Entrepreneurs

Kelly Vohs will take over as CEO of SafetyCulture in January 2025, with founder Luke Anear set to transition into the role of Executive Chairman.

US Ambassador Caroline Kennedy honoured Sea Forest CEO Sam Elsom and seven other outstanding Australians at the American Chamber of Commerce Alliance Awards in Sydney.

Matt Jones is a creative strategist, keynote speaker, and an accidental entrepreneur. In 2013, he co-founded Four Pillars Gin and helped it grow into the world’s first gin maker to ever claim the title of World’s Best three times. Below is an exclusive extract from his debut book, Lessons from gin: Business the Four Pillars Way, available from 30 October at all leading retailers.

The Australian inventions were named in Time’s Best Inventions of 2024 list, alongside a transparent TV, goggle-free immersion, and bird-identifying binoculars.

Sydney-founded Canva — the world’s largest design company expected to IPO imminently — is now valued at $49 billion. The company was valued at $38.5 billion last year down from its high of $54.5 billion in 2021.

Neara’s Series C round is set to accelerate the company’s global operations as it continues its mission to modernise energy infrastructure.

AI startup Sana just raised $55 million at a $500 million valuation to help companies make sense of their data, and build their own artificial intelligence agents.

The Forbes Top Creators list features popular Instagrammers, YouTubers, TikToks, and other digital creators who are shaping content, influence, and social media trends.

Melbourne-based journalists Zara McDonald and Michelle Andrews started Shameless Media in 2018 (on a bedroom floor) to fill a gap in celebrity news and reality TV podcasts. Initially a side-hustle, the duo turned their podcast into a fully-fledged media company with 15 staff. Their podcasts boast 100 million downloads, they have 1.3 million social followers across their channels and 110,000 newsletter subscribers. 

Funding for female founders rose from 11% of deals in Q2 to 13% in Q3. But its still down significantly from 2023. Techstars managing director Kirstin Hunter and Flying Fox Ventures’ Rachael Neumann say companies founded by women are not getting the resources they need to be successful.