Meet Ajust, the Sydney startup that loves customer complaints and wants more of them
Ajust is a small Sydney startup that wants to invert customer complaints by being the one stop shop for all consumers, rather than going to the businesses themselves.
LinkedIn’s 2023 list of top Australian startups features one woman … and 32 men
Australian startups founded by men have overwhelmingly dominated LinkedIn's seventh annual list of the nation's top startups.
Steppen sold to Alta: Co-founder Jake Carp shares five things he learned from selling his startup
Jake Carp, who co-founded Steppen in late 2020 with Cara Davies and Dave Slutzkin, shares what he learnt from the sale process of the business.
‘Common goal’: Tasmanian carbon accounting startup Sumday forges partnership with Xero
Sumday's goal will be to make carbon accounting an extension of financial accounting and reporting for businesses on a global scale.
eBay announces $200,000 grant for circular fashion startups
eBay and the Australian Fashion Council have partnered for a $200,000 grant program for tech startups focused on circular fashion solutions.
How Sydney startup Refilled plans to eliminate 100 million single-use plastic bottles
Refilled is on a mission to reduce single-use plastic waste caused by the vending industry, replacing bottles with its BYO-Bottle system.
Brisbane startup Microbio develops pathogen test to identify and treat sepsis
Microbio has developed a pathogen test to help identify “a silent killer” that is notoriously difficult to predict, diagnose and treat.
QR-code rivals Mr Yum and me&u to merge in major shakeup to Australian restaurant-tech sector
Australian table-ordering powerhouses Mr Yum and me&u have agreed to merge, joining forces as a downturn in consumer spending rattles the venture's restaurant and cafe clientele.
Tassie seaweed success Sea Forest in the shortlist for Prince William’s $1.9 million EarthShot
Australian agricultural seaweed startup Sea Forest has been nominated for a 2023 EarthShot Prize, a program launched by Prince William and David Attenborough.
Tikpay raises $1.6 million to disrupt “ancient” transport payment systems
Melbourne-based startup tikpay is looking to overhaul how public transport ticketing works. And it just got some more cash to do it.
Melbourne startup Climasens bags $5 million Google.org grant for AI-driven climate risk tool
A $5 million Google.org-backed partnership will see Climasens join forces with New York’s Urban Systems Lab (USL) to combat current and future climate risks.
Retail tech startup Flagship secures $2 million in seed funding for global expansion
The infusion of capital through the round, led by Tidal Ventures, will go towards building up Flagship’s world-class engineering and product teams.