A List of Australian Startups That You Should know About (Part 1): 1–25
This is the first part of an Australian startup series of posts I’ll be writing. Here is a list of 25 Australian startups that you should know about (part 1). I have included email addresses and the relevant website links to help you get in touch with them.
Note: Usually I would just link a website in most of the articles I write. In this case, I have decided to physically display the website links. The reason being, some Australian startups have .com.au & others have .com, .co or .io etc — which at times, can make it really confusing when you’re trying to search for them in Google.
1. Canva: Empowering the world to design.
Website: https://www.canva.com/
Founder: Melanie Perkins
Email: melanie@canva.com
2. Zeppee: Buy, sell and more importantly, re-home pets to good homes.
Website: http://www.zeppee.com.au/
Founder: Ben Burton
Email: ben@zeppee.com.au
3. ASAP: Get anything delivered on demand.
Website: http://www.getitasap.com.au/
Cofounder: Kelvin Nguyen
Email: kelvin@getitasap.com.au
4. Booodl: Find stores selling what you want.
Website: https://booodl.com
Founder: George Freney
Email: hi@booodl.com
5. Culture Amp: Culture analytics for your company.
Website: https://www.cultureamp.com/
Cofounder: Jon Williams
Email: jon@cultureamp.com
6. Aipoly: Vision through artificial intelligence.
Website: http://aipoly.com/
Cofounder: Marita Cheng
Email: marita@aipoly.com
7. Locomote: Manage every aspect of your business travel.
Website: http://www.locomote.com/
CEO: Sandra McLeod
Email: contact@locomote.com
8. Townske: Uncover cities through people you like.
Website: http://townske.com/
Cofounder: Daniel Clark
Email: daniel@townske.com
9. The Right Fit: A marketplace to connect talent with brands and clients.
Website: https://theright.fit/
Founder: Taryn Williams
Email: sjdybac@sammway.com.au (Taryn’s publicist)
10. Zova: Stay active and motivated with workouts by health experts.
Website: http://zova.com/
Founder: Niall McCarthy
Email: support@zova.com
11. CliniCloud: The medical kit of the future.
Website: https://clinicloud.com/
Founder: Andrew Lin
Email: hello@clinicloud.com
12. Stellar Home: Redefining the way people book home services.
Website: https://stellarhome.com/
Managing Director: Shaun McCambridge
Email: shaun@stellarrecruitment.com
13. Clipchamp: Share videos fast, record video easily.
Website: https://clipchamp.com/
Founder: Alexander Dreiling
Email: alex@clipchamp.com
14. Airtasker: Community marketplace for outsourcing everyday tasks.
Website: https://www.airtasker.com
Founder: Tim Fung
Email: tim@airtasker.com
15. Sendle: Door-to-door carbon neutral, flat-price delivery service.
Website: https://www.sendle.com/
Founder: James Chin Moody
Email: support@sendle.com
16. HowAboutEat: The best way to get lunch delivered at work.
Website: https://howabouteat.com/
Cofounder: Giovanni Ravone
Email: giovanniravone@rubik.com.au
17. Puntaa: Bet cash with your mates on anything.
Website: https://puntaa.co/
Founder: Jordan Oudejans
Email: hello@puntaa.co
18. Bud.Chat: Want to eat, drink, play, explore, discover, and do? Bud is your very own personal city expert. Ask Bud whatever you want, whenever you want.
Website: https://bud.chat/
Founder: Alex Tassone
Email: hey@bud.chat
19. Safety Culture: Empowering users to have a safe and efficient workplace.
Website: http://www.safetyculture.io/
Founder: Luke Anear
Email: support@safetyculture.io
20. Undrtone: Discover and share music you love.
Website: https://www.undrtone.com/
Cofounder: Scott Vener
Email: hello@undrtone.com
21. GlamCorner: Rent designer fashion online.
Website: https://www.glamcorner.com.au/
Founder: Dean Jones
Email: dean@glamcorner.com.au
22. Outbound: A social network for travellers.
Website: http://www.outboundapp.org/
Founder: Ryan Hanly
Email: rhanly@outboundapp.org
23. Handkrafted: Connect with makers to bring your vision to life.
Website: https://www.handkrafted.com/
Founder: Fred Kimel
Email: fredk@handkrafted.com
24. Shoes of Prey: Design custom made shoes online.
Website: https://www.shoesofprey.com/
Founder: Michael Fox
Email: michael@shoesofprey.com
25. Parkhound: Connecting drivers looking for parking with local residents who have spare spaces.
Website: https://www.parkhound.com.au/
Cofounder: Michael Nuciforo
Email: michael.nuciforo@parkhound.com.au
I hope you enjoyed this short list of Australian startups. It’s actually really hard to find a comprehensive updated list on Australian tech. To create this list I used This Is Vest — which showcases the best Australian startups in a such a beautiful way. If you haven’t checked them out — you should.
If there are any startups on this list that would like any information changed, please email me via: luke@ghacklabs.com. Likewise, if you are an Australian startup and would like to be featured in the next upcoming list — feel free to email me, and i’ll happily include you.
About me: The $1 Startup Advisor, writes at Startup Daily, Startup Smart,Geektime, Medium & Shushnote.
