Blazing trails and dreaming big: StartupSmart’s 12 startups to watch in 2020
These rising startup stars are taking global markets by storm, tapping into emerging trends, and making a real difference to Australian communities.
Five predictions for equity crowdfunding in 2020, from PledgeMe co-founder Anna Guenther
Millions of dollars have been raised via equity crowdfunding in Australia and NZ in 2019. PledgeMe co-founder Anna Guenther shares her predictions for 2020.
Making money, making history: The biggest capital raises of 2019
Australian startups have broken raise records yet again this year, with 2019 seeing five funding rounds exceed $100 million.
Fintechs will dominate in 2020 — you can bank on it
Next year will see fintechs making big changes to the way consumers manage, spend and access money, says Up co-founder Dominic Pym.
Uber won’t take over the world, but it will normalise job insecurity
Uberisation is not an unstoppable force, however, it is fostering the apparent normalisation of all forms of precarious and insecure work.
A transport service or a tech company? Uber’s future is uncertain
Worldwide legal battles, shifting policies and unclear definitions mean that Uber's future is far from certain anywhere in the world.
“Be the next Tesla”: Why Aussie startups are in a prime position to ride a global renewable energy boom
It’s an economic inevitability that global demand for coal is set to crash. But SingularityU co-chair Ramez Naam says this creates new opportunities for Australia.
“For the dreamers”: Inside Antler Australia’s first ever Demo Day extravaganza
At the first ever Demo Day for the Antler startup generator program in Australia, 12 new ventures showed the world who they are.
Queensland Health’s history of software mishaps shows how hard e-health can be
A major difficulty with 'monolithic' e-health systems is that a single design team is attempting to solve an incredibly broad set of complex problems.
The humanness revolution: Inside Canva’s iconic Sydney HQ
StartupSmart took a tour with Canva head of vibe Chris Lowe, to see what really goes on inside the HQ of an Aussie unicorn.
As the ACCC drags Google to court, should Aussie startups be taking notes?
While some in the Aussie tech space may simply enjoy watching Google squirm, the ACCC's lawsuit may well mark a change in the tide.
As cyber attacks make headlines worldwide, our data lakes are sitting ducks
Data lakes are online spaces used by businesses for internal data processing and storage. Unfortunately, they remain exposed to cyber attacks.