The Lead South Australia, Author at SmartCompany

wine rakuten

Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten to feature dedicated South Australian page with 2500 products

Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten has agreed to sell more than 400 additional South Australian food and beverage products in a new partnership with state government.

climate-action

Businesses call for bolder action on climate change

More than ninety businesses and organisations and sixty prominent individuals have signed a statement addressed to politicians.

This red seaweed could cut methane emissions from cows by 90%, creating a $140 million industry

An emerging commercial seaweed industry is gaining pace in South Australia and it has the methane produced by cows firmly in its sights.

Teamgage

How Teamgage’s new COVID-19 tool won over 1,200 users in three days

Teamgage is rolling out a COVID-19 update to its continuous digital improvement technology, and is about to take advantage of a $350,000 grant to boot.

Adelaide

The Australian Cyber Collaboration Centre secures $8.9 million in funding and a home in Adelaide

The Australian Cyber Collaboration Centre will be established at the Lot Fourteen innovation precinct in Adelaide later this year.

Foment

South Australia’s new wine and tourism accelerator Foment will open its doors to national and international startups alike

Foment, dubbed SA’s ‘wine and tourism tech revolution’, will be run out of the Tonsley Innovation Hub in the southern suburbs of Adelaide.

Ping Services

‘A game-changer for wind farms’: Ping Services closes $650,000 seed round after bagging $200,000 in government funding earlier this year

The Ping Monitor uses acoustic analysis, machine learning and the Internet of Things to continuously detect wind turbine blade damage.

Care Konnect

South Australian startup Care Konnect launches social media platform for aged-care residents

The digital app offers users a live news feed, an instant messaging function and a calendar to log upcoming events and appointments.

EcoCaddy

Adelaide startup partners with RIDE to roll out eco-friendly method for recharging scooters

Instead of a truck picking up scooters at the end of each day to move them to pick-up points, the batteries are swapped out by a roving mechanic on an EcoCaddy pedal-assisted electric bike.

sports drink

Sports drink startup looks to US after $950,000 raise

Sports drink startup PREPD has outlined big expansion plans after managing to raise almost a million dollars in a recent funding round.

South Australia

Young entrepreneurs heading to SA as state tops UK for early-stage opportunities

South Australia ranks ahead of the UK for entrepreneurs, with a new report revealing young aussies are also flocking to the state compared to other areas.

Human Aerospace’s founders are ensuring tech developed for space can be used by regular earthlings too

Dr James Waldie and Dr Gordon Cable founded Human Aerospace in Adelaide, South Australia to repurpose space-related technology for use on earth.

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