Venture capital
As AI tools spark a global SaaS sell-off, Australia’s top VCs say the business model isn’t dying, but being reshaped, repriced and rebuilt for a new era.
Super funds like HESTA argue the performance test and fee disclosure requirements stifle venture investment. Aware Super says it has found ways to make it work.
Australia’s only dedicated secondaries fund has put a figure on the venture liquidity gap — and wants super funds to help close it.
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.
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.
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?
Our startups deliver unmatched results per dollar invested. But to stay ahead globally, we need deeper capital, faster infrastructure and bold ambition.
From solo founders raising millions overnight to incumbents struggling to keep pace, our coverage this year shows how AI rewarded velocity and stripped incumbency of its usual advantage.
VC firm Brandon Capital has taken the unusual step of informing staff of an internal relationship involving one of its most senior executives and a departing employee.
Founded by former Airtree investor Kevin Lu, Atrium has raised $1.3 million to build a personal CRM to help investors, founders and executives manage their networks.
Jewish members of the Australian tech ecosystem say their warnings over rising antisemitism went unheeded.
The London-based nature-tech company is partnering with Founders Factory Perth to launch Biome, a nature capital fund in Western Australia.
Australia’s super rules are discouraging long-term, high-growth investment. Reforming them could boost both retirees’ returns and national productivity.
The Victorian government's startup support agency is being merged into controversial $2 billion innovation fund Breakthrough Victoria in a move investors say is 'crazy' and a 'real shame'.
Berriman will continue to lead his fight against Google as he steps into an executive chairman role at Xailient.
While many Australian corporates have struggled with VC, the $200 billion resources giant is generating returns through its bets on critical minerals, decarbonisation and AI-enabled mining.
A good old-fashioned Twitter rant by a prominent US venture capitalist has dragged long-simmering questions about Airwallex’s ties to China into the open.
The Australian unicorn faces slowing growth and persistent losses as AI sweeps tech and workplaces shift from culture and DEI. But Didier Elzinga insists he has a plan.
Detail Earth, launched by seasoned entrepreneurs in geospatial tech, plans to launch new generation aerial mapping imagery to the Asia-Pacific region.
