Start-ups
‘Careful who you get into bed with’: Sleeping Duck case rocks start-up sector
The mattress maker’s court trial, which resembled a real-life episode of Shark Tank, offered a rare glimpse into how the start-up sausage is made.
- by David Swan
Latest
Developed in a lab and grown in a vat: It’s meat, but not as you know it
Global demand for meat is growing. Without innovation, this will put more pressure on land clearing and greenhouse gas emissions. Could cultured meat be the solution?
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
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Venture capital
Proposed super laws a ‘kick in the guts’ for tech start-ups
Teal independent MP Allegra Spender is leading a chorus of technology start-ups and investors criticising the government’s proposed superannuation changes.
- by David Swan
‘Capital raising is dead’: Failed fintech Sargon has its finances put under microscope
Liquidators are questioning witnesses in the Federal Court about the finances of failed fintech venture Sargon, over allegations the company potentially traded while insolvent.
- by Sumeyya Ilanbey
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Funding
Discotheque: Music mogul Matt Gudinski joins investors sinking $15 million into start-up
Matt Gudinski is bringing his record label - which just turned 50 - firmly into the 21st century with a new investment.
- by David Swan
Opinion
Small business
Work is a way to make money. Please, stop calling it your ‘baby’
For as long as I can recall, I’ve squirmed when women call their careers or businesses “my baby”. As a business owner about to become a parent, I now know why.
- by Michelle Battersby
Lights out for Blackbird-backed alternative meat start-up
Sunfed chief executive says investors failed to back the “chicken-free chicken” start-up as the plant-based meat craze falls out of favour.
- by Millie Muroi
Why no one wants to start a small business any more
Australia’s 2.5 million small businesses are collapsing at a rapid rate – and there are many who say the government is adding to red tape rather than reducing it.
- by Jessica Yun
The Chinese ‘zombies’ that have tied up billions of dollars
What looked like a mammoth growth opportunity just a few years ago has turned hostile.
- by Lauren Hirsch
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For subscribers
Australia’s largest online weight-loss business at loggerheads with regulators
One of the nation’s fastest-growing technology start-ups has accused Australian medical regulators of damaging patient outcomes.
- by David Swan
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AI
The AI start-up that knocked back a $35 million takeover bid
These Sydney tech founders are backing themselves to build what they think can become the next Canva.
- by David Swan