$158m and counting: How this unicorn plans to buy its way to global domination

The company guiding Amazon’s trucks, underground miners and, hopefully, a moon lander, has raised $158 million to navigate into a unicorn orbit. Key Takeaways Background Advanced Navigation was founded by two friends from University of Western Australia, Xavier Orr and Chris Shaw, in 2012, arising out of Orr’s PhD thesis that used what was then […]

Tim Gurner

Tim Gurner on habits, indulgences and what matters most

In a Q&A with Sarah O’Carroll, the property tycoon and founder of luxury wellness brand Saint Haven opens up about the habits, philosophies and indulgences that shape his life – from protein-heavy breakfasts, Japanese cuisine and Lake Como escapes, to long-term thinking and a relentless focus on health and living better, longer.  This story features in Issue 21 of […]

Kellie Wood – Where I’m putting the money

Schroders head of fixed income, Kellie Wood, has been in markets for more than 25 years and has had a pivotal role in building her firm’s domestic fixed income business. She spoke to Stewart Hawkins about how the defensive asset class is redefining its role amid a new market paradigm, the risks of geopolitical volatility, […]

This 25-year-old founder wants to kick Chinese drones out of American skies

China makes 70% of the world’s drones. Blake Resnick wants to change that. Backed by Sam Altman and Peter Thiel, the Brinc founder is on his way to making his quadcopters the top choice for America’s cops—if only he can get the federal government to ban his primary competitor. This story features in Issue 21 […]

OneMRI

Edtech to medtech: Two unicorns pivot to a full-body gamble

Saved from deportation as a teenager, Gopi Sara is teaming up with two unicorn founders to scale whole-body MRI scans for the curious well. This story features in Issue 21 of Forbes Australia. Tap here to secure your copy. The case had been to the High Court, and they’d lost. The deportation notice followed. Gopi Sara, […]

Meet the world’s youngest self-made woman billionaire

Luana Lopes Lara, a 29-year-old co-founder of the prediction market Kalshi, is the world’s youngest self-made woman billionaire. Her company, Kalshi, allows users to bet on the outcome of events like elections and pop culture happenings. This story features in Issue 21 of Forbes Australia. Tap here to secure your copy. Luana Lopes Lara graduated from Massachusetts Institute […]

Hayden Stephens & Associates

The lawyer weaponising class actions to take on sloppy bosses

Hayden Stephens walked away from big law and risked financial ruin to reshape Australia’s class-action system – and win back hundreds of millions for underpaid workers. Before he ever stood in a courtroom, Hayden Stephens was pulling beers in a pub he had no business owning and interviewing survivors of childhood sexual abuse he was […]

How Bodd turned a tailoring problem into a $110 million health data business

What began as a solution to ill-fitting suits has grown into a $110 million platform, capturing human body data at scale. Now, Bodd is taking its technology into healthcare to power a new generation of data-driven care.   This story features in Issue 21 of Forbes Australia. Tap here to secure your copy. Defence, aviation, apparel, fitness, healthcare. On the surface, these […]