“Rocking it in STEM”: SheStarts graduate TalkiPlay secures $750,000 in seed funding to help kids learn to speak
Edtech startup TalkiPlay has secured $750,000 in seed funding to scale its evidence-based technology helping children learn to talk.
When is a startup not a startup, and why can’t we agree?
Here at StartupSmart, we spend all day every day talking to startups and those investing in them. But, never has an industry been more difficult to define.
Battery startup born out of University of Queensland raises $1.74 million to fuel rapid growth plans
Pure Battery Technologies has raised $1.74 million to commercialise technology for improving production of batteries for electric vehicles.
US unicorn Nextdoor brings community-focused social media startup Down Under
American local social network startup Nextdoor is heading Down Under, spreading its digital platform to get neighbours talking to each other.
A great startup product needs more than just software, says :Different co-founder Mina Radhakrishnan
When you’re building a tech startup, the product is the most important thing, until it isn’t, according to :Different co-founder Mina Radhakrishnan.
Canberra startup Instaclustr closes $20.8 million raise to take its data tech solution to the States
Data solutions startup Instaclustr has closed a $20.8 million investment round, pegged to spark global growth from its humble Canberra HQ.
Melbourne software startup Roller coasting to global growth with $7 million Series B raise
Melbourne-based startup Roller has raised $7 million in Series B funding, in a bid to take its cloud-based customer-focused management system global.
“The courage of my convictions”: AusOcean founder Alan Noble on his passion for the ocean, his support network, and why he walked away from Google
A long-time supporter of the Australian startup scene, Alan Noble walked away from a comfortable job and launched a startup rooted in his personal passions.
Network management startup Encapto raises $3 million to fuel global expansion while eying off IPO
Network management startup Encapto has raised $3 million in funding, and founder Darryl Clarke is eyeing off global expansion and an initial public offering.
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.
Airbnb executive on why startups must work with the community, and government, for a better future
Airbnb's Brent Thomas says keeping the community and legislators up to date with innovation will ultimately serve to benefit startups.
Futuristic startup August Robotics scores $5 million in seed funding backed by Mike Cannon-Brookes, but it’s more than just a “cool” product
Having raised a whopping $5 million in seed funding from big-name backers, August Robotics is getting its first bots off the product line, but Aussie founder Alex Wyatt says a good tech startup is more than just a futuristic product.
