While building a bioreactor for NASA, co-founders Jordana Blackman and Tiffanwy Klippel-Cooper imagined a new way to think about how biology and physics intertwine.
Technology and startups
Australia’s only dedicated secondaries fund has put a figure on the venture liquidity gap — and wants super funds to help close it.
Australia’s AI workforce won’t come from classrooms or policy plans. It will be built by communities learning, experimenting and solving real problems.
Fund manager GQG is paying the price for its contrarian bet against the AI boom, as analysts split on whether the rally fades, morphs or powers on.
The Sydney fund manager has accused an American company of misrepresenting its finances during due diligence before a merger with Sendle, which ceased operating this week.
On the cusp of becoming Australia's next unicorn, Euc has parted ways with senior staff and paused a product expansion to focus on its core business. Investors say that's a good thing.
Public health may never fund prevention properly. But technology and consumer curiosity could drive a new era of proactive, personalised healthcare.
The post-COVID consensus that global tech companies could be built from Australia is under threat, with the AI boom and American exceptionalism luring local founders back to the US.
The year hasn't started quietly, with a royal commission backflip, a One Nation polling jolt, Trump tremors, BlueScope drama and the onward march of AI all packing the calendar early.
They offer subtly different products and target different customers, but payments fintechs like Airwallex, Wise, Revolut and YouTrip are threatening bank dominance and rapidly reshaping global finance.
Employment Hero and Seek have quietly settled their legal stoush, avoiding a high-stakes court fight and removing a major distraction for both companies.
The unicorn hopeful has put its men’s longevity play on the backburner as it pushes to expand women’s weight loss brand Juniper’s product offering in the UK.
Australian founder Max Marchione’s ambitious health tech startup Superpower captures the new Silicon Valley mood: loud, brash and convinced AI will eat the world.
The eSafety commissioner, which has repeatedly clashed with the tech billionaire, is investigating fresh complaints over sexualised deepfakes created on AI platform Grok.
Australian Max Marchione runs one of Silicon Valley’s hottest AI health startups and greets everyone with a hug. He also regularly injects his employees with experimental compounds.
As Canva readies for a US listing, Australia’s startup scene faces a bigger question: can one giant exit spark a cycle of reinvestment and growth?
After a favourable ATO ruling, Vield is set to secure Australia’s first warehouse facility for crypto-backed loans from a traditional lender.
Coby Hanoch says Australia must lift semiconductor investment to remain competitive in AI and advanced computing, as his company secures its biggest licensing deal to date.
