Stephanie Palmer-Derrien

Australian startup leaders have sent a letter to Prime Minister Scott Morrison demanding the government engages with the sector on make-or-break policies.

While COVID-19 has seen venture capital funding dip on a global scale, the Australian and Kiwi markets are faring relatively well.

As COVID-19 causes a spike in e-commerce activity, two Aussie tech platforms are reportedly making moves towards the IPO milestone.

AI-enabled stroke prediction and prevention startup See-Mode Technologies has raised $9.7 million as it ramps up for global growth.

Spaceship has raised $10 million in fresh funding, as COVID-19 pushes younger Aussies to re-think their financial futures.

Software development startup Buildkite has raised a massive $28 million in its first major funding round, valuing it at $200 million.

Canva and Atlassian have taken aim at the proposed changes to the R&D Tax Incentive, saying the committee must consider COVID-19.

Australia Post competitor Sendle has raised $19 million, as the e-commerce boom leads to Christmas level demands and more.

Airbnb is restricting bookings for under 25-year-olds in Europe, but some lawyers have called the legality of the measures into question.

Savvy shoppers in locked-down Victoria are turning to odd-jobs marketplace Airtasker to get Aldi groceries delivered to their doors.

Amid a global pandemic and the abrupt shift to remote work, even Atlassian can be caught unawares. But this is a time for trial and error.

As workplaces adjust to the reality of COVID-19, successful teams will be those led with care and courage, says Brené Brown.