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Scientists in Lab Coats Accidentally Build Billion-Dollar Startup Without Becoming Founders or Posting on LinkedIn
University of Queensland research commercialised through Vicebio, nets $245m payday, zero Canva templates involved. In a historic win for...
Jul 242 min read


Queensland VC Report Declares: “We’re Here, And Yes: We Brought Term Sheets”
$417M raised, 109 deals done, and 417 humble LinkedIn posts drafted by founders pretending it wasn’t that hard: Check out the Queensland...
Jul 243 min read


New VC Fund Gives Sydney and Melbourne the Middle Finger, Focuses on 'Literally Anywhere Else’
In what industry experts are calling "the most beautiful revenge story since Kill Bill but with term sheets," a new venture capital fund...
Jul 233 min read


Where AI Dreams and Cricket Met Reality: VCs and Founders Hit the Reef at Tropical Innovation Festival
CAIRNS, QLD — What happens when you put a boat full of VCs, founders, and one Indian cricket league investor out on the reef? Tropical...
Jul 12 min read


Tropical Innovation Festival kicked off with an investor roast: Dan Gavel proves VCs are human (barely)
CAIRNS, QLD — The Tropical Innovation Festival opened with the annual Investor Roast and Reverse Pitch , where some of Australia’s...
Jul 12 min read


Canva Buys Magic Brief, Proving You Can Pick Your Family (If they're on the cap table)
In a move that combines strategic acquisition with warm family energy, Canva has officially acquired Magic Brief, the creative strategy...
Jun 212 min read


Queensland VCs Discover Revolutionary Networking Concept: Actually Getting to Know People
Breaking: Local entrepreneurs forced to have personalities beyond their LinkedIn profiles In what industry experts are calling "the most...
May 303 min read


Tropical Innovation Festival: The One Startup Event That Doesn't Make You Want to Fake a Family Emergency
Cairns, QLD — In a shocking turn of events, Queensland has produced a startup event that people actually want to attend twice. The...
May 264 min read


Brisbane's Bidhive Acquisition Proves Queensland's Startup Formula is Working
In a validation of Queensland's practical approach to tech innovation, Brisbane-based bid management platform Bidhive has been acquired...
May 212 min read


Startup Narrowly Avoids Catastrophe After Confusing UX with UI
Sunshine Coast, QLD — In a nail-biting series of events that nearly toppled the fledgling tech startup Interfacer, founders narrowly...
May 213 min read


Venture Capital Fund Announces Bold New Strategy: Investing in Technical Debt
In a move that has stunned family offices around the world, disruptor venture capital fund DebtTech Ventures has announced a...
May 214 min read


BREAKING: We Thought ABC News Had Started Writing Satire, But Nope, That's Actually Real Life
Billy Evans launches new blood testing startup while wife Elizabeth Holmes serves prison time for... Blood testing startup fraud. Is This...
May 133 min read


Startup Launches App to “Unify Time” for Communities Divided by Daylight Saving Confusion
Tweed Heads, NSW — In what they’re calling a groundbreaking solution to a problem most people didn’t know existed or care about, tech...
May 123 min read


QUEENSLAND STARTUP SCENE SHOCKED TO DISCOVER AI MAKES PITCH DECKS EVEN LESS BELIEVABLE THAN FOUNDERS DO
BRISBANE, QLD – The StartBuddy demo day came to a grinding halt after founders discovered all too late that the organiser's AI agent,...
May 74 min read


Labor's Queensland Sweep: A Win for Tech Companies or Just Another Political Sea Change?
BRISBANE, QLD — In what can only be described as the most dramatic Queensland political shuffle since someone suggested daylight savings...
May 74 min read


RELATIONSHIP GUIDE: Why Working at Startups is Just Dating Fuckboys with Equity
BRISBANE, QLD — Let's face it: working at a startup is exactly like dating a fuckboy. Both experiences promise the world, demand...
May 52 min read


Want to Actually Make Money in AI? Stop Ignoring the 2.7 Billion Deskless Workers
A thesis piece by Fee Barry (Tidal Ventures), continuing her mission of telling founders what to build so she doesn't have to. The Tech...
May 54 min read


What Do Beauty Discovery and AI Co-Design Have in Common? They're Both From Queensland (Obviously)
BRISBANE, QLD — In a turn of events that will shock absolutely no one who's been paying attention, two Queensland-founded startups have...
May 23 min read


BREAKING: Famous Chef Massimo Bottura Can Make Pasta
BRISBANE, QLD — In a shocking departure from our usual tech coverage, The Rocket Advocate is proud to present this comprehensive profile...
May 12 min read


BREAKING: Fee Barry Discovers Fourth Queensland Startup at Sunrise Festival, Defying Known Laws of Mathematics
SYDNEY, NSW — In what can only be described as a scientific miracle that challenges the fundamental constants of the universe, Rocket...
May 12 min read
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