Tenmile’s evergreen model keeps returns in the fund, backing new generations of Australian life sciences startups instead of paying out investors.
Bronwen Clune
VC and startup correspondent
Bronwen joined Capital Brief after working across the media and startups the last 15 years. She has also worked for both state and federal government helping foster innovation. She was part of the founding team at Culture Amp.
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Radium Capital has passed a $1 billion lending milestone by turning R&D tax incentives into a cashflow tool for companies.
The home energy fintech secures CEFC backing as battery installations run five times higher than this time last year, with 100,000 households installing storage in just four months.
Canva's flurry of AI related deals now make a lot more sense. But in launching its Creative Operating System, it risks losing the simplicity that is behind its success.
As Australia tiptoes around AI regulation, billions in data investment are heading offshore — and AirTrunk’s Saudi deal overnight is the latest warning sign.
After the collapse of Milkrun and the loss of his father, Koala co-founder Dany Milham has returned to lead the furniture brand through record growth, a stalled IPO and a hard-won second act.
Tech Council CEO Damian Kassabgi has resigned from his role, ending a short tenure which came under the shadow of its chair, Atlassian co-founder Scott Farquhar.
While the tech world races to declare AI supremacy, Notion CEO Ivan Zhao takes a craftsman's approach to language models — comparing them to brewing beer rather than building bridges.
The former Grok Ventures investment chief is tackling the funding gap stranding climate hardware firms between venture capital and traditional infrastructure money.
SXSW Sydney’s big budget but inauthentic veneer hides where the real creativity happens: in the unofficial parties and gatherings that are blooming around it.
Partners from Australia's biggest venture capital firms warn that traditional startup defences are crumbling in the AI era, with hardware and velocity being the best defences.
SXSW Sydney quietly lost two of its major drawcard speakers — Signal’s Meredith Whittaker and billionaire Lucy Guo — as it becomes better known for its side events than the main program.
The Albanese government plans to fast-track approvals for data centres with their own renewable energy as Australia races to build AI infrastructure.
Silicon Valley's unprecedented $100 million seed rounds are forcing venture capitalists from Austin to Sydney to rethink their investment strategies.
With ChatGPT as her 'CTO', solo developer Alisa Wu raised $2 million for her startup. It raises the question consuming Silicon Valley: just how far can one founder go?
A 22-year-old Australian with no employees or product has pulled off a funding round that highlights a shift in attitudes towards solo founders, and investor appetite for exposure to AI.
As women leave VC due to limited pathways, Maxine Minter of Co Ventures says there’s another route forward for those who want to stay: building their own funds.
Women who joined VC during the post-Covid boom are exiting for startup roles, citing limited advancement and exhaustion from advocating for diversity.
New Zealand’s economy may be in a rough patch, but startups like Halter and Tracksuit are proving the old adage that pressure breeds innovation.
Virtual fencing is creating a two-tier cattle economy, where smartwatch-wearing cows on one side of a border enjoy the future while neighbours stay analog.
Once Australia's largest innovation fund, Breakthrough Victoria is facing an uncertain future with rampant speculation it may make no further investments.
The bank has pulled the plug on the venture arm it launched in 2019, and will fold its investments into a new structure amid a broader cost-cutting agenda.
Afterpay and Airwallex are two of Australia’s biggest startup successes, but Up Bank founder Dom Pym says venture capital rules are choking investment in the next wave of fintechs.
Only 27% of ASX 200 companies have disclosed AI activity, according to new research from Matt Vitale’s New Dialogue, compared with 90% of the Fortune 500.
The govtech platform's CEO said he had VCs "beating down my door" but chose to raise venture debt to expand its business, as it gave it more control over its future.
Canva’s belated 2021 and 2022 accounts show statutory losses. Yet far from disproving its profitability, the filings reflect the standard software company playbook.
Regulatory filings reveal a flurry of activity at the design company and detail for the first time the price it paid for a fledgling Sydney AI startup.
A federal court judge this week ruled that the dispute between the HR startup and ASX jobs giant will proceed to trial - as a top ASX analyst weighed in on the fight.
New returns data released by the nation's top VC firm to investors suggests the dark days for the asset class might finally be over after a difficult few years.
Copyright controversies didn't get a mention during Scott Farquhar’s National Tech Summit panel. But he did urge Australia to back digital embassies and data centres.
New court documents reveal how EVP is attempting to recover funds tied up in the collapsed startup, and how a key defendant in the VC firm's lawsuit is pushing back.
