Start-ups
TikTok for truckies: Billionaire who missed out on TikTok now tries to beat it
While TikTok tends to be stocked with photogenic, dancing teenagers, Su Hua bets on a daggier version of the internet sensation whose stars include a binge-drinking farmer and a long-haul truck driver.
- by Zheping Huang
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Remote work tailwind propels Employment Hero to $800 million valuation
Human resources technology startup Employment Hero has raised $140 million, US VC giant Insight Partners leading its latest funding round.
- by Cara Waters
‘Up there with pay day loans’: Calls for crackdown on wage advance apps
“Nobody likes waiting” is the slogan salary based buy now, pay later startup MyPayNow broadcast across prime time television as a sponsor of top rating show Married At First Sight.
- by Cara Waters
‘This thing is not going away’: Cannon-Brookes warns on mental health as prolonged lockdowns loom
The Atlassian founder thinks lockdowns could persist well beyond current deadlines, and employers must be wary of mental health risks for their staff.
- by Cara Waters
F45 founders miss out on Wall Street windfall
The two Australian founders of F45 Training have missed out on the spoils from the franchise listing on the New York Stock Exchange for $2 billion after selling out of the business.
- by Cara Waters
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Gender equality
Funding to women founded startups in Australia defies global drop
Handii co-founders Christie Downs and Kathryn Wood had to move to the US in order to secure backing for their insurance-linked business.
- by Cara Waters
Opinion
Work in Progress
Managing from home: a COVID-19 wake-up call
Much has been said about working from home but not as much focus has been placed on managing from home.
- by James Adonis
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Coronavirus pandemic
Australian fitness giant F45 valued at $2b after Wall Street debut
The backers of Australian founded F45 Training are set for a big payday with the fitness giant listing on the New York Stock Exchange.
- by Cara Waters
‘We need to champion women’: How the Modibodi founder overcame male investor bias
The founder of Modibodi battled a lack of understanding from male dominated investors when she looked for investment for her feminine hygiene business.
- by Cara Waters
Woolworths-backed online health startup Eucalyptus gets $30m shot in the arm
Online health startup Eucalyptus has locked in a $30 million funding round from a bevy of high-profile US and Australian investors.
- by Dominic Powell
‘Doughnut’ meetings and choosing your office days: How companies are making the shift to hybrid work
Randomly pairing up colleagues, a return to phone calls and teams determining their own days in the office are some of the strategies companies are employing as they make the switch to hybrid work.
- by Cara Waters