Australian hospo-tech platform EatClub banks $18.2 million as it heads abroad

Launched in 2017, the restaurant technology platform backed by celebrity chef Marco Pierre White has completed a hefty Series A raise as it eyes a UK expansion. Key Takeaways Big number $18.2 million – that’s how much cash EatClub raised in its Series A. The round was led by Co:Act Capital, a Melbourne-based venture capital […]

US and Ukraine troops deploying Australian defence innovation

Kord’s ‘centralised point of control’ allows soldiers to easily operate complex body and weapon-worn electronic devices. It was developed with the Australian Army and is now being used on the Ukrainian battlefield. The Rifle Accessory Control Unit (RACU) is ‘push-button control technology’ that enhances a soldier’s lethality and situational awareness, according to Kord. It gives […]

The world’s most powerful passports, according to a new Nomad Index

While the Henley Passport Index has long been a reference for the status of global citizenships, the Nomad Index reshuffles the world’s most powerful passports with startling results. Ranking almost anything is always subjective, but when it’s something on the scope and scale of the world’s most powerful passports, it’s hard to invest fully in […]