Entrepreneurs

The co-founder of Australia’s Minderoo Foundation has allocated $160 million to philanthropic organisation Co-Impact, to tackle the root causes of gender inequity.

The Queensland-based startup, founded by husband and wife ad executives Pip Bingemann and Amy Tucker, is using AI to enable ad agencies to ‘supercharge their creativity.’

The WA-headquartered Minderoo Foundation, founded by the billionaire Forrest family in 2001, has given $25 million to aid the Ukrainian people and support the country’s fight for sovereignty against Russia.

Founded in Sydney in 2015, MyPass Global is accelerating product development and expanding further into the Americas. The company counts Shell, Woodside and BHP as customers.

Founded in 2021, PropHero manages more than $1.2 billion in real estate assets between Australia, Spain, Ireland and the Indonesian property markets, and serves 8,000 users in 40 countries

For too long we’ve heard that entrepreneurship is a young person’s game. But the reality today is that women in their 50s and beyond are uniquely positioned to thrive in business.

Virtual dates offer phone calls and messages, utterly chivalrous companionship and an ever-evolving plot line that pulls in players.

Now based in San Francisco, Ivo is tapping into demand from the AI-driven revolution of the legal industry. Australian VC Blackbird contributed to the raise and sees value in the product.

Ovum, founded by Dr Ariella Heffernan-Mark, has raised $1.7 million in a pre-seed round to tackle the women’s health market – projected to be worth $121 billion by 2033. Globally, the gender health gap is valued at $1 trillion.

Setbacks can sap the energy and optimism of a new year. But leadership isn’t about avoiding challenges—it’s about responding to them with reflection, collaboration, and decisive action.