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Calling QUEENSLAND and SOUTH AUSTRALIA: Techboard is coming to you!

Over the past months Techboard has extended its coverage to include New South Wales and Victoria. We added state-based Community Managers for each of those states, Alex Kohn and Rebecca Hoo respectively.

We’re excited to announce that next on the list is Queensland and South Australia. As such, we are now looking to appoint Community Managers in each of those states. This is a unique and exciting opportunity, for people who are passionate about startups and tech companies, well connected to their local communities, and who are keen to support their local startups. The role primarily consists of staying abreast of new and trending startups, attending startup events, reading the business press, collating metrics on companies, all in order to generate ecosystem reports and Techboard’s startup ranking, and to encourage engagement by companies with the platform. The role is best suited to a methodical, data-driven type of personality, balanced with an outgoing personality and appropriate amount of enthusiasm and people skills, as you will be networking and talking to entrepreneurs. This is a fantastic profile-building role through which you will meet and engage with a broad range of people and companies in your state and nationally, and further develop your existing network.

Expressions of interest should be emailed to [email protected]. Alternatively, you can call Raf for more information on 0439 829 898. Vesting equity will be offered to the right candidates.

If this role is not for you but you know someone who would be a good fit, please make the introduction, as we will reward a successful referral!

 

Crowdfunding update – Equity Crowdfunding to be Extended to Pty Ltd Companies

Back in March we reported that the Australian Senate had passed Crowd Funding Legislation. That legislation which will come into force on 29 September 2017 was criticised for not enabling private companies to use the new regime.  However at that time The Treasurer, Scott Morrison stated that work was already underway to enable Pty Ltd companies to equity crowdfund. Well Yesterday it was announced that Equity Crowd funding (or Crowd-sourced Equity Funding) would be extended to proprietary companies and that the Australian Securities and Investments Commission would be funded to the tune of $4.5M over 5 years to “implement and monitor” the changes. Read More

HealthEngine Tops April Ranking on Back of $26.7m Capital Raise

Techboard's ranking has expanded again, now adding Victoria to the states we cover. We are now capturing data on over 1,000 startups and tech companies from NSW, Victoria, WA and NT. In April we captured 26 individual funding events, 96 separate company milestones and close to 400 pieces of news coverage. This rich data is slowly being added to the individual company profiles on Techboard, as we build a permanent record of the highlights of individual Australian companies.

As usual with our rankings listed startups have dominated the very top of the ranking taking out 4 of the top 5 spots but across the top 20 listed and unlisted companies are equally represented. This is due to a number of factors including the comparative scale of capital raises coupled with continuous disclosure requirements and greater emphasis and energies by listed companies towards investor relations and PR. This month our top ranked company is unlisted and is the only unlisted company in the top 5. We anticipate that over the coming months the balance in the top of our rankings will tend to even out more between private and public companies as the large Venture Capital funds start to make more investments from their recently announced funds.

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Funding Events and Milestones April 2017

Every month here at Techboard we publish a ranking of Australian Startups and Young Technology Companies (see our April Ranking). One of the most significant inputs into a company’s monthly score is milestones and funding events. We collect this information in a number of ways: we use our semi-automated google news scraper, we keep track of what we hear on the grapevine (the public information) and companies report their achievements to Techboard using our Announcements platform.

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Australian Startups: $160M Raised and $170M in Acquisitions During March Quarter 2017

Startup & Tech Company Funding report for March Quarter Out NOW!!

This is the second funding report we have published, and the first covering the eastern states, so it is an exciting milestone for Techboard. The Report only includes deals announced or confirmed in the January to March 2017 quarter, involving startups and tech companies which are eligible for a listing on Techboard. The scope is currently limited to New South Wales, Victoria, Western Australia and the Northern Territory.  In line with Techboard’s plans to take its Startup Ranking fully National, we will also be expanding the coverage of future funding reports to include the remaining Australian states. 

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Innovation Tax Incentive: Techboard Partners with BDO

Techboard is pleased to announce that on the not so long lead up til the end of another tax year we have partnered with BDO to bring the Techboard audience increased guidance on the application of the Innovation Tax Incentive.

BDO have developed a number of documents to help Australian startups, tech companies and investors to self assess for the Innovation Tax Incentive. For an investor they will assist to determine if an investment they have made or are planning to make will entitle them to tax relief and for a company the forms will help them to judge whether they are eligible as a Early Stage Innovation Company which can arm them for discussions with potential investors. 

 

 

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Australian Startups Milestones and Achievements March 2017

Every month here at Techboard we publish a ranking of Australian Startups and Young Technology Companies (see our March Ranking). One of the most significant inputs into a company’s monthly score is milestones and achievements. We collect this information in a number of ways: we use our semi-automated google news scraper, we keep track of what we hear on the grapevine (the public information) and companies report their achievements to Techboard using  our Announcements platform.

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Perth-based ASX listed companies dominate Techboard’s March Startup Ranking

This Startup Ranking is our third to cover Startups and Young Technology Companies from WA and from NSW. This month the top five companies in our Startup Ranking were all ASX listed and all from Perth Western Australia (although 1 has relocated its HQ to Melbourne). Our top four startups collectively raised over $25m in March, through a combination of share placements and backdoor listings.

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Is it time make an Announcement on Techboard?

We have our March Startup Ranking coming out THIS WEEK. Our most popular content on the Techboard platform is our Monthly Startup Ranking. When we publish our ranking we always get more visits to the site and more attention generally.  So now is a great time to make an announcement and capitalise on this.

 

So who can make announcements on Techboard?

Any Australian Startup or Young Tech Company can set up or claim a company profile the Techboard Team have created. Once they have done this they can use our Announcements platform. Claiming profiles and making announcements is FREE.

Do you have anything you could or should announce?

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