Australia’s venture capital pool has likely doubled for FY2017 as the proportion of VC bound money coming from the country’s super funds ramps up. Last year Australia’s VC sector...
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There’s a clash developing between traditional finance institutions and the new wave of disruptive FinTechs and RegTechs over data access that may take government intervention to rectify. FinTechs and...
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Australian politicians from both sides of the aisle have united to call on big tech firms like Facebook and Google to do more to fight the spread of extremism...
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There is an almost unlimited opportunity for the RegTech sector in Australia, but the country must move quickly at every level from RegTech startups to the regulatory environment to...
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The State Library Victoria was founded in 1854 with an aim of being “the people’s university”. Led by Justice Redmond Barry, the library operated – and continues to do...
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Australia’s RegTech companies need to get their skates on and focus on the issue through a more collaborative lens if they are to avoid being overtaken by international rivals,...
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“That was something a bit different,” Australia Thailand Chamber of Commerce president Brenton Mauriello remarked following a 90-minute breakfast session on cyber security issues on the rooftop of Bangkok’s...
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Just 14 months after the launch of the Australian Government’s Cyber Security Strategy, the Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has begun a process of refreshing the plan, and has looked...
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Could MedTech startups be the next big thing on the Australian venture capital landscape? Petra Andrén, CEO of Sydney technology incubator Cicada Innovations thinks so, and her outfit’s Medical...
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Covata listed too early, promised too much, delivered too little; but its security focus is still spot on according to CEO Ted Pretty. Ted Pretty has a storied history...
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Bill Morrow, the 56-year-old Californian silver fox who heads Australia’s endlessly controversial National Broadband Network sounds just a little amazed with himself when he admits that the job –...
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Spending taxpayer money to attract huge global accelerator programs to Australia does a disservice to Australian startups and delivers few benefits to the local ecosystem, according to Schedugram founder...
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LaunchVic chief executive Kate Cornick says the organisation will dish out more targeted funding more regularly as part of a new strategic direction for its $60 million innovation fund....
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The organisation responsible for dishing out Victoria’s $60 million innovation fund will focus on encouraging more migrants and refugees to develop tech companies in its next round of grants....