Startup News

Melbourne startup Navi secures $400,000 grant to develop tech to help critically ill newborns

Stephanie Palmer-Derrien Tuesday, January 21, 2020

Melbourne medtech Navi has secured just shy of $400,000 in government grant funding, to fuel development of its tech helping critically ill newborns.

Startup News, Technology

Why Google wants to put intelligent robots on a leash

Priscilla Pho Tuesday, January 21, 2020

Alphabet boss Sundar Pichai has called for industry and government regulation of artificial intelligence in an opinion piece for The Financial Times.

Startup News

Can you imagine a world where every charger fit your phone? The EU can

Stephanie Palmer-Derrien Monday, January 20, 2020

MEPs voted to update a law on EU radio equipment, making it mandatory to at least try to develop a common charger for mobile phones sold in the EU.

Startup News

New Zealand startup Spoke Phone is taking on Google and Apple by riding the remote-working wave

Stephanie Palmer-Derrien Monday, January 20, 2020

New Zealand startup Spoke Phone has raised $6.44 million in Series A funding, as it gears up to take on the likes of Google and Apple.

Startup News

Neobank Volt bags $70 million and heats up for an IPO, having just launched its first beta product

Stephanie Palmer-Derrien Monday, January 20, 2020

Aussie neobank Volt has raised $70 million in series C funding ahead of a planned IPO at the end of the year, as activity in the sector heats up for 2020.

Startup News

SiteMinder becomes latest Aussie unicorn, with $1.1 billion valuation

Stephanie Palmer-Derrien Friday, January 17, 2020

Sydney startup SiteMinder has become the first Aussie unicorn crowned of 2020, with new investment from BlackRock valuing it at a whopping $1.1 billion.