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The R&D Tax Incentive is Australia’s largest source of Government funding provided to ensure that we can stay competitive in the globa…

Micro-investment startup Raiz has lodged its prospectus for a $15 million IPO, not even a month after it announced its re-brand from Acorns. But, according to CEO George Lucas, it’s only with its existing customers in mind.

The federal government is anxious to continue to project its commitment to innovation, but the spending contained in this year’s budget is nothing if not modest.

To many, the 2018 federal budget will be thought of as an almost election budget. It confirmed moderate personal income taxes but otherwise kept the reins tight on what could be described as a relatively pedestrian budget. The fact any election is almost certainly at least six months and possibly a year or more off has obviously encouraged continued restraint.

Australia’s fintech sector will be pleased by the federal government’s budget commitment to spend $44.6 million over four years to establish a Consumer Data Right. The CDR is a necessary building block for the progress of Open Banking, and is designed to make it easier for consumers to access their financial records.

In its changes to the R&D tax incentive, the federal government has chosen to target primarily big business rather than startups in its efforts to save $2.4 billion over the next four years.

By all reports, 2017 has been a hell of a year for Australian startups. We’ve seen more money flow into the sector than ever before, startup…

The former chief executive of Mozilla has raised $US35 million ($47.4 million) for his new startup in 30 seconds — all thanks to a coin t…

The government’s recently revealed startup tax incentives could be the “most generous in the world”, StartupAUS CEO Alex McCauley says.

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A global startup with more than 25 million users and $US113 million in annual revenue has set up a headquarters in Australia

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Sydney-based startup incubator Pollenizer has marked its eighth birthday by unveiling large expansion plans that will take the organisation�…