Startups

Airbnb reported a loss of $478 million over nine months of 2019, ahead of its slated plans to undertake an IPO this year.

Pause Fest was three days of meet-and-greets, workshops, revelations and revelry. SmartCompany was there to soak it all in.

Melbourne startup Relectrify has secured a pilot partnership with the US branch of Nissan and energy company American Electric Power.

Hima Tk had a successful career in management consulting before realising she needed to do something more challenging and impactful.

Sarah Nolet is not the typical founder you would associate with Australian agritech businesses. But she’s used to breaking down barriers.

Cynch Security has secured just over $200,000 in government and matched funding, for a project mapping cyber challenges for small business.

Atlassian's global head of diversity and belonging has joined Aussie 'larrikin unicorn’ Culture Amp as global head of equitable design and impact.

In the Australian startup ecosystem, meritocracy does not exist. We lack diversity at the angel, fund, founder, senior leadership and engineering levels. 

Real-time aerial mapping developed by South Australian startup FireFlight was used to help fight the state's bushfires, and is being deployed in California.

We've launched a refreshed and revitalised SmartCompany, but you may have also noticed that we’ve let go of StartupSmart as a standalone brand. Here's why.

The government has passed new laws to finally bring its much-discussed fintech regulatory sandbox into reality. Here's what you need to know.

Organisations in Silicon Valley are extremely purposeful in how they approach growth and innovation — and it shows in their results.