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‘Set crazy big goals and make them happen’: Canva cofounder Melanie Perkins on building a startup giant

Canva is no ordinary success story. It’s a $39 billion unicorn with its heart in the right place. Founded by Melanie Perkins, her (now) husband, Cliff Obrecht, and Cameron Adams…

Cec Busby Oct 14, 2024

AI-powered healthcare transcription platform prescribed $12 million

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AI-powered healthcare transcription platform prescribed $12 million

A tech platform that helps doctors transcribe medical notes faster from conversations with patients has raised $12 million, valuing the two-year-old startup at $50 million. The round for Melbourne-based Lyrebird…

Debra Benita Shaw Jun 10, 2025

Why Cicada Innovations is the $8 billion deep tech pioneer of Australian innovation

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Why Cicada Innovations is the $8 billion deep tech pioneer of Australian innovation

As ROI goes for investing in deep tech, Sydney deep tech innovator Cicada Innovations has delivered in spades over the past 25 years. The organisation celebrated its 25th anniversary this…

Simon Thomsen Nov 12, 2025

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Now you’re hallucinating – OpenAI denies there are ads on ChatGPT, after users complain about seeing them

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Now you’re hallucinating – OpenAI denies there are ads on ChatGPT, after users complain about seeing them

Tegan Jones Dec 8, 2025

Team Techstars Sydney: Check out SurfLab – the world’s first progression platform for board sports

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Team Techstars Sydney: Check out SurfLab – the world’s first progression platform for board sports

Debra Benita Shaw Dec 4, 2025

Book review: Enshittification: Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What to Do About It

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Book review: Enshittification: Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What to Do About It

Celeste Rodriguez Louro Dec 4, 2025

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Team Techstars Sydney: Meet Sedso AI, which is optimising brand perception for business using AI

Debra Benita Shaw Dec 2, 2025

Data nullius: why the AI playbook is straight from the era of colonial empires

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Data nullius: why the AI playbook is straight from the era of colonial empires

Jess Ruhfus Nov 28, 2025

Team Techstars Sydney: How Juxtabyte is turning data into gold

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Team Techstars Sydney: How Juxtabyte is turning data into gold

Debra Benita Shaw Nov 28, 2025

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Climate tech now employs 7000+ people and is driving Australia’s economic growth, Climate Salad’s annual analysis finds

Simon Thomsen Nov 27, 2025

Airwallex is Blackbird’s new Canva, as the VC devalues workplace software unicorns Culture Amp and Safety Culture

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Airwallex is Blackbird’s new Canva, as the VC devalues workplace software unicorns Culture Amp and Safety Culture

Simon Thomsen Nov 25, 2025

$9.5 million, 4 cities and 7 years later, Kiki’s London launch has generated $18,700 in revenue since July

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$9.5 million, 4 cities and 7 years later, Kiki’s London launch has generated $18,700 in revenue since July

Tegan Jones Nov 25, 2025

South Asian Australian founders are a $1.6 billion startup powerhouse

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South Asian Australian founders are a $1.6 billion startup powerhouse

David Adams Nov 24, 2025

Specialist doctors double down on AI medtech Medow Health’s $3 million follow-on round

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Specialist doctors double down on AI medtech Medow Health’s $3 million follow-on round

Simon Thomsen Nov 21, 2025

Edrolo cofounder’s AI teacher burnout startup chalks up $1.85 million Seed round

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Edrolo cofounder’s AI teacher burnout startup chalks up $1.85 million Seed round

Simon Thomsen Nov 19, 2025

‘I’ve worked with all kinds of startups. Here’s what founders get right and wrong about going global’

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‘I’ve worked with all kinds of startups. Here’s what founders get right and wrong about going global’

Melanie Hearse Nov 18, 2025

Expat Australian founder Ned Dwyer on how to raise in Silicon Valley – having just bagged a $20 million Series A

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Expat Australian founder Ned Dwyer on how to raise in Silicon Valley – having just bagged a $20 million Series A

David Adams Nov 13, 2025

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Why Cicada Innovations is the $8 billion deep tech pioneer of Australian innovation

Simon Thomsen Nov 12, 2025

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