Sydney startup Canopy Study raises $1.1 million for AI-driven education platform
Founded in 2020, Canopy Study's data-driven platform uses proprietary algorithms to convert coursework and curriculum data into learning resources.
“A mass extinction event”: Startup Genome report highlights COVID-19 threat, as Aussie cities slide in the rankings
This year's Startup Genome report puts Sydney above Melbourne yet again. But COVID-19 means startups all over the world have much more to worry about.
The deeply personal experience that led Sydney entrepreneur Nicole Liu to founding online subscription startup Kin Fertility
Sydney entrepreneur Nicole Liu has left her job at consulting firm McKinsey & Company to start up her own fertility empowerment startup and online contraceptive pill delivery service, Kin.
Sydney tech groups form climate change combat squad
A group of Sydney organisations and startups have come together to form the Envirotech Alliance, a squad of tech folk tackling climate change and helping protect the environment.
How vets-for-pets platform Nuzzl is tapping into the lucrative pet lovers’ market
Australian startup Nuzzl is tapping into the lucrative market of puppo owners and cat people.
Sydney vs Melbourne: Which startup ecosystem is really winning, and why do we care?
It’s a 120-year-old question that has plagued businesses and backpackers alike. And, as someone with a working visa, it's one I am intimately familiar with.
New Fishburners chief to bring diversity and social enterprise to startup community
Startup community Fishburners has appointed social enterprise guru Nicole O’Brien as chief executive, to replace first employee Pandora Shelley.
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
Stone & Chalk chief says new innovation hub will unite Sydney and Melbourne against Singapore and Silicon Valley
Stone & Chalk's expansion is uniting Sydney and Melbourne against common adversaries: Singapore and Silicon Valley, says chief Alex Scandurra.
The Sydney-Melbourne rivalry could stunt Australia’s startup growth, says StartupAus chief Alex McCauley
For Australia to become an internationally-recognised startup hub, Sydney and Melbourne will have to set aside their sibling rivalry.
Global startup ecosystem report ranks Sydney’s as one of the most connected
Sydney's startup ecosystem has been highly commended in 2018's Startup Genome report, which labelled the city as the fourth best for local connectedness, and as an ecosystem to watch for developing fintech and adtech companies.
Microsoft moves into Sydney Startup Hub and launches eighth location for its ScaleUp accelerator
Technology giant Microsoft has announced it will be moving into the new Sydney Startup Hub and using it to establish the eighth location of its worldwide ScaleUp accelerator program.
