Innovation

Forbes Australia has picked out three of the entrepreneurs who have been making waves in the startup scene as of late – and they’re ones to watch.

With all eyes on generative AI (GenAI) this year, Australian executives are scrambling to makes sense of how the technology can create actual value in their organisations. All while assessing what’s still an unclear risk profile, as well as learning the basics of the underlying technology itself.

Backed by US$120 million in venture funding, Stanford professor Christina Smolke’s company Antheia just completed its first scaled production of a key drug ingredient. 

Athan Didaskalou and Richard Li, the co-founders of prestige luggage brand, July, started the business after tossing up a number of product ideas in categories primed for a shake-up. Five years later, July – the premium, design and innovation-focused luggage brand – is one of the fastest growing companies in a category that up until five years ago, was an outdated, dying category.

What a year it has been! From insightful interviews with industry leaders to some of the year’s most talked about moments at our events, the first 12 months at Forbes Australia has been nothing but extraordinary.

Structural pieces of OceanGate’s Titan submersible were discovered in a debris field near the wreck of the Titanic, a sign the submersible suffered a “catastrophic” event.

With little more than an idea and a garage, Australian entrepreneur Glenn Coleman launched his dream company, Nana Judy. Now a global success, here’s what he wants the next generation to know.

Amid TikTok’s explosion in popularity, other social media platforms are trying out their own versions of its signature features.

Strategic data collaboration offers a route to peak business performance and a healthier planet.

As recent high-profile attacks have shown, data is the real prize.