The Sydney venture firm is changing as the “most significant platform shift in a generation” upends its portfolio companies, and VC itself.
Airtree Ventures
Blackbird and Airtree are counting extraordinary returns from the $1.6 billion Hims & Hers deal — and the sector is watching closely as paper gains finally start converting to cash.
Australia's top VCs are sitting on record dry powder as the AI boom continues to reshape the investment landscape.
After years of juggling disparate causes, the Tech Council of Australia has found in artificial intelligence a high-stakes issue to rally around.
The Australian fintech is flipping the script, acquiring legacy bricks-and-mortar businesses to drive its offshore expansion, with two new acquisitions announced.
Australian tech firm Fair Supply uses its database of 60 billion supply chains to reveal the hidden, compounding costs of Trump’s tariffs beyond headline rates.
NextGen Ventures' $2.5 million fund is modelled on America's Dorm Room Ventures, which has backed student-run startups that went on to raise US$6 billion.
The former Dovetail and Atlassian executive behind Twine says communication between product and sales teams is worse than most realise, and AI can bridge the gap.
The strategic investment is the group’s first external capital injection since its formation in 2003.
AI, crypto, ESG, regtech are all attracting interest from fintech investors but the critical mass in the sector still sits within a single market: payments.
All signs are pointing to heightened activity in the once dormant secondary market for shares in Australian startups. And investors think it's a good thing.
