Skedulo, a service that helps businesses manage their mobile employees, today announced that it has raised a $28 million Series B funding round led by M12, Microsoft’s venture fund. Existing investors Blackbird and Castanoa Ventures also participated in this round. The company’s service offers businesses all fo the necessary tools to manage their mobile employees, […]
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Macquarie Capital Venture Studio adds three new companies to infrastructure tech portfolio
Macquarie Capital Venture Studio, the infrastructure-focused accelerator affiliated with the nearly $500 billion-dollar investment firm, Macquarie Group, has added three companies to its portfolio. The companies, AirMap, Envoy Technologies, and Teralytic, provide services in airspace management for drones; electric vehicle sharing services; and soil analysis, respectively. Through the venture studio, Macquarie tries to bring the […]
View More Macquarie Capital Venture Studio adds three new companies to infrastructure tech portfolioBots are cheap and effective. One startup trolls them into going away
Bots are ruining the internet. When they’re not pummeling a website with usernames and passwords from a long list of stolen credentials, they’re scraping the price of hotels or train tickets and odds from betting sites to get the best data. Or, they’re just trying to knock a website offline for hours at a time. […]
View More Bots are cheap and effective. One startup trolls them into going awayElon Musk does the math on another massive tunnel
Could yet another Elon Musk project in Australia have blossomed on Twitter?
Probably not, but he’s quoted $1 billion AUD for it anyway.
The Tesla CEO responded to a tweet from Australian politician Jeremy Buckingham, who reached out to Musk abo…
Jane VC, a new fund for female entrepreneurs, wants founders to cold email them
Want to pitch a venture capitalist? You’ll need a “warm introduction” first. At least that’s what most in the business will advise. Find a person, typically a man, who made the VC you’re interested in pitching a whole bunch of money at some point and have them introduce you. Why? Because VCs love people who’ve […]
View More Jane VC, a new fund for female entrepreneurs, wants founders to cold email themProtesters shine torches, lights onto the Sydney Opera House
More than 1,000 protesters, armed with torches, flashlights and smartphones, shone lights on the sails of the Sydney Opera House in Australia on Tuesday night.
Protesters sought to obscure a promotion for a horse racing event called The Everest, afte…
Google Street View cars will be roaming around the planet to check our air quality with these sensors
Aclima, a San Francisco-based startup building Internet-connected air quality sensors has announced plans to integrate its mobile sensing platform into Google’s global fleet of Street View vehicles. Google uses the Street View cars to map the land for Google Maps. Starting with 50 cars in Houston, Mexico City and Sydney, Aclima will capture air quality […]
View More Google Street View cars will be roaming around the planet to check our air quality with these sensorsHong Kong co-working startup Campfire pulls in $18M ahead of global expansion
WeWork may be doubling down on Asia, having initially focused its efforts on China, but that isn’t stopping local players from hatching ambitious expansion plans of their own. One of those eying new markets is Hong Kong-based Campfire, which tries to stand out from the crowd with industry-focused spaces. Today, the startup announced it has […]
View More Hong Kong co-working startup Campfire pulls in $18M ahead of global expansionGiant rainbow crossing returns to Sydney after its controversial removal
Sydney’s beloved rainbow crossing was both a symbol of LGBTQ pride and a popular tourist attraction before the State Government controversially covered it up without warning.
Now, the rainbow is being permanently reinstated.
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TechCrunch’s Startup Battlefield is coming soon to Beirut, São Paolo and Lagos
Everyone knows there are thriving startup communities outside of obvious hubs, like San Francisco, Berlin, Bangalore and Beijing, but they don’t always get the support they deserve. Last year, TechCrunch took a major page from its playbook, the Startup Battlefield competition, and staged the event in Nairobi, Kenya to find the best early stage startup […]
View More TechCrunch’s Startup Battlefield is coming soon to Beirut, São Paolo and LagosChina’s Didi Chuxing continues its international expansion with Australia launch
Didi Chuxing, China’s dominant ride-hailing company, is continuing its international expansion after it announced plans to launch in Australia this month. The company — which bought Uber’s China business in 2016 — said it will begin serving customers in Melbourne from June 25 following a month-long trial period in Geelong, a neighboring city that’s 75km […]
View More China’s Didi Chuxing continues its international expansion with Australia launchSeal no longer allowed to take cat naps in the park
It’s tough work to find that perfect sunbathing spot by the water, but this Australian fur seal will have to look for another one.
Dubbed “Sealvester,” a neighbourhood seal has been blocked from its go-to nap spot in the eastern Sydney suburb of Rush…