Startups

The Yield has partnered with ASX-listed Treasury Wine Estates and Yamaha on an R&D project aimed at improving autonomous crop management.

Melbourne SMS marketing tech company MessageMedia has been acquired in a whopping $1.7 billion deal, as M&A activity in the sector ramps up.

Research shows that SMEs are open to collaborations, yet more targeted funding schemes are required to help them build their new technologies and capabilities.

Aussie-founded chicken-free Nuggs startup Simulate has raised $65 million in Series B funding, from big-name backers including Reddit founder Alexis Ohanian.

This week's bumper startup funding round includes AR for eating out, tech for oyster farmers, and two renewable energy storage projects.

Aussie alternative social media platform Memories has secured $31 million in funding, off the back of 12 months that’s seen user numbers increase more than ten-fold.

Sydney startup Mys Tyler has bagged $1 million in seed funding to build out its platform revolutionising the way women shop online.

The Group of Seven countries — Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK and the US — came to a deal on Saturday that will likely see said big tech companies forking out more tax in total, globally.

Queensland startup Ivvy has raised $7 million in pre-IPO funding, as co-founder and chief Lauren Hall seeks to capitalise on an inflection point in the events management industry.

The A Cloud Guru co-founder has responded to concerns about the startup’s acquisition, saying he welcomes the passion of his customers.