Entrepreneurs

Tim Myers, better known as viral video blogger Tim Naki or “the blackjack guy”, went viral for betting 10 cents for every Instagram follower.

The company, which says it’s revolutionised the gift card, will become the first-ever non-bank private label issuer in the US to process transactions on VisaNet.

Dude Wipes’ potty mouthed founders have already grabbed 1% of the $11 billion U.S. toilet paper market. Now the Mark Cuban-backed startup is aiming to swipe up to 10%.

Forbes Asia unveiled its 30 Under 30 cohort for 2024, with 26 entrants from Australia making the cut. Here they are.

Introducing Asia-Pacific’s young entrepreneurs who are finding innovative ways to navigate new business realities in the region and lead the transformation of various industries.

Vogt, who resigned from the self-driving car company amid a crisis just six months ago, landed a $550 million valuation for a new company that wants to sell robots for personal uses like cleaning your house.

Australian start-up Hysata revolutionised the common electrolyser back in 2022. Today, it’s just banked the biggest Series B round for a climate-tech startup in Australia to expand its production capacity.

Landfills are overflowing with plastic trash. Serial inventor Jonathan Rothberg’s Protein Evolution found a solution: using AI to create enzymes that can recycle old polyester textiles into a material that acts new. Now the three-year-old company needs to prove that it can scale up.

Startmate has invested in 230+ startups worth $3.5 billion since its inception in 2011. Here are the 10 companies to graduate from the 2024 cohort, now pushing forward into the Australian entrepreneurship eco-system.

Australian fintech company Airwallex is launching a program for local startups to boost their growth, with grants and perks on offer.