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Andiron launches accelerator to boost investor readiness for startups
Small Business

Andiron launches accelerator to boost investor readiness for startups

Andiron Group and Lucrum Ventures launch an Investor Impact Accelerator to prepare Australian startups for funding rounds, growth and exit strategies.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Mon, 17th Nov 2025
SouthStart 2026 returns to Adelaide, uniting startups & investors
Artificial Intelligence

SouthStart 2026 returns to Adelaide, uniting startups & investors

SOUTHSTART 2026 returns to Adelaide, uniting founders, investors, and innovators across Australia's startup and technology sectors in March.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Fri, 14th Nov 2025
Cicada's deep tech incubator generates AUD $8 billion impact
Incubator

Cicada's deep tech incubator generates AUD $8 billion impact

Cicada Innovations, Australia's deep tech incubator, has generated an economic impact exceeding AUD $8 billion over 25 years, driven by AUD $6.5 billion raised.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Wed, 12th Nov 2025

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Equinix invests USD $22 million in Lagos data centre for Africa
Digital Transformation

Equinix invests USD $22 million in Lagos data centre for Africa

Equinix plans a USD $22 million data centre in Lagos, its first in West Africa, boosting digital infrastructure to power Nigeria's growing tech economy by 2026.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Fri, 14th Nov 2025
Australian AI startup Heatseeker wins top L'Oréal beauty tech prize
Marketing Technologies

Australian AI startup Heatseeker wins top L'Oréal beauty tech prize

Australian startup Heatseeker won top prize in L'Oréal's Big Bang Beauty Tech competition, advancing AI beauty tech across the South Asia Pacific region.

By Melvin Hipolito • 4 min read • Mon, 10th Nov 2025
Canva unveils AI-driven Creative OS & offers free Affinity suite
Artificial Intelligence

Canva unveils AI-driven Creative OS & offers free Affinity suite

Canva launched its AI-powered Creative Operating System, uniting design, collaboration and marketing tools, while offering its professional Affinity suite free to all users.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Fri, 31st Oct 2025

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Fintech groups join forces to boost Greater Bay Area collaboration
Fintech

Fintech groups join forces to boost Greater Bay Area collaboration

Four fintech organisations from Hong Kong and mainland China formed a partnership to boost collaboration and market access across the Greater Bay Area.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Thu, 20th Nov 2025
Kay Pang Law Practise launches in Singapore for tech startups
Data Protection

Kay Pang Law Practise launches in Singapore for tech startups

Kay Pang Law Practise launches in Singapore, offering tech startups access to senior legal guidance for compliance, governance and growth support.

By Melania Watson • 3 min read • Thu, 20th Nov 2025
Media-for-equity gains ground as startups face funding crunch
Marketing Technologies

Media-for-equity gains ground as startups face funding crunch

Amid a venture capital slump, Mercurius Media Capital offers US startups media-for-equity deals, trading advertising slots for equity to spur growth.

By Melvin Hipolito • 3 min read • Thu, 20th Nov 2025
Deep tech & AI startups are built like labs, yet still trying to get funded like apps
Robotics

Deep tech & AI startups are built like labs, yet still trying to get funded like apps

Europe's Deep Tech startups, rooted in labs, struggle with app-style funding models; new Playbook urges patient capital aligned with scientific milestones.

By Diana Aladzhova • 4 min read • Wed, 19th Nov 2025
Two NZ startups team up to make mental health support for employees more affordable
Small Business

Two NZ startups team up to make mental health support for employees more affordable

Two NZ startups, Employment Hero and Clearhead, join forces to make affordable mental health support accessible for employees in small businesses.

By Neil Webster • 4 min read • Wed, 19th Nov 2025
AI, embedded finance & inclusion lead India fintech trends
Fintech

AI, embedded finance & inclusion lead India fintech trends

India's fintech sector readies for a decade of innovation, with AI, embedded finance, wealth inclusion, and cyber resilience driving growth through 2026.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Fri, 14th Nov 2025
InsightAI secures INR ₹11 million to boost AI anti-money laundering
Fintech

InsightAI secures INR ₹11 million to boost AI anti-money laundering

InsightAI raised INR ₹11 million in pre-seed funding to expand its AI-driven anti-money laundering solutions across India and the Middle East markets.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Thu, 13th Nov 2025
NetApp Excellerator boosts AI startups in 14th India cohort
Artificial Intelligence

NetApp Excellerator boosts AI startups in 14th India cohort

NetApp's 14th Excellerator cohort has supported five AI startups in India, offering mentorship and access to networks to boost innovation in data and cloud tech.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Wed, 12th Nov 2025
A third of UK tech scale-ups lack women on boards, study finds
ICT sector

A third of UK tech scale-ups lack women on boards, study finds

Over a third of UK tech scale-ups lack women on their boards, with female representation at just 18%, lagging behind larger firms' 41%.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Wed, 12th Nov 2025
New Zealand's best in cybersecurity honoured at 2025 iSANZ Awards
Software-as-a-Service

New Zealand's best in cybersecurity honoured at 2025 iSANZ Awards

New Zealand's top cybersecurity experts and organisations were honoured at the 2025 iSANZ Awards amid rising cybercrime losses of NZD $1.6 billion annually.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Sat, 8th Nov 2025
Budget 2025: Tech & finance leaders urge fintech reforms
Digital Transformation

Budget 2025: Tech & finance leaders urge fintech reforms

Canadian tech and finance leaders call for open banking reforms and streamlined regulations to boost innovation ahead of the federal budget announcement.

By Jake MacAndrew • 3 min read • Wed, 5th Nov 2025