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‘It’s a huge market’: How King Kong overcame limiting beliefs ahead of launching in four international markets

14 May 2021

Australian digital advertising agency King Kong has launched internationally, after surpassing its revenue target of $20 million this year.

The startup funding round: Athena’s record-breaking raise, $1.5 million for biotech, and Turnbull backs forensics startup

Startup News

Stephanie Palmer-Derrien

14 May 2021

Josh Frydenberg wasn’t the only one throwing millions of dollars around this week. Here's some of the funding news you might have missed.

Budget 2021: What’s in it for women entrepreneurs? Not much

Analysis

Stephanie Palmer-Derrien

13 May 2021

After last year’s budget was deemed “woefully inadequate” for women entrepreneurs, this year’s was a tad more supportive… but not by much.

“Paper bag test”: Aussie AI business Appen under fire for racism in recruitment process

Recruitment & Hiring

Stephanie Palmer-Derrien

13 May 2021

Appen has been called out for a racist question for prospective employees, asking Black or African American applicants the tone of their complexion.

In a bumper budget for small business and startups, here are eight policies that were missing

Analysis

Stephanie Palmer-Derrien

12 May 2021

Between the digital economy plan, tax relief for SMEs and measures to boost employment, there were a few things missing from budget 2021.

Budget 2021: What works for startups, and what doesn’t? Labor’s Ed Husic and tech leaders react

Analysis

Stephanie Palmer-Derrien

12 May 2021

Labor's Ed Husic has joined startup leaders in welcoming some aspects of last night's budget, but saying it could have gone harder on tech.

Budget 2021: No change to the RDTI, but some bright spots for startups

Analysis

Stephanie Palmer-Derrien

11 May 2021

This budget isn’t jam-packed with measures specifically giving startups a leg-up, but investment in the periphery is a positive step forward.

Budget 2021: $500 million employee share scheme reform to help tech companies attract talent

Federal Budget 2021

Stephanie Palmer-Derrien

11 May 2021

The federal budget has revealed more details about the $500 million tax incentive designed to make employee share schemes easier to navigate.

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Budget 2021: What are tech leaders looking out for?

Analysis

Stephanie Palmer-Derrien

11 May 2021

There are still a few budget items that haven't been revealed. Here are four areas leaders in the sector are keeping an eye on.

A 30-year-old startup: Console Group raises $7.5 million for cloud-based proptech

Startup News

Stephanie Palmer-Derrien

11 May 2021

Console Group has raised $7.5 million in Series B funding, 29 years after it first brought its property tech to market.

Startups

‘It’s a huge market’: How King Kong overcame limiting beliefs ahead of launching in four international markets

The startup funding round: Athena’s record-breaking raise, $1.5 million for biotech, and Turnbull backs forensics startup

Budget 2021: What’s in it for women entrepreneurs? Not much

“Paper bag test”: Aussie AI business Appen under fire for racism in recruitment process

In a bumper budget for small business and startups, here are eight policies that were missing

Budget 2021: What works for startups, and what doesn’t? Labor’s Ed Husic and tech leaders react

Budget 2021: No change to the RDTI, but some bright spots for startups

Budget 2021: $500 million employee share scheme reform to help tech companies attract talent

Budget 2021: What are tech leaders looking out for?

A 30-year-old startup: Console Group raises $7.5 million for cloud-based proptech

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