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Women’s panel finally named

The federal government’s women’s advisory panel on innovation has met for the first time, more than a year after the initiative was first announced. The Industry, Innovation and Science...

Springboard and the new future

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Progress is being made towards better gender diversity in the Australian tech and startup sector, but much more work needs to be done to approach equality, Springboard Enterprise Australia...

Women in VC advisory board

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The venture capital sector remains one of the last bastions of gender imbalance and inequality, despite the good intentions and deliberate actions of many business leaders who work within...

Topaz to lead StartupAus board

Posted on   |  by James Riley
StartupAUS has rejigged its board and raised the number of women on the startup advocacy outfit’s 10 member board from two to four as chair Topaz Conway says women...

Sinodinos to open Women in VC

Posted on   |  by James Riley
In one of his first major speeches as Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science, Arthur Sinodinos will open the InnovationAus.com Women in VC forum in Sydney with a keynote...

Aussie women and VC: trending up

Posted on   |  by James Riley
After a twenty-year Silicon Valley tech career, American Julie Demsey packed her bags for a new frontier, moving to a place brimming with startup opportunity and a vibrant supporting...

Springboard 2017 cohort unveiled

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
All levels of government in Australia must work together to encourage women in tech and improve diversity in the sector, Springboard Australia chair Topaz Conway says. The Australia-wide startup...

Kay Koplovitz to lead Women in VC

Posted on   |  by Graeme Philipson
Less than five per cent of fast growth tech firms are started by women. But research shows that venture capital-backed companies led by women perform better than those started...

Springboard opens new boot camp

Posted on   |  by James Riley
By any number of metrics, Springboard Australia is among the most successful accelerator program in this country. The fact that it is focused exclusively on the support and promotion...