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Trade Me partners with Afterpay to introduce ‘Buy now, Pay later’ option to its customers

Australian “Buy now, Pay later” payments provider Afterpay has teamed up with New…

RateSetter bags A$20Mn from govt to kickstart its green loan marketplace

RateSetter, a peer-to-peer loan marketplace, has received investment from Australian government’s Clean…

Adtech startup Unlockd bags $23Mn to expand vigorously across Asia

Mobile advertising startup Unlockd has nabbed $23 million (A$30.7 million) from Malaysia-based Axiata…

Fulcrum, the customer experience data startup, raises $3.4Mn at a valuation of $30Mn

Fulcrum has raised $3.4 million in a recent round of funding from…

Australia Post collaborates with govt. to introduce digital ID system

Australia Post is partnering with Federal government’s Digital Transformation Agency (DTA) to…

Why Australia’s Shippit turned down a potential investment offer worth $2.8Mn

Incorporated in 2014, Shippit looks after logistics requirements of online retailers, enabling them to…
Netflix

Netflix seems keen to introduce price hikes in Australia

Australian federal government is extending its 10 percent GST to “intangible services”…

No Good in Goodbye: Music streaming startup Guvera ceases operations

Numerous startups are bringing with them a plethora of innovative solutions and…

OVH, the French cloud infrastructure provider, opens APAC HQ in Melbourne

European cloud infrastructure provider OVH, in a bid to expand globally, has…

Envato partners with AND CO to help creative professionals streamline their business

Melbourne-based design marketplace Envato has collaborated with business productivity app AND CO to…

Airwallex to expand its services to Europe through $13Mn funding led by Tencent

Airwallex, a cross-border payments startup based in Australia, has managed to rake…

Tinybeans, the social platform for parents, goes public after raising $6.5Mn to fund growth

Incorporated in 2012, Tinybeans is a mobile and web-based platform exclusively created…
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Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) to open a new Innovation Lab in Australia

Indian IT and consulting services firm, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)  has today…

iCandy acquires mobile game developer Inzen Studio for $4.4Mn to deepen its presence in SEA

iCandy Interactive, an ASX-listed mobile games company has announced that it has…
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Australian competition watchdog (ACCC) charges Apple over ‘deceptive’ representation of consumers’ rights

Error 53, does this seem familiar to you? Oh yes, this is the…

HealthEngine secures $20.2Mn to expand headcount and fuel product development

HealthTech startup, HealthEngine, has raked in $20.2 million (AU$26.7 million) in a…

Australian federal govt. modifies tax incentives for startup investors

The federal government has passed the Treasury Laws Amendment (2017 Measures No.1)…

Australia aims to be known as a leading “innovation nation” by 2030

The Federal government has asked the Innovation and Science Australia (ISA) to…
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Alibaba collaborates with AusPost, Blackmores and PwC to tackle food fraud using blockchain

Alibaba has teamed up with Australian Post, Blackmores, and PwC to combat…

2017 Startup Ecosystem Ranking Report ranks Sydney at 17th place

The 2017 Startup Ecosystem Ranking report, produced by the US-based Startup Genome…