Revolutionising the common electrolyser, Australian start-up Hysata is tackling industries that have been difficult to decarbonise and electrify, like steel and heavy transportation. CEO Paul Barrett reveals the company raised more than $42 million in 2022 and has over $5 billion in conditional orders – all slated for delivery in the second half of the […]
Australian fashion designer Christopher Esber established his eponymous brand in 2010. This year, he made his first debut at Paris Fashion Week. He talks about trends, design and how he developed his signature style. How would you define your taste and style, and what makes it unique? I stylistically approach design, experimenting with the dichotomy […]
Scalp-care company Straand has raised $4 million in funding from Harvey Norman’s family office and Unilever Ventures.
In a cozy corner spot off Gilbert Street in the Adelaide suburb of Goodwood, you’ll find a three-year-old wine bar called Good Gilbert. So far, so ordinary. This story appeared in Issue 8 of Forbes Australia. Tap here to secure your copy or become a premium member. But Wilson Shawyer’s part-bar-part-diner was recently named Australia’s […]
Dr Nic Gill is the head of performance for the New Zealand All Blacks rugby team and sits on the performance advisory board of functional fitness gym Fitstop. With a PhD in human performance, Gill claims physical exercise can help you train qualities like discipline and goal setting – and improve your performance in the boardroom.
An Australian generative AI content production platform, Leonardo.Ai, has already amassed 7 million global users – who are creating 4.5 million images each day on its platform. Now, it’s raised $47 million to keep users creating.
Forbes has unveiled its annual list of the world’s most powerful women, featuring celebrities like Beyoncé and politicians like Kamala Harris. Meet the four Australians who made the cut.
California recently became the first US state to pass legislation on diversity in venture capital in a bid to increase funding to female-founded start-ups. But Jessy Wu, newly-appointed partner at Australia’s AfterWork Ventures, says a “paint by numbers” view of diversity has never sat well with her. She discusses her start-up story, what she sees […]
Frenchman Geoffroy Henry moved to Australia in 2013 and, seven years later, he launched a start-up to mobilise the nation’s truckies and optimise logistics at a time when all focus was on supply chains. Today, his business Ofload has raised more than $80 million in capital – but Henry says his biggest challenge is narrowing […]
Renae Bunster’s Bunsters Shit the Bed Hot Sauce is a crowd-pleaser – particularly among equity investors, who were reportedly buoyed by sales data from the product’s Woolworths debut. Bunsters Shit the Bed banked a total of $3.9 million across three raises via Australian equity crowdfunding platform, Birchal. Bunster, a Perth mum and self-proclaimed ‘hot sauce […]