Serena Williams wants investors to acknowledge their own biases and support more Black female founders
“Investors notoriously doubt female founders ... [and] Black founders contend with systemic inequity at each step of their journey,” said Serena Williams.
Xinja exits the neobank scene: What happened, and what does it mean for the competition?
Xinja has made a shock exit from the Australian neobank scene, naming COVID-19 as a major factor. Is this a disaster for the sector?
“Major milestone”: Aussie startup Ellume secures FDA approval for COVID-19 home-testing kit
Queensland-based startup Ellume has secured FDA approval in the United States, for its rapid home-testing kit for COVID-19.
More than $1.6 billion was raised by Aussie VCs in 2020, with Paul Bassat’s Square Peg leading the way
Square Peg Ventures has closed its $600 million fourth fund, bringing new funding for the Aussie ecosystem to more than $1.6 billion in 2020.
An 11-step approach to growing your digital revenue, according to Cape co-founder Ryan Edwards-Pritchard
There are 11 building blocks you should consider as you look to scale your digital revenue, says Cape CEO Ryan Edwards-Pritchard.
“Superannuation started out as a cause for good”: This Aussie fintech is out to upend the traditional super sector
Share-trading startup Superhero is launching a new super fund, in a bid to empower consumers and shed some light on an opaque industry.
From airbed to $100 billion IPO: The 12-year growth story behind Airbnb
Airbnb has finally gone public, with it’s share price spiking a massive 115% on its first day of trading. Here's how it got there.
Immediation bags $3.75 million for tech shaking up dispute resolution for SMEs, as Kate Carnell calls for reform
Disputes mediation platform Immediation has raised $3.75 million and seen 1000% growth, as COVID-19 amplifies the need for legam reforms.
“I’ll have to get you to sign an NDA first”: News flash, no one is trying to steal your business idea
If every brilliant startup just needed a business idea to be successful, then we’d all be millionaires. Ideas are the easy part.
“One last challenge”: Melbourne co-working businesses call for further COVID-19 support in open letter to the Premier
Melbourne co-working businesses have written to Daniel Andrews calling for rent relief measures to help them lead the economic recovery.
Forget the Australian media code, Facebook now has a much bigger problem
Facebook might be the world’s biggest social network, with 2.7 billion users, but it could soon lose assets including Instagram and WhatsApp.
DoorDash’s first day of trading sees 78% spike in valuation, even though it’s never turned a profit
US food delivery startup DoorDash has made a successful debut on the New York Stock Exchange, seeing its share price spike 78% on day one.
