Honey startup cracks $5.5 million on Indiegogo; Netflix confirms Australian launch date; How to build a sustainable VC industry in Australia

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Dear StartupSmart reader, The Australian father-and-son duo who raised more than $1 million within three hours on crowdfunding platform Indiegogo for a new honey harvesting method, have now broken the $US4 million ($A5.1m) mark. Stone and Chalk, a new fintech hub that promises to help accelerate the development of Australian fintech startups, was unveiled in Sydney yesterday. Netflix has confirmed it will officially launch in Australia and New Zealand on March 24. How to build a sustainable venture capital industry in Australia. Online legal services startup LegalVision has raised $1.2 million in angel investment that will be used to expand its tech offering and step up marketing efforts. South Australia is well placed to take a leading role in the clean technology sector, according to New Venture Institute director Matt Salier. In the public conversation that is occurring around mandatory retention, we should pay attention to how the laws and metadata are being described. Mobile phones have quietly become a global identity device we don't really need. Australia’s second-largest DSL internet provider, iiNet, has been hit with more than $200,000 in penalties for recent advertisements that the competition watchdog believes contravened Australian Consumer Law. Paris v Kim: ASX-listed games company takes on Kim Kardashian scoring deal with Paris Hilton. Kye White, Editor Money flows as Aussie honey startup cracks $5.5 million mark on Indiegogo by Broede Carmody The Australian father-and-son duo who raised more than $1 million within three hours on crowdfunding platform Indiegogo have now broken the $US4 million ($A5.1m) mark. VIEW ALL NEWS

Netflix confirms Australian launch date by Broede Carmody Netflix has confirmed it will officially launch in Australia and New Zealand on March 24. Flinders University and SA government sign MoU with US organisation for clean tech development by Eisha Gupta South Australia is well placed to take a leading role in the clean technology sector, according to New Venture Institute director Matt Salier. How to build a sustainable venture capital industry in Australia by James McKinnon There are a ton of opinion pieces written every day about what is lacking from Australia’s startup ecosystem. So much so that it’s easy to be confused about what we really need. Stone and Chalk opens with hopes to accelerate fintech growth in Australia  by Kye White Stone and Chalk, a new fintech hub that promises to help accelerate the development of Australian fintech startups, was unveiled in Sydney on Tuesday.

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