Founded just a year ago in Melbourne, Butter has secured 10,000 users, a $260,000 investment from ‘day one’ investor Antler, and a $2.2 million valuation. The problem it is solving is universal: loneliness.
Opinion: AI capabilities demand we rethink not just how we can use it during the workday, but how we govern, shape, and integrate it into our organisations. With this comes a question echoing through many companies right now – who owns AI at work?
The Sydney-headquartered startup led by Dr Jekaterina Viktorova was spun out of ANU in 2022. Its proprietary chip packaging breakthrough could unlock the next generation of AI and quantum computing.
Tesla Chair Robyn Denholm warns that Australia must act now or miss out on a $115 billion AI windfall.
Tech billionaire Scott Farquhar has warned Australia is falling behind in the global AI race, unveiling a five-point plan to boost productivity, modernise copyright laws, and position the country as a regional data hub.
From fertility tech to quantum sensing, four Melbourne startups took centre stage at LaunchVic’s 2025 Gala as part of a broader $3.75 million push to grow Victoria’s startup sector.
Founded six months ago, Source is led by 18-year-old wunderkid Liam Fuller. Square Peg led the raise when Fuller was 17, making him the youngest founder in the portfolio. Ten13 VC and Aussie angels have written checks too.
Two Melbourne teenagers are lining up on grand prix grids worldwide, raising the profile of women in motorsport and vying to be F1’s first official female driver. It wouldn’t have been possible without another game-changing woman: Susie Wolff.
Lev Glazman and Alina Roytberg streamlined their product lines and focused on Fresh, laying the foundation for the eventual acquisition by LVMH and massive global success.
Australian founder and VC Paul Bassat’s Square Peg Capital is backing Murati’s record-breaking AI startup that aims to ‘advance collaborative general intelligence.’