Ocean City Labs opens as hot new startup tech hub in Maroochydore
Maroochydore is now home to Queensland's latest hot startup tech hub, Ocean City Labs.
New Queensland chief entrepreneur Julia Spicer wants to showcase local innovations to the world
Spicer will take over the voluntary position from outgoing chief entrepreneur Wayne Gerard from December.
New $24 million Queensland government fund to invest in local early-stage startups
The Enterprise Acceleration Fund will invest in innovative, early-stage Queensland companies by supporting increased access to investment capital and jobs growth.
Gilmour Space Technologies plans Australia’s first ‘caravan’ space mission in 2024
The mission, which will be known as Caravan-1, will be carrying multiple satellites and payloads into low Earth orbits.
SafetyCulture grows its workforce safety products with $6 million acquisition of SHEQSY
Queensland unicorn SafetyCulture has acquired SHEQSY, a cloud-based lone worker safety app for $6 million, bolstering its place as market leader in frontline technology for workers.
SafetyCulture raises $99 million at a $2.2 billion valuation, but founder Luke Anear is just getting started
Queensland unicorn SafetyCulture has closed a $99 million funding round, bumping its valuation to a whopping $2.2 billion.
Brisbane-founded startup Skedulo raises $39 million in Silicon Valley, but it hasn’t forgotten its Aussie heritage
Skedulo has raised $39.1 million in a round led by Microsoft’s venture fund M12. And while it's moved to the US, its keeping a firm foothold at home.
Travel buddies and savvy boating: Six of the most interesting travel and tourism startups to come out of Slingshot’s Horizon accelerator
The Horizon Accelerator Program showcased startups carving new paths in travel and tourism. Here are some of our favourites.
Queensland, the startup state: Brisbane ‘growing faster’ than Sydney as founders flock north
One Aussie capital is on the path to overthrow the Sydney-Melbourne duopoly, with its sights set on being on of the biggest startup states in the country.
NSW startups secured twice as much funding as any other state in the last financial year, Techboard report finds
New South Wales startups are securing the lion's share of Australian funding, securing more than twice as much as any other state in the past financial year
