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Move over, YouTube. Instagram is testing 90-minute videos, and Aussie brands are already plotting how to cash in. The post Instagram takes on YouTube with 90-minute videos, and Aussie brands are ready appeared first on SmartCompany .
StartupDaily ·
Startup CGT relief gets smarter, but R&D cuts still bite and Senate horse-trading could rewrite the deal.
StartupDaily ·
Forward Deployed grabs $1M to turn DINGO into field-ready chemical threat detection for hostile zones.
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Violent customers could be banned from NSW stores under proposed laws targeting repeat offenders, with breaches carrying up to two years in jail and or a $5,500 fine. The post Retail rage crackdown: NSW businesses could gain powers to...
StartupDaily ·
Ex-Tesla duo MP Space grabs $23m to make Aussie spacecraft batteries and drag satellite power out of the bespoke dark ages.
SmartCompany ·
AI giant Anthropic is set to go public next month after a year of rapid growth. The post Anthropic’s blockbuster IPO to set benchmark for AI floats appeared first on SmartCompany .
StartupDaily ·
VC carry faces a tax ambush: startup gains keep the 50% CGT discount, but other payouts could jump to 47%.
StartupDaily ·
Cuttable, Syncrowin and SupaHuman bank $25.1m to kill ad grunt work, dumb industry systems and stale training.
SmartCompany ·
Are your business mobiles and tablets slowing the team down and opening you up to risks? The post DOWNLOAD: Five signs your business has outgrown its mobile tech appeared first on SmartCompany .
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Camie Fleur founder Cyana Duong said a focus on sustainability, and assistance from Global Sisters, has powered her enterprise. The post How reusable flower business Camie Fleur went from Facebook Marketplace to landing Amex appeared...
SmartCompany ·
That free skincare, complimentary hotel stay or gifted gadget might be great for your Instagram feed, but the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has a message for content creators: freebies can come with a tax bill. The post ATO cautions...
SmartCompany ·
The race to adopt AI is on, but businesses need to think carefully about where artificial intelligence genuinely adds value and where it can introduce new risks. The post ‘It takes a mess and amplifies it’: Five AI finance mistakes...
StartupDaily ·
Tesla kills Australia’s Cybertruck dream after seven years, refunds deposits and offers FSD bait.
SmartCompany ·
After a sponsored post that upset accountants, British entrepreneur Amelia Sordell is "grateful" for Xero acknowledging she followed agency processes. The post Influencer speaks out after Xero says agency “breakdown” behind...
SmartCompany ·
Keep on reading to learn more about Cuttable, Syncrowin, and SupaHuman. The post Three ANZ startups that raised $25.1 million this week appeared first on SmartCompany .
SmartCompany ·
Canva has launched Craft, its first public image-generation model, outperforming major tech rivals and opening up new commercial opportunities for the Australian design giant. The post Canva’s first public image generation model cements...
StartupDaily ·
Chalmers drops startup tax bill next week—CGT carrots, R&D cuts and VC tweaks.
SmartCompany ·
Victoria doubles Alice Anderson Fund with $10m for women-led startups. The post Alice Anderson Fund scores $10 million funding boost appeared first on SmartCompany .
StartupDaily ·
OpenAI stacks its Aussie AI watchdog bench as EatClub, Cicada and Budgetly poach growth firepower.
SmartCompany ·
The precautionary measures follow the discovery of critical security flaws affecting the PHP coding language. The post Australian businesses pull websites offline over PHP threat appeared first on SmartCompany .
StartupDaily ·
Victoria doubles Alice Anderson Fund with $10m for women-led startups.
SmartCompany ·
Proposed online safety laws could saddle small businesses with burdensome annual risk assessments and hefty compliance bills. The post Small businesses face mandatory audits under costly new online safety rules appeared first on...
StartupDaily ·
Australia’s AI data-centre boom hits the wall as NextDC tanks, Firmus sweats OpenAI, and WinDC courts Nvidia.
SmartCompany ·
Cuttable, the rising startup from A Cloud Guru co-founder Sam Kroonenburg, is expanding into "ads that learn". The post Cuttable raises $20 million to help brands post social media ads at scale appeared first on SmartCompany .
StartupDaily ·
Cuttable grabs $20m to make AI ads learn from every flop and winner, not just churn content.
StartupDaily ·
The loss and trillion-dollar compute appetite torch IPO hype as valuation hopes sink.
StartupDaily ·
Founders, stop worshipping your pitch deck: IPO markets buy proof, reputation and belief, not your script.
SmartCompany ·
A bespoke wine cellar business is battling negative reviews from total strangers, following a contentious appearance on reality TV show The Block. The post Fake one-star Google reviews flood custom cellar business after The Block...
StartupDaily ·
From hands-on demos to hidden gems, Silvi Vann-Wall shares her top game picks from PAX Australia.
SmartCompany ·
The startup's Micro Honey Harvester ranks among products from the likes of Apple, Anthropic, and Fujifilm on the annual list. The post Victorian honey harvesting HiveKeepers among TIME Magazine’s top inventions of the year appeared...
SmartCompany ·
The card surcharge ban is an opportunity to get smarter about pricing. The post The surcharge ban isn’t a threat to profitability, it’s a prompt to get smarter about pricing appeared first on SmartCompany .
StartupDaily ·
Firmus’ $44bn IPO imploded as backers dodged lock-ups, leaving new investors holding the AI hot potato.
StartupDaily ·
Icehouse blows past its NZ$150m target, pulling NZ$180m for Kiwi growth bets like Halter and Supabase—see how KiwiSaver is reshaping VC.
SmartCompany ·
Digital marketing experts say small businesses should pay attention to Meta’s updated terms and services, which give the social media giant the ability to “access, index, cache, analyse, collect, retrieve... The post Meta’s new AI...
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Rogue AI can hack Australia with fewer penalties than hacked firms face.
StartupDaily ·
Innovation Victoria is dangling $150k to turn uni research into startups - apply by April 2.
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StartupDaily ·
Syncrowin grabs $3M to put AI in factories and cut breakdowns and waste before they bite.
SmartCompany ·
Revenue from turning Australian research into businesses and commercial products hit a record $336 million in 2025, up 39%, even as government funding cuts threaten startup growth. The post Research commercialisation hits record $336...
StartupDaily ·
AI’s boom runs on Nvidia-funded loops, and circular financing could torch stocks and super funds.
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