$1.2 billion VC King River Capital predicts ‘flood’ of super money flowing to startups
Two proposed amendments to superannuation will be a boon for the startup sector, predicts King River Capital.
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Malaysian Energy Tycoon Lim Hang Weng In Talks To Take Yinson Holdings Private In $1.7 Billion Deal
Yinson Holdings is among the world’s biggest operators of floating, production, storage and offloading, or FPSO vessels, which are on long-term leases to oil and gas companies in Angola, Brazil, Ghana, Nigeria, and Vietnam.
PayPal plunges 15% after reports that Advent, Stripe abandon $53 billion bid
PayPal shares fell as much as 16% in premarket trading Friday after Bloomberg reported that Stripe and Advent International abandoned their pursuit of the company.
Qantas takes a corporate travel hit – but luxury flyers are booming
The war in Iran has caused conspicuous belt tightening among corporates, hitting Qantas’ bottom line. Yet premium travel is flourishing – a key metric as the airline prepares for Project Sunrise, its ultra-long-range flights to London and beyond.
VCs are so obsessed with this AI assistant that its valuation jumped fivefold in weeks
A hot new AI agent called Instinct was valued at $500 million earlier in August, sources say. Now it’s raising a new round at a $2.5 billion valuation from Benchmark and Index.
Anthropic overtakes SpaceX in betting odds for 2026’s biggest IPO
Anthropic is expected to make an initial public offering as soon as October, with reports indicating its valuation could range between $1 trillion and $2 trillion.
Blackbird closes record $1 billion fund, but turns ‘cautious’ on AI
Blackbird has raised $1.05b from prestigious global institutions like Morgan Stanley and Schroders to establish the biggest Australian VC fund yet.
TikTok’s international revenues boom to $9.1 billion despite looming fines
TikTok made $9.1 billion and its first profit in Europe and Latin America but faces a wave of lawsuits and investigations from European regulators.
NSW pushes Goodman to back fresh power for $5.5 billion AI factory
Goodman Group’s 500MW Project Atlas campus will be one of Australia’s biggest data centres. The Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water is pressing it to explain where it’ll get its power from. Key Takeaways The NSW Government is pushing property giant Goodman Group to support new renewable energy projects to power its […]
Me&u takes on American Express and DoorDash as it eyes first profitable year
Me&u Reservations is a SaaS platform for hospitality venues that will compete with American Express-owned Resy and DoorDash’s SevenRooms – and which the startup hopes will be its second act.