A free app to help Australians quit smoking and “flight simulator for healthcare” were among other award winners at the 2026 TechDiversity Awards in Sydney. An AI-powered edtech platform that helps corporations build inclusive workplaces for First Nations cultures has been awarded the TechDiversity Champion title, the highest honour bestowed at the annual Tech Diversity […]
Canva’s new initiative, Global Goals, aims to crowdsource humanity’s aspirations. A coastal city south of Sydney – with long-established roots in Australia’s most successful consumer platform – is key to pulling it off.
From lawyer to labourer to EV pioneer, Tim Washington transformed JET Charge from a two-person start-up into Australia’s leading charging infrastructure giant.
Twenty-four-year-old founder Anjali Sardana wants to give domestic workers in India a share in the AI gold rush by sending them into people’s homes to collect training data for U.S. AI companies.
Sydney startup Bound created the Looplock device just two years ago. This is what the founders of the reusable roll-top bag seal went through to bring it to market. Long before accepting an award on stage in Essen, Germany, Ryan Burke and Luke Hamilton were cleaning spilled flour, coffee grinds, and pasta out of the […]
It is true that AI has made creating a software startup easier, but data from Cut Through Venture indicates getting funding may be another story.
Opinion: Australian startups turn modest venture capital funding into global companies more efficiently than anywhere on earth. The reasons are in the dirt and distance, argues partner at Side Stage Ventures, Elli Hanson
Copyright law has become the central flashpoint of Australia’s AI and data centre policy. Sharon AI chief executive James Manning says no changes are needed.
Brandon Capital led cancer therapeutics startup Myricx Bio’s $8.5m seed round in 2019. Now Novartis is buying it for up to $2.16 billion. One of Australia’s longest tenured VC firms will soon enjoy its best ever return on a single investment following Novartis’ US$1.1 billion ($1.58 billion) acquisition of London biotech startup Myricx Bio. Melbourne-headquartered […]
After forging deals with Lululemon and LSKD for its recycled fabrics, Samsara Eco is looking to develop a means of extracting and reusing rare earth metals.