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Titans of finance including Baillie Gifford and T. Rowe Price have backed Airwallex in the startup’s US$320 million Series H, which values the Australian-born startup at $16 billion.

Opinion: Many employers still mistake credentials for capability. Entrepreneur Sabri Suby argues that as AI makes information more accessible, problem-solving has become more important than which university you attended One of the biggest hiring mistakes businesses still make is confusing credentials with capability. We’ve all been there: you hired someone impressive on paper – great […]

The barrister, law professor and co-founder of the Clooney Foundation for Justice joined the 2026 Cartier Women’s Initiative celebrations in Bangkok, to mentor and award fellows from all over the world. Partnerships are vital to scaling impact, Clooney says.

Blackbird invested over $200 million in Californian startup Baseten’s Series F, backing the AI infrastructure startup’s plan to drastically reduce the cost of AI deployment.

Blackbird-backed startup Vow has cut jobs and gotten a new CEO as it looks to use its cell-culture technology to expand beyond the development of lab-grown meats.

The AI-native ecosystem grew 969 per cent between 2021 and 2025, according to Startup Genome’s new global report. Last year, almost 90 per cent of funding went to North American AI-native firms, predominantly in Silicon Valley and New York. Here’s where Australia’s innovation centres are placed.

Admiralty Capital led the round, which comes just 16 months after Ovum’s $1.7m pre-seed fundraise. In less than a year the women’s health platform has been downloaded 20,000 times, growing 30 per cent month-on-month.

Immutable is pivoting from Web3 gaming to AI marketing tech aimed at traditional game publishers. After cutting nearly 30 roles, its co-founder says the company still has 10 years of runway following its mega raise in 2022.

On Thursday the Albanese Government amended its controversial capital gains tax proposal by allowing startups that qualify as ‘innovative businesses’ to retain the existing 50 per cent discount. Key Takeaways The Albanese Government on Thursday announced plans to offer capital gains tax concessions to the startup sector that will give certain founders, employees and investors […]

Australia’s VC industry is on track to have its biggest year since 2022, a new report from Side Stage Ventures and the Australian Investment Council says, but most of that is going to the top end of town.