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Digital Future Aotearoa calls for greater laptop donations
EduTech

Digital Future Aotearoa calls for greater laptop donations

Amid a growing digital divide, Digital Future Aotearoa urgently appeals for laptop donations for their RAD initiative, supporting educational and employment aspirations of Aotearoa's youth.

By Tom Raynel • 3 min read • Thu, 14th Mar 2024

Global Stories

STX Next enhances Man Group's fund management via innovative tech tools
Data Analytics

STX Next enhances Man Group's fund management via innovative tech tools

STX Next fortifies Man Group's client fund management through successful partnership, introducing sophisticated data discovery, filtering, and predictive tools while enhancing user experience.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 15th Mar 2024
Lisbon's Vawlt Technologies secures €2.15m for supercloud expansion
Data Protection

Lisbon's Vawlt Technologies secures €2.15m for supercloud expansion

Lisbon-based start-up, Vawlt, secures an additional €2.15m funding to boost their unique long-term distributed storage solution and expand their global footprint.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Tue, 12th Mar 2024
IWD 2024: Are we investing enough in women and open-source?
Artificial Intelligence

IWD 2024: Are we investing enough in women and open-source?

IWD 2024 puts spotlight on the need for greater investment and inclusion of women in the tech sector, particularly in the historically male-dominated world of open-source.

By Ann Schlemmer • 5 min read • Fri, 8th Mar 2024
IWD 2024: Bridging the gender gap for women tech founders
Health Technologies

IWD 2024: Bridging the gender gap for women tech founders

IWD 2024: Unconscious bias and stringent funding criteria hinder women tech founders, despite proven capability to disrupt industries and create million-dollar businesses.

By Mellissah Smith • 6 min read • Thu, 7th Mar 2024
Device Authority secures extra $2m for IoT access management growth
Network Infrastructure

Device Authority secures extra $2m for IoT access management growth

Device Authority, a leader in IoT identity and access management, has secured an additional $2m in Series A funding from US venture capital firm Mercato Partners' Prelude Fund.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 23rd Feb 2024
Dotz Nano secures $12 million for carbon capture tech
Technology funding

Dotz Nano secures $12 million for carbon capture tech

Dotz Nano secures up to A$12m aimed at further developing and commercialising their innovative carbon capture technology, DOTZearth.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Wed, 7th Feb 2024

Stories from Other Regions

Australian Proptech 'FLK it over' raises $2.5m to fuel growth
Physical Security

Australian Proptech 'FLK it over' raises $2.5m to fuel growth

Australian proptech start-up 'FLK it over' capitalises on $2.5 million funding boost to fuel rapid growth, aiming to streamline the tenant signing process for real estate agents and diversify services.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 15th Mar 2024
IWD 2024: Funding - The key to empowering female entrepreneurs in the UK
Government

IWD 2024: Funding - The key to empowering female entrepreneurs in the UK

As mere 2p in every £1 invested in early-stage UK businesses goes to women, the IWD 2024 focus is on addressing the disparity in funding for female entrepreneurs.

By Ali Skidmore • 5 min read • Fri, 8th Mar 2024
Empyrion DC secures SGD$133m green loan from UOB for Singapore data centre
Hyperscale

Empyrion DC secures SGD$133m green loan from UOB for Singapore data centre

Empyrion DC secures its first green loan of SGD$133 million from UOB, bolstering its commitment to environmental sustainability and aiding operations of the award-winning SG1 Dodid Data Centre.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Tue, 5th Mar 2024
Pimberly secures additional £4m funding for US & European expansion
Market

Pimberly secures additional £4m funding for US & European expansion

Pimberly, the UK-based PIM and DAM software provider, has secured an additional £4m ($5m) for expansion into US and European markets, raising its total funding to over £14m ($17.8m).

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 29th Feb 2024
Australia's first Indigenous sovereign cloud launched
Digital Transformation

Australia's first Indigenous sovereign cloud launched

Australia sees the launch of its first Indigenous Sovereign Cloud, a product of collaboration between DQA, Indigenous IT leader Dickerson Digital, and Microsoft.

By Tom Raynel • 3 min read • Thu, 29th Feb 2024
Australian healthcare plagued with rising rate of cyber fraud
Firewalls

Australian healthcare plagued with rising rate of cyber fraud

RSM Australia warns that identity and cyber fraud pose significant threats to the healthcare sector, with criminals exploiting complex funding sources and billing systems.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 16th Feb 2024
Australia's digital health sector yields record-breaking economic returns
Health Technologies

Australia's digital health sector yields record-breaking economic returns

Australia's digital health investment yields $19.70 in capital, 56 jobs and AUD 4.2m in gross economic value for every AUD $1m invested, according to a landmark report.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Wed, 14th Feb 2024
GigaComm secures more funding to extend ultra-fast network
Unified Communications

GigaComm secures more funding to extend ultra-fast network

Australian firm GigaComm to extend its ultra-fast internet service to more east coast businesses and residential blocks.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Tue, 13th Feb 2024
UK government invests £100m to refine AI regulation
EduTech

UK government invests £100m to refine AI regulation

The UK government earmarks £100m for more agile AI regulation to bolster the country's tech sphere, enhancing understanding and leveraging of AI's potential.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Wed, 7th Feb 2024
CarbonHQ bags AUD $600,000 pre-seed funding to streamline carbon projects
Clean technologies

CarbonHQ bags AUD $600,000 pre-seed funding to streamline carbon projects

Climate startup CarbonHQ raises AUD $600,000 in pre-seed funding to boost transparency in volatile carbon market and expedite Carbon credits projects.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Wed, 7th Feb 2024