Startups

The last-minute grocery startup has a business model that seems to have cherry-picked all the worst, hardest and most expensive elements of running a business, says Ian Whitworth.

The instant delivery service CEO Dany Milham sent an email apologising for lengthy delays, telling customers “it’s not all bad”.

Reinventure co-founder and partner Simon Cant has become the first individual to be inducted into Australia’s fintech hall of fame.

Researchers at the UNSW startup Silicon Quantum Computing have engineered a quantum processor at the atomic scale — a world-first in the race to build a quantum computer.

The end of COVID-19 restrictions and a return to "normalcy" will challenge Australia's instant delivery startups, a retail expert says, after reports rapid grocery firm VOLY has made cuts to staff.

The startup will scale up distribution of its product and electrify more than 290,000 off-grid homes in Nigeria and other countries in the next three years.   

Lumi Interactive is working on a free mobile game called Kinder World, which gives players the opportunity to take care of unique virtual houseplants — as they take care of themselves in the real world.

Bare's co-founders say the startup aims to change what the end-of-life journey looks like in Australia, providing a single platform for multiple services in an otherwise disjointed industry. 

In the second edition of the startup school series, SmartCompany Plus looks at how founders can approach growth.

Global ride-sharing service inDriver launched in Melbourne on Monday, presenting local passengers and drivers with an alternative to existing players in the market.

Swoop, a global online funding platform for SMEs and advisors, aims to further expand into the Australian and global markets. 

Australian death tech startup Willed has raised $6 million in Series A funding, with the aim of expanding its team and product range.