“A world where I could make the rules”: Inside Joan Westenberg’s journey to entrepreneurship
Joan Westenberg saw her career opportunities dry up when she transitioned. But instead of letting it break her, she began her journey to entrepreneurship.
The deeply personal experience that led Sydney entrepreneur Nicole Liu to founding online subscription startup Kin Fertility
Sydney entrepreneur Nicole Liu has left her job at consulting firm McKinsey & Company to start up her own fertility empowerment startup and online contraceptive pill delivery service, Kin.
So long, and thanks for all the fish: We’ve said goodbye to StartupSmart, but not to startups
We've launched a refreshed and revitalised SmartCompany, but you may have also noticed that we’ve let go of StartupSmart as a standalone brand. Here's why.
Melbourne startup Navi secures $400,000 grant to develop tech to help critically ill newborns
Melbourne medtech Navi has secured just shy of $400,000 in government grant funding, to fuel development of its tech helping critically ill newborns.
Blazing trails and dreaming big: StartupSmart’s 12 startups to watch in 2020
These rising startup stars are taking global markets by storm, tapping into emerging trends, and making a real difference to Australian communities.
Australia’s startup boom risks becoming a “flash in the pan” if early-stage support is not addressed: Alex McCauley
Early-stage startups are inking fewer deals at smaller values as technology success stories eat up investor appetite, Startup Australia says.
How vets-for-pets platform Nuzzl is tapping into the lucrative pet lovers’ market
Australian startup Nuzzl is tapping into the lucrative market of puppo owners and cat people.
The ‘little and subtle things’ keeping women out of startups — and what to do about them
Many 'little and subtle things' work together to keep women out of startups, according to Jacqui Barrett, a partner at Hall & Wilcox’s Frank Lab startup accelerator.
How HealthMatch snagged $6 million, including from Seek co-founder Paul Bassat, to match critically ill patients with clinical trials
HealthMatch has raised $6 million for its tech bringing efficiency into clinical trials, and potentially helping bring more treatments to market.
Money talks: Live music marketplace Muso lands $1.5 million, including from company that first backed AC/DC
Muso has secured $1.5 million in seed funding, including from music moguls the Albert family, as it sets out to modernise the process of booking artists.
“I’ve always been an idealist”: SingularityU Australia chief Christina Gerakiteys on why positivity can boost startups and the economy too
SingularityU Australia chief executive Christina Gerakiteys believes maintaining a positive mindset can be good for startup founders and the nation as a whole.
Antler generator sees 12 new startups bag $100,000 each
The Australian arm of startup generator Antler has announced the first 12 startups formed through the program, with each receiving $100,000.
