Today marks a significant milestone in not just the Australian startup’s journey, but the US drone industry as well, with Flirtey and NASA both anticipating the green light to conduct the first Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approved deliveries by drones on US soil in Wise, Virginia as part of an event being labelled ‘Let’s Fly Wisely’.
Australia’s biggest property portal, realestate.com.au, has joined forces with Melbourne based 3D visualisation startup Scann3d as well as property developer BPM, to transform the online property ecosystem. As a result, rather than house hunters and property investors having to rely on two-dimensional floor plans to assess the value of an investment, they can walk through an interactive virtual world and explore developments before they exist in the physical world.
Melbourne-based online art marketplace Redbubble has raised $15.5 million in its latest capital raise, with the company looking to use the funds to push its international expansion.
Due to the failure of last year’s budget, and strong expressions of public disapproval, the Australian government has smartly chosen to revise its plans. Treasurer Joe Hockey took to the podium yesterday to deliver the details of the new budget, which focuses on small businesses, a welcome change.
Yesterday, there was one story that dominated the Australian startup ecosystem: Ninja Blocks, a local pioneer in the Internet of Things space, would be closing its doors. It was a clear-cut case of not being able to continue building the company due to a very limited financial runway.
Some may think it would be crazy to think that Real Estate and Domain, both disruptors themselves could ever fall to their knees. However, that doesn’t stop startups from launching something similar with an “individual twist” on the concept that hopefully gives them a unique selling point from the two industry heavyweights.
The rhetoric this week was that Neopost’s sizeable investment of $50 million into Brisbane founded freight quoting and booking startup Temando, was a coup for the Australian startup. I couldn’t disagree more.
Do you remember that Beyonce Superbowl Halftime Show where she killed it so hard that she literally broke the power in the New Orleans Superdome, leaving tens of thousands of football fans in the dark for the 17 minutes following her kick-ass performance. That is the closest thing I have to compare Mike Cannon-Brookes’ panel presentation at Slattery IT’s Rewind/FastForward event this past Wednesday. Mike is the Beyonce of tech events.
Last night was the premiere episode of new Channel Ten program, Shark Tank. Originally an American show that started in 2009 and has now been running over there for six seasons and over one hundred episodes, Australia and Portugal are the only two countries in that time to ever launch a local version of the show, both premiering this year.
Adelaide has long been a business hub. From Boost Juice to News Corp, a number of big companies were founded in Adelaide. The problem has been figuring out how to keep them in Adelaide, a problem reflected in the wider community.
Startup Daily have been fielding multiple reports from sources at Melbourne based company Catch of the Day this morning that EatNow, which it owns and Menulog have merged. We are being told that Menulog has acquired the competitor website for an undisclosed sum.
LatAm Autos, an Australian founded online auto classifieds startup operating in Latin America, today announced the opening of its Initial Public Offering (IPO), ahead of its listing on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) to raise AUD$18 million. The startup is following in the footsteps of other online classifieds companies such as SEEK, REA and Carsales that… Read more »
Gary Ng, Founder of multimillion-dollar business E-Web Marketing, approached Startup Daily to present his side of the story regarding a reality TV show he participated in, which was later accused of destroying a local small business. The other side of the story is completely different and begs the question ‘how far are people willing to go to stretch the truth?’
A new Melbourne startup Kini Swimwear claims to be on a mission “to change the way women see their bodies in swimwear, one bikini at a time”. How? By allowing women to design their own swimwear “to perfectly match their body shape” via Kini Swimwear’s online store.
It was meant to be a business makeover, but the result is more akin to a business demolition. In June this year, Startup Daily reported on an up-and-coming reality TV show Feed A Starving Crowd that was, at the time, accepting online applications from small business owners looking to execute a kickarse marketing strategy.
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