Startups

The AirTree team shares what they have learnt and observed along the way as Australian tech companies grow their valuations, and what they are hoping to see more of from here.

OCR Labs has been named as one of Australia’s first ‘entirely private’ accredited digital identity service providers.

Australian B-Corp memobottle is taking another step forward in the march towards sustainability, with a range of stainless steel bottles.

The founders of digital bank Up have agreed to sell their fintech Ferocia to Bendigo and Adelaide Bank for $116 million.

New on-demand food and grocery service Geezy Go has launched a digital supermarket serving Sydney, aiming to compete with Woolworths and Coles. 

Online disability services platform Hireup has secured $40 million in growth capital from SEEK Investments to roll out its service across Australia.

WeWork is offering subsidised work spaces to Aussie startups through a new community initiative intended to help turbocharge the tech sector, post-pandemic.

From legal tech to batteries to yet more plant-based meat, here are some of the startup funding stories you might have missed.

July has launched in the US, with early sales wildly exceeding targets among a more vaccinated, more mobile consumer base.

Tech heavyweights have formed a new industry body and lobby group, the Tech Council of Australia, targeting 1 million tech jobs by 2025.

Sydney-based customer research startup Dovetail has secured $5 million from a cohort of influential local and international investors.

Flash Market is a marketplace allowing consumers to browse what’s on offer from their local retailers and receive the goods within an hour.