Startups
The government says “equity is foundational”. For the women who built a program to prove it, it’s become another disappointing lesson in who really holds power.
The founder of collapsed medtech StrongRoom AI has appeared in court as liquidators examine the startup's demise and raise questions about an acquisition it made before things went south.
The Sydney startup has built a slow-release capsule that can reach the 70% of livestock methane emissions from cow flatulence and belching ‒ where most other solutions can't go.
Canadian VC firm Inovia Capital led the raise into the SF-based, Australian founded startup with participation from Y Combinator, Character Capital and Singapore's January Capital.
Backed by Blackbird, Sydney’s Vexev has clinically proven a world-first autonomous ultrasound robot, performing specialist scans at the press of a button.
A key witness in legal proceedings over the collapse of medtech startup StrongRoom AI repeatedly invoked privilege in court as ATO tax debts and urgent messages were discussed.
Two women-led groups have been dumped from a $4.9 million FemTech initative they helped found following a dispute with Professionals Australia over unpaid work.
The Sydney startup, founded by industry veterans Jono Harrison and Luke Bevans, is pushing for Australia to catch up with global music markets.
Tenmile’s evergreen model keeps returns in the fund, backing new generations of Australian life sciences startups instead of paying out investors.
Australia has the brains and grit to compete globally, but not the speed. To win capital, founders must ditch comfort and move with US-level urgency.
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.
The founders confirmed to Capital Brief last week that they would exit their AI security startup Redactive following its sale to RecordPoint.
The Perth-based startup has struck deals with Quiksilver, Papinelle and Audi to start rolling out its sustainable plastic alternative.
Australia faces a tech skills shortfall equal to a whole city’s workforce. Without more women in tech, especially outside major cities, we can’t close the gap.
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.
Eligible users of Heidi’s AI-powered “medical scribe” will be able to buy into the company’s blockbuster USD65 million Series B, which closed earlier this month.
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.
The exit comes just two years after Redactive was formed. The startup had raised $19 million in funding from Blackbird, Atlassian, Zapier and Felicis Ventures.
The former Grok Ventures investment chief is tackling the funding gap stranding climate hardware firms between venture capital and traditional infrastructure money.
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.
Silicon Quantum Computing manufactures around one atomic processor per week. As the startup looks to commercialise years of R&D, it wants to grow that number dramatically.
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.
