Startups

Melanie Silva has been appointed as the next managing director of Google Australia New Zealand.

Fast-growing small business lender Prospa has agreed to alter its standard loan terms for small businesses, following an ASIC review.

Entrepreneur and Shark Tank investor Steve Baxter has sold his Brisbane accelerator and co-working space River City Labs to the Australian Computer Society.

Vinomofo co-founder Andre Eikmeier has stepped down from his role as co-chief executive, with fellow co-founder Justin Dry taking the reins.

Australian big-four bank ANZ has enlisted startup giant Atlassian to provide collaboration tools and give its company culture a 21st century boost.

Estonian ride-sharing startup Taxify is launching a dockless electric scooter-sharing service in Paris, with plans to expand to Australia within months.

The UK’s Department for International Trade has opened its Tech Rocketship Awards to Australian startups for the first time.

NAB has allocated another $50 million to its corporate venture capital fund NAB Ventures, to bring the total to $100 million.

The 2018-19 South Australian Budget has allocated $400,000 to roll out a pilot program for a new visa for startup founders.

Machine learning is a great tool for classification. Many apps would benefit from classifying their content or context into a handful of categories.

Great Keppel Island is set for a tech rejuvenation, backed by Blockchain and the sale of its own tokens, worth one billionth of the island each.

Brisbane-based education startup Vygo has raised $500,000 in pre-seed funding, bringing on board 13 backers to help propel it to the next stage of growth.