Entrepreneurs

From CSIRO, to Q-CTRL, to Quantum Australia, here are six standout women changing the face of emerging technology in our nation.

After raising over $150 million, deep tech unicorn Advanced Navigation is expanding internationally with a manufacturing plant in Alabama and upcoming acquisitions across the US and Europe.

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.

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.

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 […]

Opinion: After more than a decade working with creators, Day Management founder Genevieve Day explains why follower counts matter less than many marketers think—and what businesses should be measuring instead In 2015, I founded one of the country’s first digital-talent agencies, Day Management.  I have been working in the creator economy since… well, before it was […]

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.

Opinion: Artificial intelligence may transform the economy over the long term, but investors betting on today’s AI boom should remember the lessons of railways, dotcoms and every great technological mania before them, writes Toby Walsh.