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SA gov’t drops Blue Sky VC

The South Australian government has dropped Blue Sky as the manager of its $50 million tech fund, as the company now shows “no interest” in venture capital. It comes...

Topaz to lead StartupAus board

2 November 2017 | by James Riley

StartupAUS has rejigged its board and raised the number of women on the startup advocacy outfit’s 10 member board from two to four as chair Topaz Conway says women...

Tech culture here is just as bad

3 July 2017 | by James Riley

A number of prominent women in the Australian tech and startup communities have spoken out about the discrimination, sexism and harassment they regularly encounter in the sector. The tech,...

Elaine Stead on Women in VC

20 February 2017 | by James Riley

If you’re a female entrepreneur right now in Australia, there are plenty of reasons optimistic about the future, according to Blue Sky Alternate Investments’ VC chief Elaine Stead. That’s...

Sinodinos to open Women in VC

14 February 2017 | by James Riley

In one of his first major speeches as Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science, Arthur Sinodinos will open the InnovationAus.com Women in VC forum in Sydney with a keynote...

Data61 cranks global talent drive

8 February 2017 | by James Riley

The uneasy relationship between the science and technology communities in the US and the Trump Administration – particularly over immigration – presents a huge opportunity for Australia to aggressively...

Kay Koplovitz to lead Women in VC

14 December 2016 | by Graeme Philipson

Less than five per cent of fast growth tech firms are started by women. But research shows that venture capital-backed companies led by women perform better than those started...