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Zscaler boosts AI capabilities with cybersecurity startup Avalor acquisition
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Zscaler bolsters AI data prowess with the acquisition of cybersecurity startup Avalor, to enhance proactive identification of potential data breaches.
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IWD 2024: Empowering New Investors with Clear Communication
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deloitte
Clear, accessible shareholder communication is vital to empower a growing generation of female investors, in an increasingly complex financial climate.
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IWD 2024: International Women’s Day 2024: How sharing equity is inspiring inclusion for female founders
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In 2023, female-founded US start-ups received only 2% total venture-backed capital; the International Women's Day 2024 theme 'Inspire Inclusion' aims to break down such barriers.
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NVIDIA GTC 2024 coming up soon, with AI taking centre stage
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aws
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ai
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silicon valley
GTC 2024 by NVIDIA sets to break convention with its hybrid model and a robust focus on AI, serving as a fertile ground for collaborative AI development.
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IWD 2024: Speak with your subconscious to enhance progress everywhere
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investment
A focus of International Women's Day 2024 supports personal investment to enrich lives, enhance careers, and empower industries.
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IWD 2024: Bridging gender gaps in the tech sector and startups
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Ahead of IWD 2024, the stark contrast between rising female-owned startups and the persistent pay gap in the tech industry underlines the importance of bridging gender gaps.
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Auckland AI start-up takes on underage vaping in schools
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Auckland AI start-up, MACSO, has developed pioneering technology to tackle the rising problem of vaping in schools and public spaces, supported by US investors.
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IIT Kanpur teams up with NMTronics for electronics manufacturing centre
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r&d
IIT Kanpur collaborates with NMTronics India to launch a pioneering electronics manufacturing and skills development centre, fostering industry-academia partnership and technological innovation.
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Bitera boosts Indonesia's digital economy with new data centre
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indonesia
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digital economy
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digitalisation
Bitera, a world-class data centre, has opened in Indonesia, aiming to boost the country's digital economy and combat the current under-penetration of data centre capabilities.
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VeUP appoints Cheryl Powell as new Head of HR amid ambitious growth
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cx
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london
VeUP appoints Cheryl Powell as its new Head of HR to bolster the tech consultancy's leadership team amidst its creative growth, investing and rising industry acclaim.
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Salus Ventures reaches $40m target with QIC investment boost
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Salus Ventures, an Australian seed-stage venture capital fund, has surpassed its $40m target, powered by a robust investment from Queensland Investment Corporation (QIC).
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Tech startup p0 secures $6.5m seed fund for software reliability solution
Wed, 31st Jan 2024
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New tech start-up, p0, emerges from stealth with a unique approach to software testing, having successfully secured $6.5m seed funding led by Lightspeed Venture Partners.
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FinTech Australia & major banks ignite innovation with reverse pitch event
Wed, 31st Jan 2024
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FinTech Australia, backed by Investment NSW, partners with major banks ANZ, Westpac and tech firm 1835i for a reverse pitch event on 21 February 2024, inviting fintechs to solve local banking issues.
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Start-up Agnostiq teams up with NexGen for GPU boost
Tue, 30th Jan 2024
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Toronto-based Agnostiq, has joined forces with NexGen Cloud's Hyperstack for increased GPU capacity in Agnostiq's Covalent Cloud platform, offering seamless access to high-demand GPU hardware.
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Who the backers back: Why diversity in Australian VC funding portfolios should be made public
Tue, 30th Jan 2024
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Diverse companies outperform less diverse peers, McKinsey report shows, prompting calls for Australian venture capital funds to publicly disclose diversity levels within their investment portfolios.
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Snowflake appoints Vijayant Rai as Managing Director for India
Fri, 12th Jan 2024
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big data
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bi
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cdp
Snowflake appoints seasoned tech leader Vijayant Rai as new Managing Director for India, tasking him with business expansion and the promotion of the company's Data Cloud across diverse industries.
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Salient Predictions joins Insurtech Vanguards to enhance climate resilience
Thu, 11th Jan 2024
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Weather forecasting firm, Salient Predictions, joins the Insurtech Vanguards programme, advancing insurers' response to climate change with prediction technology.
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NEC X & lotsful ally to boost startup growth with Japanese talent
Sat, 6th Jan 2024
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sales
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NEC X's strategic partnership with Persol Innovation's lotsful aims to bolster startups by leveraging the skills of top professionals from Japan's leading companies who enhance their careers through side jobs. This joint venture is set to provide cost-effective talent sources for US-based startups.
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Cledara inks sponsorship deal with Cambridge United
Thu, 4th Jan 2024
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saas
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sports
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london
Cledara, a SaaS management platform, signs a five-year deal with Cambridge United, renaming of the iconic Abbey Stadium to 'The Cledara Abbey Stadium' from January 2024.
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Aqua Security makes inaugural Fortune Cyber 60 list
Thu, 28th Dec 2023
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application security
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cloud security
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cybersecurity
Aqua Security acknowledged as key start-up in inaugural Fortune Cyber 60, heralding rapid growth in cloud-native security.
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Birchal crowdfunds $2.39 million, bolsters Australian startup ecosystem
Fri, 22nd Dec 2023
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entrepreneur
Birchal, an Australian equity crowdfunding platform, has obtained $2.39m from a successful funding campaign, benefiting local startups. .
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LawTech Hub by Lander & Rogers opens applications for AI-focused 2024 programme
Mon, 18th Dec 2023
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monash university
Australia's first legal tech accelerator, LawTech Hub by Lander and Rogers, opens applications for its AI-focused 2024 cohort.
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GetGloby partners with Aleph Group for AI-driven global ad localisation
Fri, 15th Dec 2023
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communication
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GetGloby has partnered with Aleph Group to provide AI-driven ad localisation, aiming to communicate effectively with global audiences.
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Modest growth in M&A activity predicted for next year
Thu, 14th Dec 2023
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Biztech Lawyers and Intelliworx predict modest growth in M&A activity, company consolidation, and an upswing in down round investments for 2024 tech industry.