Entrepreneurs

The Forbes Top Creators list features popular Instagrammers, YouTubers, TikToks, and other digital creators who are shaping content, influence, and social media trends.

What the military wants and what it needs are two different things, says the DefendTex founder who wants to make guided-missiles in Australia.  

Discovering a cancer-busting molecule opened the door for PM’s prize-winning scientist Andrew Wilks’ next career as an entrepreneur and venture capitalist making killer returns.

Moira Forbes speaks with Gwyneth Paltrow about how she views business after turning 50 and starting Goop as a newsletter 16 years ago and turning it into a massive brand.

AI and product leaders from Google and Stripe have raised $5 million in seed funding from Square Peg to launch customer support platform, Lorikeet.

Matilda’s co-founders Damian Png and Niamh Mooney say Australia’s visa application process is ripe for disruption. AfterworkVentures, Wollemi Capital, EverywhereVC, Co-ventures, and Startmate agree.

Melbourne co-founders Phoebe Simmonds and Kate Casey started The Memo as an e-commerce store in 2019 with a mission to disrupt the parenting category. Three (soon-to-be four) retail locations later, the pair report 45% year-to-date sales growth – with expansion plans on the horizon.

Founded in the early days of the pandemic by former Square Australia Country Manager Ben Pfisterer, Zeller quickly became one of Australia’s fastest startups to achieve unicorn status. Rooted in Melbourne, the company has just launched its latest payments terminal.

Bae Juice, armed with $1 million from online gambling magnate Laurence Escalante, learns how hard it is to take a drinks brand to the US.

Up until now, Adelaide-headquartered startup Cropify has been bootstrapped by its co-founders. The fundraise will accelerate the commercialisation of the AI-driven technology domestically and set the company up to export its expertise internationally.