Oneflare raises $1 million; Spacecubed’s successful crowdfunding campaign; Hackett’s aviation investment

HOME | ADVERTISE | CONTACT US Dear StartupSmart reader, Local services marketplace Oneflare has secured an additional $1 million in funding as the service begins preparations for international expansion. Perth coworking space Spacecubed has successfully raised over $50,000 in a crowdfunding campaign to open up a new space on level nine of its main St Georges Terrace venue. Aviation app developer Avsoft is gaining altitude across Australia, New Zealand and the US following an investment from entrepreneur Simon Hackett, with the company recently releasing an entry-level version of its CASA-approved app for Android devices. PricePal is raising capital from investors as its recently launched web app helps consumers to cash in by giving them a cashback discount on their purchases from participating online retailers. The Immersive technology industry is set to boom with Google investing in Magic Leap. Cardly, a prototype digital ID wallet app developed by Canberra-based Imagine Team, enables users to load their government cards onto the app, access and use those cards through their smartphones, eliminating the need to carry them around. Telstra gets serious about health tech, but will the public trust it? If you've ever been lucky (or is that unlucky) enough to sit through a tech conference, you'll recognise what's going on in this little game of bingo. Ebola panic grips the US; Marc Andreessen on diversity; and cloned puppies for sale, here’s the Best of the Web. Bronwen Clune, Editor Oneflare secures $1 million investment to fund UK expansion by Andrew Sadauskas Local services marketplace Oneflare has secured an additional $1 million in funding as the service begins preparations for international expansion. VIEW ALL NEWS Online shopping cashback services turns to investors after web app launch by Andrew Sadauskas PricePal is raising capital from investors as its recently launched web app helps consumers to cash in by giving them a cashback discount on their purchases from participating online retailers. Perth’s Spacecubed raises over $50,000 in crowdfunding for new Level 9 coworking space by Andrew Sadauskas Perth coworking space Spacecubed has successfully raised over $50,000 in a crowdfunding campaign to open up a new space on level nine of its main St Georges Terrace venue. Immersive technology industry set to boom with Google investing in Magic Leap by Broede Carmody Google has joined the race to dominate the immersive technology market after investing more than $600 million in augmented reality startup Magic Leap. Telstra gets serious about health tech, but will the public trust it? by David Glance Australian telecommunications company Telstra has this week announced its intentions to significantly develop its health business. THE NEWS WRAP: Twitpic reaches agreement with Twitter over domain and pics by Kye White Twitpic, which recently announced it would be closing down, has agreed to give Twitter the Twitpic domain and photo archive, keeping the photos and links alive. READ MORE Grand disruption: how startups can impact the Australian business scene Brought to you by Sensis A 2013 report reveals the Australian business scene is an environment ripe for disruption. Here’s how startups can identify and take advantage of the opportunities. READ MORE Best of the Web: Ebola panic grips the US; Marc Andreessen on diversity; and cloned puppies for sale by Bronwen Clune With the fear of Ebola spreading at a much faster rate than the virus, The New Yorker takes time out from the hysteria to trace the origins of this latest outbreak. READ MORE Hackett investment has shifted Australian aviation app into full throttle by Andrew Sadauskas Aviation app developer Avsoft is gaining altitude across Australia, New Zealand and the US following an investment from entrepreneur Simon Hackett, with the company recently releasing an entry-level version of its CASA-approved app for Android devices. READ MORE Forget beach blanket bingo, tech conference bingo's all the rage by Cara Waters If you've ever been lucky (or is that unlucky) enough to sit through a tech conference, you'll recognise what's going on in this little game of bingo. READ MORE ACT startup challenge winner comes up with the antidote to George Costanza’s exploding wallet  by Kye White If George Costanza had Cardly, his wallet might never have exploded. READ MORE