The Pitch is back for part three! Don’t miss the chance to give your startup the boost it needs
SmartCompany is excited to announce dates and details for the third instalment of the Pitch, our early-stage startup competition.
Labor pledges to close digital skills gap with 1.2 million jobs by 2030
Labor has pledged to see 1.2 million Aussies in tech jobs by 2030, planting a flag on a key issue facing the startup sector ahead of next week’s federal budget.
Startmate launches Founder Fellowship program to support the earliest-stage startups
Startmate is launching a new Founders Fellowship program to support startups at the very earliest stage and ultimately improve their chances.
“I’m not willing to let the bastards get me down”: Discrimination is driving people with disabilities to entrepreneurship
People with disabilities are 40% more likely to be self-employed, with entrepreneurs reporting practical barriers to employment, as well as discrimination.
“Hey, we’re here”: How Sistrv8 is helping bring Muslim women into startupland
Success in startupland is hard to achieve for anyone. But for Muslim women, there are barriers even for getting a foot in the door.
Why these engineering students turned startup founders are now working on a stargazing product for the blind
After their digital tape measure won them the national James Dyson award, these founders began creating a stargazing app for the visually impaired.
Four Australian startups just won $1 million from Google: Here are the secrets to their pitching success
What does it take to get noticed by Google? Two winners of the 2018 Google Impact Challenge share their pitching tips and tricks.
Two teachers transforming learning through tech have raised $2.1 million for ed-tech startup Maths Pathway
Education startup Maths Pathway has raised $2.1 million in funding, to expand the reach of its technology platform to help kids learn maths.
Paradigm shift: Aussie startup scene embraces new SheEO investment platform for female founders
Part-crowdfunding, part-community support platform SheEO has launched in Australia, to much celebration from members of the local startup scene.
LaunchVic backs accelerators with $7 million to propel Australian startups to the international stage
LaunchVic is providing $7 million in funding to three accelerators to run four programs, with a focus on getting Aussie startups into the global spotlight.
LaunchVic’s $2.4 million boost to regional startups could kick-start Ballarat’s tech boom
LaunchVic is investing $2.4 million to accelerate startups based in regional and outer-metropolitan parts of Victoria, including Ballarat.
