Tracksuit dacks the market research incumbents
Brand tracking start-up Tracksuit claims to have hit a million dollars of revenue from both the UK and the US as it spends the $20m raised at a valuation of $143m early this year.
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Nourish ferments deal with China to brew vegan animal fat
A Canberra-based biotech has teamed up with a Chinese fermenter produce its vegan “animal-fat” analogue product in Wuhan, just as last week’s US elections herald an administration hostile to both China and fake meat.
Fast-bowling skipper backs fast-growing Mountain Culture
Australian cricket captain Pat Cummins becomes first outside investor in booming boutique brewer going for its hat-trick of venues Pat Cummins was buying Mountain Culture beer out of his own pocket, they swear, but he’s now dug deeper into those pockets to buy a slice of the local company that’s enjoyed an extraordinary spell of […]
The skills that Shane Watson learned to overcome death and save his career
He was the highest paid cricketer in Australia until the death of a friend let the demons loose in his head – and almost ended his career. He’s now teamed up with SafetyCulture to teach people how he got his mojo back.
DefendTex: Why can’t we make guided missiles in Australia?
What the military wants and what it needs are two different things, says the DefendTex founder who wants to make guided-missiles in Australia.
Professor got nothing from the $2.8b sale of his molecule, and that’s okay
Discovering a cancer-busting molecule opened the door for PM’s prize-winning scientist Andrew Wilks’ next career as an entrepreneur and venture capitalist making killer returns.
‘Alexa, hook up my brain’: Synchron hits major ‘medical milestone’
Australian brain-computer interface start-up Synchron has hit another target ahead of its Elon-Musk-led rival with a successful trial in six American patients – one of whom had his brain hooked up to Alexa.
Jack Cowin on the latest greatest idea he’s “stolen” from the US
The Hungry Jacks founder who bought KFC to Australia and took over Dominos is still at it, this time borrowing from Chick-fil-A that’s tripled profit.
Lachlan Murdoch: Holding the keys to the empire and, maybe, the future of democracy
Three-part series on Lachlan Murdoch sheds light on the family’s media empire and the ongoing battle to control it.
Bae in the USA: Juiced pear trio take on Big Apple
Bae Juice, armed with $1 million from online gambling magnate Laurence Escalante, learns how hard it is to take a drinks brand to the US.