The Australian startup scene is booming with large numbers of startups being launched every day, but we still lack experienced founders and teams, according to a number of Australian investors.
Australian technology startup BlueChilli Group today announced it had closed an $5 million round of investment, led by the Myer Family Investments and Internode founder Simon Hackett.
Eventbrite, the self-service ticketing platform and global events marketplace, has announced the appointment of Rachael Neumann as the managing director of Australia to lead and build the local team and drive the local strategy.
Recently, parliamentary secretary to the Minister for Communications, Paul Fletcher, spent time at the Fishburners co-working space in Sydney. He shared some important insights.
5:39PM | Thursday, 12 May 2011 | As entrepenurs appear to get younger and younger, we ask, are these kids rare, freakishly gifted prodigies? Or should the start-up space get used to kids playing in their park?