Tag: Startups

WA maps innovation ecosystem with startup database

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Western Australia’s Minister for Innovation and ICT Stephen Dawson has launched an online platform documenting the state’s early-stage innovation ecosystem, although there are still gaps in the data. At...

Towards a more mature and nuanced tech narrative

Posted on   |  by Jordan Guiao
On LinkedIn, Braden Wallake, the chief executive of the social media company HyperSocial, posted a photograph of himself crying. He had just fired two of his 17 employees. The...

Turning to science to build new commercial enterprises

Posted on   |  by Larry Marshall
It’s an uncomfortable truth in Australia that it took a pandemic for us to turn to science for solutions, after decades of comfortable economic growth on the back of...

NSW sets aside $10m for women-led VCs

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Women-led startups will get access to a $10 million venture capital fund as part of the New South Wales government’s 2022-23 budget, to be released later this month. Named...

WA startups press ideas for innovation strategy update

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The Western Australian startup ecosystem is fired-up and ready to help drive the next stage of development following a state government-led innovation roundtable focused on next steps for the state....

Fintech fury, startup confusion over empty budget

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Australia’s fintech industry group has slammed the government for failing to support the sector in Tuesday’s budget, while startups have labelled it “confusing” after not even rating a mention...

Andrea Gardiner on Australia’s startup funding gap

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Jelix Ventures founder and chief executive Andrea Gardiner says the biggest challenge for pre-revenue and early-revenue startups in Australia remains the difficulty in securing funding, despite the huge volumes...
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