Fresh from winning AU$150,000 from a global impact entrepreneurship program that involved a trip to Paris to accept an award from Amal Clooney, Australian startup Teach Well gives Startup Daily a lesson in determination and purpose. “We’ve been working in a really sustained, committed way on a deeply intractable problem,” says Ingrid Sealey, the founder… Read more »
This week, the Australian Space Summit is celebrating some of our nation’s strengths and achievements in the space sector. But it’s taking place under the shadow of significant cuts to space technology investment announced in last week’s federal budget. Space technologies play a critical role in responding to many national priorities, such as climate and… Read more »
SBE Australia has launched a new advisory model to connect high potential female-founded businesses with the services they need for high growth in a partnership with professional services firm BDO. SBE CEO Nicole Cook said the SBE Advisory Collective was developed in response to reports the organisation commissioned last year, which found that between 2017… Read more »
Entrenched and gendered attitudes in Australian workplaces are leading women women to abandon careers in science, technology, engineering, and maths (STEM), as well as chasing away others from the options in the first place, according to a new report from the University of South Australia (UniSA). The South Australian Academy for Gender Equity in STEM… Read more »
Concerns over cleaning chemicals and single-use plastics have led two female founders to launch a startup to create eco-friendly and more sustainable household cleaning solutions. Pleasant State was founded in 2020 Ami Bateman and Sian Murray with a vision to rid households of toxic chemicals, replacing them with healthier, just-add-water cleaning solutions, also putting an… Read more »
Every chance it gets, OneVentures touts its credentials as “Australia’s first female-founded VC firm” with cofounder Dr Michelle Deaker as its public face. She’s one of two female founders, alongside Anne-Marie Birkill and Paul Kelly. Last year the business added Sarah Meibusch to the leadership team as Partner. But the faces the Sydney VC chose… Read more »
Digital property investment platform PropHero has appointed Sophie Hayek to the newly created role of CEO Australia. She joined the company in September 2022 as global chief operating officer. The proptech startup helps people find, purchase, and manage investment properties in Australia and Europe as a “next gen” buyer’s agent. Hayek said they want to… Read more »
Gender equity continues to be a significant problem in business globally. We all know the story: the gender pay gap is a persistent issue and female-dominated industries tend to be lower paid. Female representation in senior leadership and board positions remains low in many countries, particularly in Aotearoa New Zealand. Women comprise only 28.5% of… Read more »
While it’s important to celebrate women today, International Women’s Day also presents an opportunity to highlight how we can do better to prevent ongoing inequality and injustices that still exist for women and non-binary people within tech. ‘New tech’, like AI, robotics and VR, are the fastest growing industries in Australia, yet women are significantly… Read more »
Cuppa, the member-based platform that helps people improve their wellness, performance, and sense of belonging will host four conversations across four hours with four incredible female leaders this Wednesday, March 8. Cuppa.tv features hundreds of on-demand and live video conversations with some of the world’s most credible inspirational experts, personalities, and storytellers to improve your… Read more »
We’ve all seen it – and then probably heard the reaction whispered cross the audience – and probably hashtagged on social media. “Sausagefest.” Another all-bloke panel. Ian Yip, founder and CEO of cybersecurity startup Avertro has seen them too, and most importantly he’s conscious of being complicit in it. Yip took to LinkedIn ahead of… Read more »
The OneTwo is an online customised underwear startup that fits women in correctly sized bras. Their research shows that 80% of women are in discomfort due to the bra they wear. They are providing a tech solution to solve this problem and are on a mission to disrupt the global bra industry, which is projected… Read more »
Atto, the Melbourne accelerator that helps female founders launch tech companies, has had another busy year assisting more than 115 women build tech-enabled businesses. You can read about Atto’s year in review here. But to round out the year, after its latest cohort of 10 startups emerged from the program, founder Kate Kendell and her… Read more »
Eight startups founded or led by women will pitch this week for the chance to represent Australia on the global stage as part of the She Loves Tech Global Startup Competition. Now in its third year in Australia, seven-year-old She Loves Tech is a global platform committed to closing the funding gap for female entrepreneurs… Read more »
A quarter of Australian women having experienced domestic or family violence. So the founder of tech startup Scriibed, Melanie Greblo, decided to do her bit to help, launching Banksia Academy, a first-of-its-kind virtual hub to help women achieve long-term financial independence through training, education, employment pathways, and support. The not-for-profit platform opens its virtual doors… Read more »
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