Startups

Nineteen-year-old student Beau Jessup founded Special Name to help Asian parents find appropriate English names for their kids.

Sydney photography startup GeoSnapShot has won a global partnership with obstacle course brand Tough Mudder, providing photo recognition for participants.

Food comparison platform Foodbomb — winner of the first-ever Smart50 StartupSmart award — has raised $1.4 million in funding, following 12 months of growth.

Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin speaks to StartupSmart about Eth 2.0, big personalities in the blockchain space, and why being a founder isn't his 'thing'.

Field robotics startup Agerris has launched onto the agtech scene, securing $6.5 million in seed funding to commercialise its automated farm equipment.

Everyone's favourite cryptocurrency is back, at least for the time being. The price of Bitcoin has shot up over 20% in the last two days.

Australia's first disability-focused startup accelerator Remarkable has welcomed its fourth-ever cohort of startups.

Startup community Fishburners has appointed social enterprise guru Nicole O’Brien as chief executive, to replace first employee Pandora Shelley.

The government has committed an extra $1.2 billion to Australia’s Medical Research Investment Plan to support STEM commercialisation projects.

Aussie Airbnb-for-clothes startup The Volte has raised $700,000 in funding, after building a base of 100,000 active users.

Australian women-only ride-sharing platform Shebah has broken the record for the most amount raised under Australia's new equity crowdfunding regime.

There’s a new ride-sharing player on the streets of Melbourne, with startup Scooti offering on-demand pickups on the back of a motor scooter.