From roommates to decacorn founders: Inside the rise of legal AI startup Harvey
From roommates to decacorn founders: Harvey’s Pereyra on Specter and law’s AI-driven future
Shivaune Field
Journalist
The workplace has a social skills problem. Esther Perel has a solution
Forget leaderboards; a Melbourne unicorn and a world-renowned therapist want you to play cards to fix social atrophy and maximise relational intelligence in the workplace.
The case for upgrading Australia’s digital finance plumbing
Australia is leaving 24 billion dollars on the table, because of outdated financial infrastructure, according to OKX Australia’s CEO. Forbes Australia digs into the research to understand the proposed fixes.
‘The train has left the station’: Turn 6 at Albert Park renamed to honour women shaping F1
Albert Park’s Turn 6 has been renamed “In Her Corner” ahead of the Australian Grand Prix, recognising female engineering leaders in Formula 1 and highlighting the sport’s push for greater representation in the paddock.
The pioneer problem: Kamala Harris, the glass cliff, and ‘first mover disadvantage’
From the 107-day sprint for the presidency to the personal toll of breaking barriers, the former Vice President reveals the realities of being a pioneer. “Your Secret Service code name is Pioneer,” Kamala Harris’ post-election memoir begins. “You are the first woman in history to be elected Vice President of the United States. On July […]
‘That’s the top 4’: Oscar Piastri on F1’s new era and McLaren’s MCL40
The F1 racing great is back in Melbourne ahead of Sunday’s Australian Grand Prix, and was interviewed at the OKX and Forbes Australia lunch at Melbourne’s Convention Centre. Piastri opened up about F1’s new racing regulations and the power of disassociating results, emotions, effort and teamwork.
5-under-25: Meet the agtech founders tackling farming’s biggest challenges
Ranging in age from 18 to 24, these five antipodeans are working to revolutionise the process of bringing food from farm to Aussie tables.
Aussie cybersecurity firm UpGuard ascends with $105 million raise
Exclusive: NY-based Springcoast Partners led the round, joined by Australia’s Square Peg, which has partnered with the firm since inception, and US firms August Capital and Pelion Venture Partners.
Appetite for data: This husband-and-wife duo just raised $7m to decode the Aussie shopping cart
Exclusive: What started as a recipe planning app became a behavioural insights company that has tripled revenue in 6 months. Here’s how the founders identified and capitalised on the FMCG opportunity.
Autonomous defence startup Breaker orchestrates a $9m seed raise
What sets Breaker apart, Irwin says, is shifting from a ‘one to one’ dynamic in autonomous systems, to ‘one to many.’