Startups

DevOps and cyber security tech company Sysdig has launched in Australia and New Zealand, establishing a local HQ in Sydney.

Aussie co-working space and tech hub YBF is in liquidation, following long stretches of COVID-19 restrictions that have seen CBDs almost empty.

Crypto exchange operator Blockchain Global is in administration owing $21 million to creditors, amid a legal battle that has seen $10 million in assets frozen.

Microsoft's vision for its own 'metaverse' includes Mesh for Microsoft Teams, a virtual reality tool for collaboration in the office.

Climate-tech entrepreneurs should be thinking big, tackling the challenges of our lifetime, and focusing on customer experience while they do.

Mike Cannon-Brookes has highlighted the “huge risk” to Australia if we don’t shift from coal power to renewable tech energy, while Richard Branson called on Aussie politicians to “be brave enough” to act.

ReGen has closed its first fund, pegged for early-stage investment into audacious startups that are “restoring the planet and human health”.

The move comes in stark contrast to the typical BNPL model, and marks an outright attack on the likes of Zip and Afterpay.

Content-sharing startup Jellysmack has launched in Australia and New Zealand, taking advantage of a booming local market and offering opportunities to SMEs.

A growing number of Australian entrepreneurs are finding success in the health, fitness and wellness arenas. 

Loam Bio raised $40 million this week. But it's not the only carbon-conscious startups attracting investor attention.

Bloom Impact Investing and Brighte are among the companies featured in the first-ever ANZ Climate Tech 100 list, a joint venture by Climate Salad and HolonIQ.