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SEEK co-founder Paul Bassat built Square Peg into a venture capital powerhouse. His latest bets are on AI, Thinking Machines Lab, and the non-partisan Amplify, which tackles housing and equity challenges. This story appears in Issue 19 of Forbes Australia, out now. Tap here to secure your copy. Paul Bassat’s 2025 investment in Mira Murati’s $18.5 […]
Once stripped back to a dormant website, Antler is now reclaiming its place in the $86 billion luggage industry, guided by heritage rather than hype. This story appears in Issue 19 of Forbes Australia, out now. Tap here to secure your copy. Among the glamorous luggage spinning endlessly on airport carousels, the competition has never been […]
Michelle Xia gained experience at U.S. pharmaceutical firms before launching her own biotech company back home in China. In a trial last year, the firm’s cancer drug outperformed the world’s best seller–and its surging stock just made her a billionaire. This story appears in Issue 19 of Forbes Australia, out now. Tap here to secure your […]
Cell Bauhaus is building computer-based replicas of living systems to accelerate bioengineering. By modelling entire cells, it aims to recast biology as a discipline of digital design, rather than trial-and-error. This story appears in Issue 19 of Forbes Australia, out now. Tap here to secure your copy. After years of watching academic breakthroughs stall before reaching […]
After working his way up the ranks of the hospitality industry, from a kitchen-hand to a general manager, then a CEO, Pan Koutlakis has co-founded EatClub, an app that, after its $18.2 million Series A capital raise, hopes to become a global household name in the dining space. This story appears in Issue 19 of […]
Two CSIRO spinouts — NextOre and MRead — have merged to form MagnaTerra, uniting mining innovation and humanitarian purpose in a $150 million deal. Nick Cutmore’s career as a CSIRO scientist saw him commercialise some 14 tech breakthroughs – mostly helping the coal, iron ore and gold mining industries – but now he’s focused on […]
Born in a Sydney hospital, ResMed turned a clunky sleep aid into a global sleep-tech empire. Now it’s facing the next big test — the age of Ozempic and digital health. This story appears in Issue 19 of Forbes Australia, out now. Tap here to secure your copy. It all began when fourth-year medical student Colin […]
Aaron Pedersen is arguably one of Australia’s most distinctive, quietly influential and possibly complex actors. He went from a rough childhood in Alice Springs to ABC TV Journalist to one of this country’s most recognisable, outspoken indigenous voices. He told Stewart Hawkins about the motivation driving him to succeed, his definition of “divine masculinity”, the […]
La Trobe CEO, Chris Andrews, a legal eagle turned long-term investment manager spoke to Stewart Hawkins sharing a broad-ranging historical look at investment markets, why, in that context he sees alternative, private assets as an innovative, solid place to put money, why middle America could prove a boon for Australian investors, why we shouldn’t bash […]
In a world where wealth can pass down as comfortably as a kidney stone, one Australian travel company believes the key to smooth succession lies 25 kilometres above Earth. This story appears in Issue 19 of Forbes Australia, out now. Tap here to secure your copy. The family office is in gridlock. Grandma wants to bequeath […]