Entrepreneurs

From biology to the built world, these 23 homegrown deep tech startups are innovating their way to the future.

Serial entrepreneur Jaimee Lupton, the brains behind MONDAY haircare (which brought in about $300 million in sales in 2024), has taken aim at Generation Alpha with body-care and fragrance brand DAISE. Now, that’s on track to become a US$100 million (AU$153 million) brand in its first year.

Sydney’s startup ecosystem is valued at $55 billion in the 2025 Global Startup Ecosystem Rankings. Melbourne is a third of that, at $18 billion.

The borders between Creators and showbiz are blurring.

At age 33, Liu Jingkang has earned a fortune of $2.7 billion by selling 360-degree action cameras.

Founded in 2022 with a mission to ‘unbottle the Australian drinks industry,’ Sydney-headquartered Refilled is expanding its scope into Asia.

Cartier is getting behind social impact entrepreneurs for the 20th year and encouraging founders in Australia and NZ to apply.

From spying a growing category on Google Search to becoming a household name across Australia and New Zealand (not to mention expanding in Hong Kong and the US), the husband-and-wife duo behind Miss Amara, Alexandra and Aaron Weller, know a thing or two about category disruption. It’s 2014 and Aaron Weller is working in the […]

The Tory Burch Foundation’s $1B pledge marks a new chapter in supporting women entrepreneurs and reshaping economic opportunity.

As we mark a decade of the Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia list, here’s a look at some of its most successful members to date.