Finance and markets
The Sydney-based startup is building “CO2-sucking machines”, taking lessons it learned from developing the world’s biggest solar farm.
The Maple-Brown brothers didn’t originally plan to join their famous father Robert’s investment boutique, but after building successful funds management careers in their own right, they changed their minds.
With the AI capex boom showing no signs of stopping, many are asking when the revenue generated from the technology will follow. Sequoia Capital has labelled it as AI’s “$600 billion question”.
The banks are facing off with fintechs in the debate over the failure and future of open banking in Australia. Either way, the regime faces obvious challenges.
Local universities are brimming with climate tech innovations, but the path to commercialisation is hard and funding gaps remain.
Private equity firms like Quadrant and Federation Asset Management are increasingly investing in later stage startups. VCs are divided on whether it is a good thing or not.
Depending on who you listen to, Australia's open banking regime is a game changer that just needs time to grow, or a failed scheme that no one uses.
Progress is slower than many hoped, but critical stages of the rollout of Australia's Consumer Data Regime are being passed. But major banks have ramped up complaints.
