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2 weeks ago | 
startupdaily.net | Simon Thomsen |Harrison Polites |Alan Jones |Tom Williams
More than 10 bids were submitted to the voluntary administrators of failed startup StrongRoom AI, hoping to snap up the value left in the business, despite it being mired in legal action over allegedly faked revenue figures and a VC investor wanting its $10 million back. Final offers for what remains of StrongRoom are due next week alongside binding offers from administrator Todd Gammel from HLB Mann Judd, who will be working through the weekend to finalise potential deals.
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2 weeks ago | 
startupdaily.net | Simon Thomsen |Harrison Polites |Alan Jones |Tom Williams
Canva is getting into the spreadsheet business as the software giant looks to move beyond pretty graphics to workplace productivity tools and take on enterprise software giants like Google. The 13-year-old design platform’s annual product song and dance show, the fourth Canva Create – this year themed as “Uncharted” – amid revelations that annual revenue is up US$500 million on six months ago to US$3 billion thanks to more than 230 million monthly active users.
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1 month ago | 
startupdaily.net | Simon Thomsen |Harrison Polites |Tom Williams
Some of America’s most profitable tech companies have seized on their chance to join US president Donald Trump’s global trade war arguing that laws and taxes in other nations are costing them money.
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1 month ago | 
startupdaily.net | Simon Thomsen |Harrison Polites |Tom Williams
Ben Ford, Simon Thomsen, Zeina Khodr & Kayla Medica Is the title “founder” this decade’s version of wanting to be a Masterchef or influencer? Startup 360 cohost Kayla Medica has a theory.
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1 month ago | 
startupdaily.net | Simon Thomsen |Frances Goh |Warwick Donaldson |Tom Williams
The Greens party, which received one in every eight primary votes (12.25%) at the last federal election, want a slice of the fortunes of Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk, proposing a “big tech tax” as Australia gears up to head to the polls in the coming months. Greens communications spokesperson senator Sarah Hanson-Young said that under the plan revenue in excess of $20 million earned from digital services in Australia will be taxed at a rate of 3%.
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1 month ago | 
startupdaily.net | Frances Goh |Simon Thomsen |Warwick Donaldson |Tom Williams
Welcome to the Startup 360 with Kayla Medica and guest cohost Cat Long from climatetech startup Trace. Tomorrow is International Women’s Day, and this year’s theme is “For ALL women and girls: Rights. Equality. Empowerment. This week’s episode explores the challenges women face as founders, from funding to parenting and the self-doubt you can feel as a female founder (and even if you want to be referred to as a female founder).
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1 month ago | 
startupdaily.net | Frances Goh |Warwick Donaldson |Tom Williams |Simon Thomsen
International Women’s Day (IWD) is fast approaching, and with it comes the flood of well-intentioned but often superficial corporate gestures. Think pink logos, vague social media statements, and one-off panel discussions that barely scratch the surface of gender inequality. While organisations may be eager to show their support, many fall into the trap of performative activism rather than driving real change.
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1 month ago | 
startupdaily.net | Simon Thomsen |Frances Goh |Warwick Donaldson |Tom Williams
The federal government will adopt all 11 recommendations of the 2024 Diversity in STEM review, industry and science minister Ed Husic has confirmed. Husic surprised the crowd at Southstart in South Australia in announcing the government’s long-awaited response to the Pathway to Diversity in STEM Review, chaired by Cicada Innovations CEO Sally-Ann Williams, who was present for the news, praising her and the panel’s work as a landmark.
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1 month ago | 
startupdaily.net | Tom Williams |Warwick Donaldson |Simon Thomsen |Elaine Stead
Apple says it plans to introduce age assurance technologies which can tell social media platforms if a user is underage, before Australia implements a ban of under-16s from such platforms in late 2025. The tech giant’s announcement pushes back against companies such as Snap and Meta, which have called for device manufacturers like Apple and Google to be responsible for verifying users’ ages at the app store or operating system level, instead of by social media apps.
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2 months ago | 
startupdaily.net | Simon Thomsen |Tom Williams
Global contractor credentials platform MyPass has raised $7.5 million Series A. The round for the 12-year-old worker onboarding, compliance and credentials management business, which counts BHP, Shell, Woodside and UGL among its customer base, was led by Sydney VC OneVentures. The capital will be used for expansion in North and South America and accelerate product development. MyPass previously raised an undisclosed Seed round from ASX-listed Scalare Partners in 2020.
