Startups

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.

In late July Tech Council of Australia chair Scott Farquhar called for weakened copyright laws. Only weeks earlier, Canva co-founder Cliff Obrecht sang a different tune.

Divorce is good business for fintech investor Craig Carroll and his startup JustFund, as family law lending sheds its “wild west” reputation.

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.

Though admitting to financial irregularities in his company's books, StrongRoom AI founder argues he is not liable for fraud.

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.

Chalmers will meet Jason Kwon in Sydney as Australia vies to host major AI infrastructure following the USD300 billion startup's 'Stargate UK' investment announcement.

After years of juggling disparate causes, the Tech Council of Australia has found in artificial intelligence a high-stakes issue to rally around.

"They've been hitting us up for years," Anear said on the sidelines of the Tech Council's annual event after an ASX executive pitched the national bourse's wares as a home for tech companies.

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.

The US defence startup launched by Oculus founder Palmer Luckey is pushing rocket motors and VR headsets as it expands in Australia.

Co-founder Alex Zaccaria says AI can cut admin and dramatically speed up product development — and assures that no job cuts will follow.

OpenAI executives are in Australia and meeting with the second most powerful elected official to discuss whether the country can be home to more than just a satellite office.

The 11-year old startup, which raised at a $2.1 billion valuation in 2023, is putting boots on the ground in Australia.

A new generation of Australian fund managers is iterating on traditional venture capital models, creating retail-accessible funds, secondary market strategies and hybrid debt-equity structures as competition from mega-funds forces innovation.

Silicon Quantum Computing has sold quantum chips that accelerate AI development to the Department of Defence.

From critical minerals to clean energy, the National Reconstruction Fund will be key to building a stronger, more resilient Australian economy.

Victoria’s startup sector is surging after a decade of investment and support. Now is not the time for government to stall momentum or cut programs.

The university’s new investment platform, Barker Street Ventures, is designed to bridge the ‘valley of death’ between research and commercialisation.

From an outsider's view, Australia has all the ingredients for growth. Backing innovation is key to lifting productivity and competitiveness.