The past two years have been extremely busy for proptech investment in Australia.  At the Proptech Association Australia, we have identified 18 separate transactions. We were only able to source the values of nine of those 18 transactions but that alone represents at least $274m in investment since late 2019.  Much of this activity is established players purchasing scaling proptechs to expand or deepen their product set to enhance innovation and get closer to customers.  We a

Australian technology recruitment company Real Time has released an industry talent report based on hundreds of conversations with in-demand software product managers.  Inside the Minds of Australia’s Greatest Software Product Talent , published in February 2024, examined what motivated product managers, along with the issues they described as current struggles.  Real Time Director Ellis Taylor said it was important to find out what attracted product managers to a new role, a

Asia-Pacific companies are quickly ramping up investments in generative AI and entering a higher stage of maturity, according to new research from the Infosys Knowledge Institute (IKI). The research arm of Infosys, a global leader in next-generation digital services and consulting, reported that while APAC spending currently lagged that of North America, the adoption, effectiveness and growth were among the highest globally. Forecasts revealed a 140% increase in total APAC Ge

By Kylie Davis As Australians struggle with the challenges of affordable housing, the cliches of greedy landlords, sleazy real estate agents and dodgy builders are dredged up repeatedly. And now there’s a new one – discriminatory proptech.  They are unhelpful narratives that seek to assign blame onto the many, based on the behaviour of a very few, thereby avoiding dealing with the structural issues in housing, construction and investment in this country that are unique to us

By Kylie Davis One of the biggest technology trends coming down the pipe is the rise of Web 3.0 which is going to significantly change how we use, engage with and trust all technology – not just proptech.  If like me, you were blissfully unaware that the web had model numbers*, it helps to review the past and current iterations of the web to understand this idea better.  Web 1.0 was the first generation – when the internet started. I remember this well. My husband, who was th

By Paula Shearer Artificial intelligence and its impact on humanity has been a scorching discussion topic for decades – ever since the term was coined at a Dartmouth College conference in the United States in 1956. But, until recently, most AI has remained in science fiction novels, university studies and tech labs. Now it’s publicly available – within reach, and free to use, for anyone who has access to a computer keyboard or smartphone. But, is the real estate industry read