Stephanie Palmer-Derrien

FarmLab has secured $1.1 million in grant funding for its Soil Tech Project, in collaboration with the University of Sydney, and agtech consultants.

San Francisco scooter startup Spin has been acquired, reportedly for $US100 million, less than two years after it first hit the streets.

Secure data-sharing startup Data Republic has closed a $22 million funding round to expand its horizons and increase its presence in the US and Singapore.

A crackdown on the R&D tax incentive scheme could put early-stage startups off making claims altogether, to the detriment of innovation in Australia.

The government has passed the controversial AA Bill, on the final sitting day of the year, and without amendments originally proposed by the Labor party.

The fifth annual StartupAus Crossroads report paints a positive view of Aussie startups over the past five years, but there's room for improvement.

More and more startups are basing themselves out of Melbourne, but it’s not primarily because of the infrastructure or facilities. It’s for the coffee.

When robot chicken startup Mimictec was trying to get off the ground, a conversation would have gone a long way, according to founder Eleanor Toulmin.

Virtual reality edtech startup Academy Xi has raised $3 million in Series B funding, as it gears up to enter the Asia-Pacific market.

Biotech startup Inflazome has raised $63 million to commercialise its drug slowing the progress of inflammatory diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s.

Martin Pakula, new Minister for jobs innovation and trade, was the first to admit he has large shoes to fill.

Sydney-based startup Deputy has bagged a whopping $111 million in Australia’s biggest Series B ever - but how did this founder win hearts, minds and money?