Tag: Startups

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...

Big Tech has a leadership problem

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Big Tech is on the nose in large parts of the community which does not trust its motives and fails to recognise its promise, according to Labor digital economy...

The Crossroads state of play

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The Australian startup ecosystem has enjoyed rapid growth and development in the last year, but is still “young and relatively immature” on the world stage, according to the StartupAus...

LaunchVic loses another director

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The board member who served as acting chair of LaunchVic for most of this year has quietly resigned from the $60 million government body, the ninth director to depart...

Qld: Will Enoch keep Innovation?

Posted on   |  by Aimee Chanthadavong
While official numbers are still being tallied following the Queensland state election over the weekend, it’s confirmed that Minister for Innovation Leeanne Enoch kept her seat in the electorate...

Matt Barrie is a reluctant optimist

Posted on   |  by James Riley
He won’t thank me for saying so, but Freelancer.com chief executive Matt Barrie seems remarkably chill. He has a view of the mainstream Australian economy that suggests we’re all...