Six entrepreneurs making their fintech 50 debut in 2026
Their startups do everything from giving consumers budgeting tips to testing traders’ software for errors that could cost hundreds of millions of dollars.
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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.
How Phoebe Gates and Sophia Kianni raised $35m to build an AI shopping unicorn
In the three years since Phoebe Gates and Sophia Kianni first asked the question “how can we make secondhand shopping easier?”, they’ve brought on investors like Kris Jenner, Sara Blakely and Hailey Bieber.
TikTok star Khaby Lame sells his core company in $975 million deal
Khaby Lame, the 25-year-old Italian content creator known for his tight-lipped comedy skits, has sold his company Step Distinctive Limited
AI contract review firm Ivo raises $82m Series B
The round is led by Blackbird, which participated in the Series A raise less than a year ago. New investors include Costanoa Ventures, Uncork Capital, Fika Ventures, GD1 and Icehouse Ventures.
Creator startup Fanvue raises $22 million to fuel the future of AI influencers
The London-based startup is helping creators make millions by giving fans access to exclusive content. Can its AI tools help it outcompete incumbents like Patreon and OnlyFans?
‘This business is rare’: Radek Sali on why Loco Love can’t keep up with demand
Sali and Byron Bay chocolatier Emica Penklis are rewriting the cacao rulebook and facing one of the sweetest problems a business can have: organic demand outstripping supply.
Slower, Deeper, Wilder: How travel changed for Aussies in 2025
If 2025 taught us anything, it’s that Australians no longer travel to tick boxes. We are travelling to reconnect with place, with people, and with how travel makes us feel.
The 10 most-read stories on Forbes Australia in 2025
From rich lists and tech entrepreneurs to the safest countries in the world – here are the 10 stories that Forbes readers loved in 2025.
One sheet every 3 minutes: Inside this Aussie couple’s budding bedding empire
Founded in 2017 by Hayley and Andy Worley, Sheet Society has become one of Australia’s fastest-growing bedding brands. Now, the company is entering its next chapter with a national retail rollout – and giving ‘room service’ a new meaning.