Tag: Startups

Startups: We need better metrics

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Australia’s Startup Muster is in the market for a new CEO following the departure of Julian Tol less than four months after being appointed to the role in June....

Steve Baxter exits River City Labs

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Steve Baxter is getting out of the accelerator business, selling River City Labs and its associated startup programs to – of all people – the Australian Computer Society. The...

Wyatt Roy on innovation policy

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Wyatt Roy is again being mentioned in dispatches, with his old Queensland seat of Longman in play courtesy of the federal parliament’s citizenship drama. Thanks for asking, he says,...

Entrepreneurs and new Aussie jobs

Posted on   |  by James Riley
With a decade in Silicon Valley under her belt, Jennifer Zanich knows her way around startup culture, entrepreneurship and venture capital. She has recently started a role as head...

LaunchVic tackles skills shortfall

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The Victorian government has dished out nearly $3 million in grants to educational services for startup founders, the first funding round LaunchVic has unveiled in more than six months....

Hand grenades and Women in VC

Posted on   |  by James Riley
It didn’t take long for the hand grenade to drop at a panel discussion on women’s involvement in the local VC and startup community. Speaking on a panel at...

Kiwis get the jump in space

Posted on   |  by James Riley
A successful rocket launch by a New Zealand company has signaled that space is “open for business”, with several Australian companies looking to follow in its footsteps. But a...

Feds drive new regional focus

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The Australian government is set to establish four regional tech incubators to grow the startup and technology business ecosystems outside of capital cities. The four incubators will cover areas...

BlueChilli gets a tax-break status

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Investors in BlueChilli startups are now eligible for new investor tax breaks, after the Sydney-based accelerator was the first company under the government’s early-stage investment company (ESIC) program. The...