Farquhar away: Atlassian co-founders crack Rich List top 10, but which is richest? The AFR’s Rich List 2019 has landed, and Atlassian co-founders Mike Cannon Brookes and Scott Farquhar are representing the tech industry at the top.
Six-month-old startup Mr Yum secures $1.5 million for tech putting an end to food envy Mr Yum has secured $1.5 million in seed funding just six months after it was founded, for its platform putting an end to food envy and indecision at brunch.
Startups lose an “indefatigable supporter” as Ed Husic steps down from Labor frontbench As Ed Husic steps down from the Shadow Cabinet, members of the startup community have been lamenting the loss of one of few vocal champions of the sector.
TripAdvisor for pets: How Lumi the groodle caused these founders to leave their corporate jobs for startupland Becoming pet parents to their groodle Lumi saw these founders leave the corporate world behind to found the TripAdvisor, Facebook and Tinder for dogs.
“Bloody smart people”: It’s up to startups to tackle climate change, and bring jobs to regional Australia The Morrison government may not be as committed to tackling climate change as many would hope, but that doesn’t mean there’s nothing we can do.
“We can start selling millions of these”: How Morse Micro scored $24 million from high-profile Aussie investors IoT startup Morse Micro has raised $23.8 million in Series A funding, with the backing of a veritable who’s who group of Aussie investors.
“We have a lot to lose”: New fintech minister is a welcome nod to profitable startup sector, but there’s more to be done The appointment of Senator Jane Hume as fintech minister is being hailed as a nod to the startup sector, or at least a large section of it.
Melbourne startup wins $20,000 for app putting an end to parking fines Startup Can-i-park has won the Melbourne Knowledge Week Open Innovation Challenge 2019, scoring $20,000 to develop its technology de-coding parking signs.
“Marketing fluff”: What startups can learn from Canva’s data-breach response Aussie unicorn Canva is facing criticism over its handling of a data breach that saw the theft of details of 139 million users.
“Look a little harder”: Aussie founder calls on men to end gendered mentoring and close the women-in-leadership gap It’s up to men in leadership positions in tech to champion the women on their teams — and properly — if they hope to achieve true gender diversity.
Uber for submarines: Ride-share giant goes underwater in Australia Uber is taking ride-sharing in Australia to another level, literally, launching scUber, the world’s first ride-share submarine service, in Australia.
“There needs to be balance”: No need for lengthy consultation with tech sector, says industry minister Karen Andrews Minister of Industry, Science and Technology Karen Andrews has pledged her support for the startup sector in the next government.
