With more than 2 million followers across Instagram and TikTok alone, you may mistake Sophia Begg, better known as @ sophadophaa_, for being just another influencer. She begs to differ.
Grace Toombs’ own experiences with the Australian health system led to her launching Australia’s first at-home cervical screening test kit. Now, part of Startmate’s accelerator program, she’s looking to raise more capital to revolutionise all aspects of women’s healthcare.
Mitchell Hughes and Jerry X’Lingson launched NextGen Ventures in late 2024 to invest in student founders. Backed by Blackbird’s Niki Scevak and dozens more LPs, NextGen is on a mission to make Australia the best place to build.
Three years ago, 21-year-old Phoebe Britten founded a national not-for-profit that’s reshaping access to education for young Australians: Inspire Tomorrow Education.
With over 15 million subscribers on his YouTube channel (and more than five billion views), Lachlan Power might be an Australian gaming sensation, but that’s not all.
The startup nabbed a $29.3 billion valuation in a $2.3 billion funding round Thursday, minting its four 20-something founders as billionaires.
Australia is running out of the human data that powers AI, and companies are already building systems to monetise the behavioural signals that remain. The risk is simple: institutions capture the value while consumers and the country miss out, writes Cam Partridge.
Naver’s purchase of Dunamu is set to create a fintech heavyweight that offers everything from payments to crypto and stock trading.
A fire at a residential complex in Hong Kong has killed at least 36 people and left nearly 300 missing, with bamboo scaffolding accelerating the spread of the blaze.
The brand, known for its canned soups, called Martin Bally’s comments “vulgar, offensive and false.”