As Australia is battling its severest floods yet, the devastating effect floods have on our communities are becoming painfully clear. With floods being predicted to displace 50 million people by 2100.
It would be amiss not to highlight the Brisbane startup previously featured on IdeaSpies. FloodMapp. They are on a mission to shake up hydrology and predictive analytics with their modern approach to flood data. Using real-time specific flood forecasting and mapping, FloodMapp interoperates with existing geographic information systems and provides situational awareness to emergency response and recovery personnel. Improving the emergency management process.
https://www.floodmapp.com/
You are an employer that provides incredible opportunities...fun work culture, great benefits, inspiring team, respected brand….but finding talent is hard. Why? The answer is simple; traditional recruitment methods are terrible at conveying these qualities to prospective candidates offering little opportunity for a company to amplify its brand and culture from competitors. Vocul is a Candidate Experience and Employer Branding platform to help companies attract, convert and engage with potential employees. Vocul helps improve candidate experience by providing a deeper insight into companies cultures with visual job descriptions, careers and culture hub’s, supported by a fully integrated Applicant Tracking System.https://www.vocul.com.au/
You would think the obvious answer is a sounding no, but this startup is testing this theory. Medical virtual reality company Vantari VR is encouraging its staff to game during work hours.Doctors and co-founders Dr Vijay Paul and Dr Nishanth Krishnananthan's initiative 'Gaming for Good' encourages their staff to spend one Friday afternoon a month connecting and bonding with their coworkers with gaming sessions, prioritising the unique and collaborative connection and camaraderie you get while playing games, with some studies finding that gaming actually makes better doctors. Read more about Vantari VR's initiative here: https://www.startupdaily.net/2022/02/why-medtech-startup-vantari-lets-its-staff-game-during-work-hours/
An effective brand strategy is key for startups and SMEs, especially in today's competitive market. Getting this right while simultaneously trying to juggle the million other things that a startup needs to do in its early stages can be extremely challenging. This often means that the business brand strategy is put on the back burner as founders focus on getting the startup on its legs.
Backed by Global VC Antler, it’s going to be exciting to see the success of Bramp, an all-in-one branding solution for startups and SMEs. Bramp enables founders to connect strategy, design, and marketing.
https://www.bramp.co/
Plant-based meat alternative that actually tastes like meat? Impossible some think. Startup founders see the challenge and rise to it.
The market for sustainable meat has exploded over the last few years and is only expected to grow as it's expected that meat production will be unsustainable by 2050, by expected rates of consumption. Australian startup Fënn Foods was created by Michelin-star trained chef Alejandro Cancino, from Brisbane restaurant Urbane. Last year Fënn Foods became the first company in the world to launch a certified carbon neutral plant-based mince under its vEEF brand.Learn more here: https://fennfoods.com/
Melbourne based startup Andisor is a B2B marketplace created for emerging lifestyle brands. The aim is to digitise the wholesale journey and discover ways for retailers to better collaborate with their suppliers. Andisor allows brands to focus on driving growth by connecting them with premium wholesale retailers in 4 simple steps. It's a fuss-free process that enables brands to spend more time on building meaningful relationships and drive business growth - something that small businesses often are sorely needing more time to do.Currently still in it's invite-only pilot it will be interesting to see its success when live. https://www.andisor.com/
