Sydney uni dropout behind $432M startup teams up with Beckham to outsmart aging
An Australian law school dropout is leveraging a $43 million Series A round, and an alignment with David Beckham’s supplement company, to scale preventative longevity.
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Alix Earle has mastered marketing. Now she takes the founder seat
14-million-follower-rich Alix Earle has been a gold mine for other brands. Now the challenge is to see if she can use her influence to scale her own startup.
Three Aussie innovators chosen as 2026 Cartier Women’s Initiative fellows
Now in its 20th year, the Cartier Women’s Initiative provides a leg up for social entrepreneurs around the world. Three Aussie women made the cut in 2026 and will join 26 other global CWI fellows in Bangkok this June.
The Melbourne doctor who built a $660m health AI company just launched hardware
Leveraging Point72 and Blackbird’s backing, Melbourne-founded Heidi evolves its AI-driven health solutions.
These 26-year-old founders quit their jobs and built a $200 million AI cyber startup
AI is writing more code than humans—and much of it isn’t secure. Corridor’s founders think they’ve found a way to catch the mistakes before attackers do.
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.
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.