Bendigo and Adelaide Bank to acquire digital bank Up in $116 million deal
The founders of digital bank Up have agreed to sell their fintech Ferocia to Bendigo and Adelaide Bank for $116 million.
Online supermarket Geezy Go launches in Sydney, offering a 20-minute delivery service
New on-demand food and grocery service Geezy Go has launched a digital supermarket serving Sydney, aiming to compete with Woolworths and Coles.
“People are exhausted”: COVID-19 has led to mass burnout and doubled staff turnover rates, Culture Amp data shows
Even in successful businesses, employees are burning out en masse, says Culture Amp co-founder and chief Didier Elzinga.
Sydney-based disability services platform Hireup bags $40 million in funding from SEEK
Online disability services platform Hireup has secured $40 million in growth capital from SEEK Investments to roll out its service across Australia.
WeWork offers subsidised work space for Aussie startups
WeWork is offering subsidised work spaces to Aussie startups through a new community initiative intended to help turbocharge the tech sector, post-pandemic.
The startup funding round: Hospitality tech, Kiwis going global, and Blumenthal’s bet on plant-based meat
From legal tech to batteries to yet more plant-based meat, here are some of the startup funding stories you might have missed.
How Aussie luggage startup July found unexpected success in the US market during COVID-19
July has launched in the US, with early sales wildly exceeding targets among a more vaccinated, more mobile consumer base.
“There’s more we can do”: How the new Tech Council of Australia marks a maturing of the Aussie ecosystem
Tech heavyweights have formed a new industry body and lobby group, the Tech Council of Australia, targeting 1 million tech jobs by 2025.
Dovetail bags $5 million in funding from cohort of influential Aussie leaders
Sydney-based customer research startup Dovetail has secured $5 million from a cohort of influential local and international investors.
PayPal versus Atlassian: Could our Australian team become the most influential group of investors?
The founding partners of PayPal have almost recreated the internet through their involvement of Tesla, LinkedIn and YouTube. Will Atlassian's founders leave the same mark?
Perth startup Flash Market offers small retailers an edge online with one-hour delivery
Flash Market is a marketplace allowing consumers to browse what’s on offer from their local retailers and receive the goods within an hour.
Employee attitudes are changing, and that could bring opportunity for startups and SMEs
Workers are demanding more from their employers. And, in a world where talent is scarce, that could pose an opportunity for smaller players.
