How airport tech startup Elenium Automation snagged a new group of customers in the face of COVID-19, and raised $30 million to boot
Elenium Automation has raised $30 million in Series B funding, after making a swift COVID-19 pivot away from a stalled aviation industry.
These six Australian industries have intensified opportunities for economic growth, CSIRO says
Innovation in health, energy, agribusiness, mineral resources, manufacturing and digital will be vital to Australia’s economic economy.
Escape zooms: How the pandemic opened Funlab’s eyes to a multimillion-dollar business opportunity
Zoom has become a pandemic fixture, but Funlab sees it as a multimillion-dollar business opportunity that's just getting started.
Laptops in our pockets: How the battle to maximise mobile phone screen size is driving innovation
In the world of mobile phone innovation, we are seeing bigger screens, foldable screens, pop-up cameras and punch-hole cameras.
“Wild ideas”: This duo has launched a pitchfest for ocean-tech, with a $15,000 cash prize up for grabs
Ocean-loving entrepreneurs Nick Chiarelli and Tim Silverwood are on the hunt for businesses committed to protecting our oceans.
“Move the needle and change the world”: Meet Startmate’s new eclectic and international cohort
Startmate has unveiled the latest businesses taking part in its Melbourne cohort, and its first ever New Zealand group.
Is mushroom leather the future of sustainable fashion?
There’s no good reason mushroom leather alternatives couldn’t eventually replace animal leather in many consumer products.
Worried about staying innovative throughout COVID-19? Ask your team these four questions
If you are not leading in this opportunity to recreate, revitalise and reset business in Australia, then the future may pass you by.
Continuous improvement and zero guesswork: Three lessons in resilience from the space sector
As the world’s economy spirals downward, the space sector offers an example of how businesses can rise above pressing challenges.
‘Meanwhile use’: How governments and landlords can manage properties left vacant by the COVID-19 crisis
How might we better use our own vacant buildings during the crisis and beyond? We can learn from the UK’s meanwhile schemes.
Just 22.3% of Australia’s founders are women: How universities could tackle entrepreneurship’s gender gap
Australia's economic recovery would be greatly helped along by the inclusion of more talented female founders in our startup ecosystem.
Eco-deodorant, accessible rock climbing and interior design: Meet the entrepreneurs taking part in The Good Incubator
An incubator program specifically designed for entrepreneurs with disabilities is seeing 16 founders building businesses from the ground up.
