This Week in Startups Australia
Author mpescePosted on Would you dream of starting your own telco? Sick of carrying a folder of SIMs as he traveled the world, Scott King reckoned he could – and did. ZapMe gives users a single number that’s always available in any country – and always routes to their mobile. It’s a great beginning – in a market filled with regulators and massive competitors. How can you build a successful startup in such a contested environment? TWISTA asks – and gets some unexpected answers.
Author mpescePosted on TWISTA swims across the ditch to talk with Steve Leftly, founder of Kiwi startup Myovolt. Straddling the line between medtech and consumer wearable, Myovolt offers both pain relief and faster rehabilitation for folks with muscle strains and injuries. But building a startup with a medical focus means regulations, certifications – and investors prepared to bide their time. How’s that work?
Recorded live from the show floor at the 2025 Canterbury Tech Summit – big thanks to those folks for making it all come together!
Author mpescePosted on After a bit of a pause, THIS WEEK IN STARTUPS AUSTRALIA returns with its annual preview of Spark Festival – sparkfestival.co – with Spark Festival board member and TWISTA ‘guardian angel’ Murray Hurps, and communications director Paul Wallbank. We go through the festival, then pivot to an examination of the state of the startup community, following the closure of the York Street startup hub – and celebrate the new UTS Startups co-working space!
