This Month
Former Disney chairman’s VC firm backs Kiwi start-up
WndrCo, the $US2.8 billion venture capital fund founded by former Walt Disney Studios head Jeffrey Katzenberg, now owns 4.7 per cent of Partly.
Canva splashes $30m on Melbourne advertising start-up
As it pushes to become more of an artificial intelligence platform, the design software giant has made Melbourne-based Doohly its third purchase of 2026.
Kiwi AI farming start-up worth $2.9b as Peter Thiel invests
A New Zealand start-up looking to eradicate farm fencing is now valued at $US2 billion after the Silicon Valley giant’s VC arm led a $315 million funding round.
Firmus tees up non-deal roadshow around the globe ahead of IPO
The company’s management is scheduled to meet with potential investors across the US, UK and Asia, as well as make domestic pit stops.
NRF tips $20m into Michelle Simmons’ Silicon Quantum Computing
A start-up racing to build a commercial-scale quantum computer, and led by a former Australian of the Year, has secured National Reconstruction Fund support.
Former Downer execs raise millions for robots that repair trains
Institutional investors, including Queensland Investment Corporation, back Brisbane start-up that has sold robots to Rio Tinto, Dubai Metro and Lufthansa.
From conviction to connection: Inside Oliver Curtis’ $6b shot at redemption
His $6 billion start-up has powerful backers convinced it’s on track to AI factory riches. But is a man with a conviction for insider trading the right guy to lead it?
Employment Hero hires new MD as founder chases AI riches
One of Australia’s biggest tech start-ups says artificial intelligence has enabled it to build a new employment administration tool that has global potential.
Staff at Kogan can ask for a pay rise any time. But there’s a catch
Ruslan Kogan, founder of online retailer Kogan.com, says he has made many mistakes, but one stands out. “We were in a lot of trouble as a business.”
Atlassian AI job losses just the beginning as start-ups look to cut
Recent job cuts at public tech companies will be mirrored in private start-ups, as AI resets thinking on IPOs and valuations, say leading venture capitalists and founders.
Data centre start-up WinDC launches monster $176m Series A raise
Trident Debt Capital Advisors and Utiliti Group have been appointed as corporate advisers.
Australia’s next tech unicorn is a cryptocurrency player
Stablecoin payments platform KAST has raised $113 million in its Series A funding round from two US venture capital firms.
Big name investors back ‘SaaSpocalypse’ busting AI software start-up
TestBox, a Silicon Valley start-up founded by Australian Sam Senior, is worth more than $70 million after attracting high-profile Australian and US investors.
How Anthropic’s Claude Code saved my start-up $250,000 in 9 days
Only a couple of decades after the adoption of the internet, the business landscape is again looking down the barrel of monumental change.
‘Eyes wide open’: Female founders swap safety for satisfaction
These women had their pick of traditional careers but chose to make something entirely of their own.
Turning trash into treasure for passion and profit
Australians jettison 540kg of rubbish a year. Kylie Wallace saw the opportunity to make a business out of saving junk from landfill.
Meet the women steering Australia’s high-tech future
From cattle stations to global trading floors, these three venture partners prove non-linear careers are the ultimate fuel.
GrainCorp, UniSuper back green fertiliser start-up; $30m raised
The start-up’s $30 million Series A round was led by the Gates Foundation, Investible and Yara Growth Ventures.
Massive $US1.6b share sale widens Canva’s gender pay gap
New figures show granting stock to early start-up employees can worsen the tech sector’s gender pay gap.
Firmus lands $600m-plus annual tech giant deal as it eyes ASX float
The artificial intelligence start-up has already announced a $70 billion plan to work with Nvidia and CDC Data Centres on facilities across the country.
