Tag: M8 Ventures

Employee share scheme withers

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The government is yet to reveal how it would proceed with proposed changes to Employee Share Schemes, nearly nine months after they were first revealed. Treasurer Josh Frydenberg announced...

‘Highly disruptive’: Turnbull’s exit

Posted on   |  by James Riley
A new Prime Minister and a significantly different Cabinet would be “highly disruptive” to the government’s tech and innovation-focused agenda and could delay important reforms currently in the works,...

Yet another startup definition

Posted on   |  by James Riley
There are growing calls for the federal government to standardise the way it defines a startup for its grants and support programs, after it announced a new “startup authority”...

New skills visa is not enough

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Nearly a year after the shock scrapping of the 457 visa program, the federal government is set to a trial a new visa scheme for tech companies to attract talent...

Innovation and corporate muscle

Posted on   |  by James Riley
An expansion to the regulatory sandbox scheme and tax incentives for big businesses to back startups should be on the cards to help build a bridge between corporates and...