Startup Daily

Introducing Startup 360 – your weekly deep dive into the world of startups. Every Friday, hosts Simon Thomsen and Kayla Medica break down the biggest news in ANZ startups before sitting down with two guests to uncover what makes them tick. It’s more founder fun than founder mode - it’s about the people behind the ideas. What drives them? What inspires them? What have they learned from success and failure? Plus, don’t miss 10x—10 rapid-fire questions that will surprise you and make you laugh. Startup 360 drops every Friday. Stay tuned! 🎥🎙️ Supported by Vanta, helping startups achieve product market fit (PMF) quicker through compliance. Request a demo: https://bit.ly/41oDkzg

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. https://lnkd.in/gXwnMaQ5

🇦🇺 Australia needs to reduce its “risk aversion” in order to improve its lagging research and development (R&D) sector and fragmented innovation ecosystem, according to industry experts.

To understand a little bit of what women founders deal with in the hunt for investment, consider the comments from a VC that got back to Camille Goldstone-Henry, cofounder of biodiversity startup Xylo Systems, on episode 9 of Startup 360 ... https://lnkd.in/gHjQ2viT

“Boards of men aren’t meeting the needs of half their customer base.” Jenny Rudd, co-founder of legal tech startup Dispute Buddy, explains why women founders aren’t just a diversity checkbox – they’re a market advantage. The opportunity? Massive. The solution? Invest in women. Watch the full episode of Startup 360 to hear more from Jenny and other founders changing the game. Link in comments. Supported by Vanta, helping startups achieve product market fit (PMF) quicker through compliance. Request a demo: https://bit.ly/41oDkzg

You’re about to recycle your laptop or your phone, so you delete all your photos and personal files. Maybe you even reset the device to factory settings. https://lnkd.in/gwfsDPAX

Just before Christmas, as staff put on Hawaiian shirts and went to Christmas lunches, New Zealand ASX-listed accounting platform Xero (ASX: XRO) dropped details on a new pay plan for CEO Sukhinder Singh Cassidy.

High-level tech workers looking for work and accepting lower-tier jobs has seen salaries in the tech sector decline over the last year, according to a new report. https://lnkd.in/gT8rBb-G

Woolworths is having a bet each way after selling chips, soft drinks and grog to its customer, investing in a Western Australian telehealth startup’s $6 million Series A.

An energy grid management platform for the renewables era has raised $7.5 million in a Series A with Australian cricket captain Pat Cummins among its investors.