Apple-sized aspirations: Rockmelon secures $3 million for autism support app Learning-startup Rockmelon has secured $3 million in funding from an angel investor, to develop its tech to help children with autism and their parents.
Dinner deals startup Buddy scores Uber partnership after just six months of trading Sunshine Coast startup Buddy Australia has secured a partnership to integrate Uber tech into its platform, just in time for its expansion to Melbourne.
This Indian startup just closed a $1.2 billion Series E round, backed by Didi and Grab Didi Chuxing has reportedly invested $100 million into Indian hotel platform Oyo, bringing a close to Oyo’s Series E round at a whopping $1.2 billion.
Sydney startup GoFar raises $1.3 million for IoT tech that will improve your driving Internet of Things connected-car startup GoFar has secured $1.3 million in funding as it strive to iron out everyday annoyances for Aussie drivers.
Beyond CSR: Five interesting social enterprise startups joining Impact Academy’s 10th accelerator cohort Brisbane’s Impact Academy accelerator has welcomed its 10th cohort, as it surpasses the milestone of 100 social impact startups supported.
Fintech OpenSparkz scores $1.5 million in over-subscribed round to tidy up the loyalty-card space Rewards startup OpenSparkz has secured $1.5 million in an over-subscribed second seed-funding round, despite being pre-revenue.
Sydney startup secures grant to develop adorable robot helping sick kids at home Sydney medtech startup Ikkiworks has secured a $25,000 Minimum Viable Product grant to develop and refine its robot companion for seriously ill children.
Legaltech Josef partners with fellow startup Luna to bring lawyer-bot to the ecosystem Legal tech startup Josef is working with fellow Aussie startup Luna to help out even more startups by demystifying the fundraising process.
“Another massive kick in the guts”: Ongoing R&D debate causes more uncertainty for startups and for Australia’s economic future Proposed amendments to the R&D tax incentive scheme have been kicked into the long grass, throwing even more uncertainty into the turbulent tech space.
Women’s ride-sharing startup Shebah embarks on $3 million equity crowdfunding campaign, after male VCs failed to get on board Women-only ride-sharing startup Shebah is launching a $3 million equity crowdfunding campaign to boost its tech and fuel overseas expansion.
Happy V Day: Thanks to this Aussie startup, you can now buy a vibrator with your cryptocurrency Aussie blockchain startup intimate.io has launched a crypto payments gateway for adult e-commerce websites, and it’s beta testing with vibrators.
A waste of time and talent: Collective Campus founder Steve Glaveski says you should only be working six hours a day Steve Glaveski is turning startup rhetoric on its head, suggesting founders slash their working hours in order to achieve better business results.
