Neural Notes: The fall of gender equity programs and what it means for tech and AI		
		
		
		
		In this issue: the end of Boosting Female Founders, Women Who Code and Girls in Tech and the threat this poses to the tech and AI sectors.		
	
	
		
		
			2023 reflections, 2024 predictions with Code Like A Girl’s Ally Watson		
		
		
		
		Ally Watson OAM, founder and CEO of Code Like A Girl shares her highs, lows, and plans for next year.		
	
	
		
		
			Awesome OAMs Abigail and Ally on fuelling business growth		
		
		
		
		In a panel discussion the founders of Code Like a Girl and KeepCup shared their growth stories: here's what winning an Order of Australia Medal means to them.		
	
	
		
		
			Funding growth		
		
		
		
		In Part one: Funding growth, our panelists tell the story and evolution of their brands, sharing how they fuelled growth with funding and partnerships.		
	
	
		
		
			eBook: Funding growth		
		
		
		
		Many businesses are well-versed and prepared to explore debts and repayments to fund their early moves, but it’s worth thinking about grants and incentives too. Our panelists shared how their businesses sought the right funding and support from the right areas.		
	
	
		
		
			“Trying to do the right thing”: Husic backs decision to pause new STEM grants as diversity review takes place		
		
		
		
		Minister for Industry and Science Ed Husic has backed the federal government's broad-reaching Diversity in STEM Review and its consultative process, following industry pushback to the decision to pause new grant funding as the review takes place.		
	
	
		
		
			Meta and Code Like A Girl’s free AR training is more important than you may realise		
		
		
		
		Meta and Code Like A Girl have partnered to offer a free AR training course for women. As large consumers of AR tools online, initiatives like this are more important than ever.		
	
	
		
		
			Four Australian startups that have raised almost $7 million this week		
		
		
		
		We're still at the beginning of the year but this week four Australian startups managed to raise almost $10 million in funding.		
	
	
		
		
			Fast-growing Smart50 winners set their sights on bigger impact and overseas expansion		
		
		
		
		Unsurprisingly July wasn't the only brand with its eye on US and global expansion at this year's Smart50 Awards.		
	
	
		
		
			Resilience, innovation and community on show: Lessons from the 2022 Smart50		
		
		
		
		A few common themes ran through the success stories and merrymaking at last night’s Smart50 Awards.		
	
	
		
		
			Zero Co, Ofload and Mad Paws: The startup winners of the 2022 Smart50 awards		
		
		
		
		Luggage startup July has taken the top spot in SmartCompany's 2022 Smart50 list, but its just one of many startups to be recognised this year.		
	
	
		
		
			From festivals to fish feed: Meet the 2022 Smart50 category winners		
		
		
		
		This year's Smart50 category winners share the same attributes: innovative approaches to legacy industries, bringing local ingenuity to a wide audience.