Start-ups
Aussie brothers strike it rich after US firm snaps up ‘bedroom startup’ for $2bn
Melbourne brothers Sam and Ryan Kroonenburg have become instant richlisters after their online learning startup was snapped up by US giant Pluralsight for over $2bn.
- by Cara Waters
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Bitcoin piggy bank flunks out as teaching tool
Online safety experts have warned a bitcoin product available to kids in Australia is of little educational value and exposes them to the volatile and unregulated world of cryptocurrencies.
- by Cara Waters
Richlisters get jump on cult fitness craze Peloton ahead of Australian launch
Cult fitness craze Peloton is set to finally be launched in Australia next month but some rich listers have already snuck in its high-end bikes from overseas.
- by Cara Waters
Swoop Telecom landing a bittersweet moment for Vocus founder
Veteran telco executive James Spenceley says second-tier telcos offer investors more upside compared to the likes of Telstra, TPG and Vocus.
- by Cara Waters
BNPL outfit Limepay stumbles on path to IPO
Buy now, pay later contender Limepay’s path to an initial public offering is looking less certain with the abrupt departure of the startup’s co-founder.
- by Cara Waters
Opinion
Entrepreneur
So you were insulted at work
Insults at work can be confronting, like a rebuke in the presence of colleagues or a humiliating put-down for no reason at all.
- by James Adonis
EV charging punt delivers in spades for coal baron Trevor St Baker
Brisbane-based Tritium is on its way to the Nasdaq as it became the first Australian company to reach a deal with a so-called ‘blank cheque’ investment firm.
- by Cara Waters
Researcher rewards needed to fuel biotech boom
The newest board member of Australia’s Medical Research Commercialisation Fund says we should go back to the drawing board on research incentives.
- by Emma Koehn
Virtual thoroughbreds find favour with crypto savvy punters
Australian startup Zed Run is putting a digital spin on the sport of kings, with its herd of digital equines and a platform that hosts 1,500 races a day.
- by Cara Waters
Afterpay’s Nick Molnar tips millions into startups
Afterpay co-founder and Australia’s youngest self made billionaire is busy investing some of his estimated personal $2.2 billion fortune into Australian startups.
- by Cara Waters
Airtasker bets on acquisition that failed Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore
Gig economy start-up Airtasker is betting that its US expansion plans can succeed with the acquisition of a startup that failed celebrity backers like Ashton Kutcher.
- by Colin Kruger