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.
“No dickhead policy”: Why leading Australian VC firms are backing a sexual harassment code of conduct for the startup community Some of Australia’s largest VC firms have committed to a 'Model Code of Conduct', taking a stand against sexual harassment and discrimination in startups.
Reboot of That Startup Show will put founders front of stage That Startup Show is back for a second season, and co-founder Anna Reeves tells StartupSmart its new distribution formats and deep-delving themes will bring the limelight onto people, and the philosophies, behind startups.
Video production marketplace startup Genero raises $4 million to kick off US expansion plan that’s been 10 years in the making It may be approaching its 10th birthday, but video content marketplace startup Genero was waiting for exactly the right time to raise its latest $4 million, and to take on the US market.
The meaning of success: Five business leaders on whether they feel successful, and what the word even means For entrepreneurs and business owners, the idea of success can be abstract. While a lot of the rhetoric is around company turnover, capital and fundraising, money is rarely the driver of a successful business. So, what exactly is it they’re aiming for?
Right place, right time: Accounting startup Karbon has raised $7 million to capitalise on a gap in the Australian market Off the back of a $7 million capital raise, accounting startup Karbon is poised to capitalise on the collapse of MYOB-Reckon acquisition talks, but founder Stuart McLeod says its simply a case of right-place-right-time.
A perfect storm: New FinTech Australia chair Alan Tsen says the time for financial disruption is now As he steps up to the role of chair of the board at FinTech Australia, Alan Tsen says we’re in a “perfect storm” for fintechs.
Aussie unicorn Canva is collaborating with Dropbox, and co-founder Cameron Adams says it’s “not a big deal” Australian startup unicorn Canva is partnering up with Dropbox to integrate its design content and images into the file-sharing platform.
Power Ledger partners with Silicon Valley power grid to tackle renewable energy’s ‘duck’ problem Australian blockchain-based energy trading startup Power Ledger is partnering with the Silicon Valley power grid to work towards incentivising drivers of electric vehicles to charge their rides during the day, rather than at peak times.
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.
