The workplace has a social skills problem. Esther Perel has a solution
Forget leaderboards; a Melbourne unicorn and a world-renowned therapist want you to play cards to fix social atrophy and maximise relational intelligence in the workplace.
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The Forbes Billionaires List: Top 200
It was a record year for billionaire wealth.
Six entrepreneurs making their fintech 50 debut in 2026
Their startups do everything from giving consumers budgeting tips to testing traders’ software for errors that could cost hundreds of millions of dollars.
Appetite for data: This husband-and-wife duo just raised $7m to decode the Aussie shopping cart
Exclusive: What started as a recipe planning app became a behavioural insights company that has tripled revenue in 6 months. Here’s how the founders identified and capitalised on the FMCG opportunity.
Autonomous defence startup Breaker orchestrates a $9m seed raise
What sets Breaker apart, Irwin says, is shifting from a ‘one to one’ dynamic in autonomous systems, to ‘one to many.’
Brisbane startup Cortisonic emerges from stealth with a chip built on sound, not electricity
AI companies have long been fighting to get their hands on GPUs. This week, a stealthy Queensland startup came out with a chip that computes using sound waves, rather than electricity, and may one day be an alternative to in-demand GPUs.
From ‘Female Startup Club’ to Davos: Doone Roisin is on a mission to help women build wealth
Doone Roisin’s presence in Davos reflects a mission that began years earlier — on a bedroom floor, when she launched her podcast — and has since grown into a global platform championing women who are building wealth through business.
How Phoebe Gates and Sophia Kianni raised $35m to build an AI shopping unicorn
In the three years since Phoebe Gates and Sophia Kianni first asked the question “how can we make secondhand shopping easier?”, they’ve brought on investors like Kris Jenner, Sara Blakely and Hailey Bieber.
Meet the three Australian women on Forbes’ 50 over 50 list for 2026
From airline chiefs to United Nations advisors, these are the four Australians to make Forbes’ 50 Over 50 Global list for 2026.
AI contract review firm Ivo raises $82m Series B
The round is led by Blackbird, which participated in the Series A raise less than a year ago. New investors include Costanoa Ventures, Uncork Capital, Fika Ventures, GD1 and Icehouse Ventures.