antler Australia recently backed a new cohort of startups as part of its ongoing program to build great local tech companies. Startup Daily is sharing the details of each venture in the “Antler Investor Memos” series, which is designed to give you a quick, sharp understanding of the startups and people… Read more »

Brownee team
Accelerator

EnergyLab reveals the 10 startups in its latest climate solutions accelerator

- August 9, 2024 4 MIN READ

Ten startups tackling emissions challenges ranging from industrial heat to passive cooling solutions, energy storage and electric aviation, having been selected for EnergyLab’s 2024 climate solutions accelerator. EnergyLab is ANZ’s largest climate tech startup accelerator and innovation network dedicated to reaching net zero emissions and has supported more than 180 startups and 125 aspiring founders… Read more »