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Mobile learning startup Ed App raises $4 million from SafetyCulture
Education startup Ed App has raised $4 million in funding from workplace safety-focused scaleup SafetyCulture.
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evokeAG looks to back innovative ideas for the future of Australian agriculture
AgriFutures is calling for young innovators passionate about the future of Australian agriculture to apply for the evokeAG Future Young Leaders Program. Ten participants will be chosen to present their ideas and solutions relating to the themes of food, farm, or future at evokeAG in Melbourne, an event bringing together the agrifood tech ecosystem to… Read more »
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LaunchVic to run CivVic Labs accelerator to help startups access government procurement
LaunchVic is set to invest $2.5 million in CivVic Labs, an accelerator program aimed at helping participants access a slice of the government procurement pie.
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RegTech Association appoints Deborah Young as its new CEO
The RegTech Association has appointed former general manager Deborah Young as its new CEO, with Commonwealth Bank’s Jasper Poos coming on as a director.
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AirTree Ventures backs Singapore startup Transcelestial Technologies in $2.5 million seed round
Airtree Ventures has participated in a $2.5 million seed round for Singapore startup Transcelestial Technologies, joining investors including Wavemaker Partners, which led the round, and 500 Startups.
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ASIC keeping eye on initial coin offerings
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) is making good on its promise to keep an eye on initial coin offerings (ICOs), announcing it has stopped several ICOs and token-generating events targeting retail investors. ASIC stated it has handled five separate matters since April, preventing ICOs raising capital without appropriate investor protections. According to ASIC,… Read more »
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Melbourne’s iSport Genius expands into the US with DraftKings sports betting partnership
Melbourne platform iSport Genius has partnered with US outfit DraftKings to see its analytics power DraftKings’ new sports betting offering, Sportsbook.
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Coworking community The Commons lands strategic partnership with property developer Riverlee
Coworking community The Commons has secured a strategic investment from Melbourne-based property development group Riverlee that will help it scale its operations from three locations to 15 over the next three years.
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ANZ enables smartphone-based ATM withdrawals as Westpac allows customers to transact via Siri
ANZ has released ‘Wallets@ATM’, a feature allowing customers to withdraw cash from the bank’s ATM using their mobile device rather than their plastic card.
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Sydney-founded recruitment startup myInterview raises $1.6 million
Sydney-founded recruitment startup myInterview has raised $1.6 million from a group of investors led by Entrée Capital and Cliff Rosenberg, former managing director of LinkedIn in Southeast Asia and Australia and New Zealand. Launched in 2014 by Guy Abelsohn and Benjamin Gillman, who is now based in Tel Aviv, the startup aims to help jobseekers… Read more »
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Deloitte acquires speech analytics provider KnowledgeSpace
Deloitte has acquired Melbourne company KnowledgeSpace, which provides speech analytics services, to boost its services in the conduct and compliance space.
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Study finds nimble and agile leadership informs behaviour of women CEOs
A recent study of the habits of Australian women CEOs has revealed that the road to the top is haphazard for many female leaders.
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Indian rideshare company Ola to expand into New Zealand
Having built a base in Australia over the past nine months, India-founded rideshare company Ola has announced its expansion into New Zealand.
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LaunchVic awards $1.37 million in funding to support Indigenous-led ventures
The Victorian Government’s startup body, LaunchVic has announced $1.37 million in funding for four organisations focused on supporting entrepreneurial activity among Indigenous Victorians. The four organisations receiving funding are Barayamal, Global Sisters, Ngarrimili, and Ngamai Moorroop Wili. Barayamal will use its funding to deliver a pre-accelerator and accelerator program for Aboriginal startups. The organisation stated… Read more »
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Cash no longer king: 80 percent of consumers prefer to pay by card
The average Australian carries less than $60 in their wallet, with 80 percent of consumers preferring to pay by card, a new report from Square has found.
