Tag: Startups

Founder wins uphill battle to export Aussie AI

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
200,000 university students in Mexico will be able to improve their communication skills with Australian made AI after Melbourne startup GetMee rode crowd funding and government support to its...

Canva buys local GenAI startup Leonardo.AI

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Leonardo.AI, the Australian developer of a rapidly growing generative AI art platform, will be acquired by graphic design giant Canva for an undisclosed sum. Although only launched in December 2022,...

No ‘measurable impact’: Female Founders grants grounded

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The federal government’s only program for female startup founders will not continue after internal analysis determined more than $35 million in direct grants and mentoring for almost one thousand...

LaunchVic grants get pre-accelerators off the ground

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The Victorian government’s startup agency is backing seven pre-accelerator programs to be delivered by other organisations, with focus areas across AI, MedTech, First Nations founders and circular economy. LaunchVic...

CBA’s VC accelerator hunts AI startups

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Data and AI startups are the focus of the Commonwealth Bank’s next accelerator program Xccelerate24, with startups to vie for a $250,000 investment and a potential partnership with Australia’s...

NSW startup grants begin flowing after pause

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Twenty startups will share in almost $1 million in funding under the first round of the NSW government’s re-launched MVP Ventures program, while a further 16 firms wait to...

Future Made in Australia: PM spruiks startup benefits

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Scaling local startups will form a key part of the Future Made in Australia plan, according to the Prime Minister, who will next week introduce legislation for the flagship...