Couple break the mould to take COCO HIT startup from zero to 650 stockists in just eight months

Couple break the mould to take COCO HIT startup from zero to 650 stockists in just eight months

Aaron Tsamasiros was a civil engineer and Stephanie Lacorcia a makeup artist, but neither had experience in fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) before they decided ...

Victoria's motor vehicle theft crisis deepens with claims surging 25pc as costs hit $243m

Victoria's motor vehicle theft crisis deepens with claims surging 25pc as costs hit $243m

Victoria has claimed the title of Australia's motor vehicle the...

Directed Technologies acquires Bangkok telematics provider GPS2GO to deepen South-East Asian push

Directed Technologies acquires Bangkok telematics provider GPS2GO to deepen South-East Asian push

Melbourne-headquartered connected vehicle and IoT company Directed ...

Safcol Australia breaks ground on $80m Adelaide manufacturing facility to double production capacity

Safcol Australia breaks ground on $80m Adelaide manufacturing facility to double production capacity

Food manufacturer Safcol Australia has broken ground on an $80 mill...

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Lendlease acquires Hyde Park-facing site in Sydney for $2.5 billion luxury apartment project

Lendlease acquires Hyde Park-facing site in Sydney for $2.5 billion luxury apartment project

Developer Lendlease (ASX: LLC) has secured a site at 175 Liverpool ...

No more card surcharges: what the Reserve Bank’s proposed changes mean for your wallet

No more card surcharges: what the Reserve Bank’s proposed changes mean for your wallet

That extra 10c on your morning coffee. That $2 surcharge on your ta...

Biointelect receives $32.9m grant to help early-stage companies innovate against infectious disease

Biointelect receives $32.9m grant to help early-stage companies innovate against infectious disease

Sydney-based life sciences commercialisation firm Biointelect will ...

Investing app for teens Drip Invest becomes part of ASX-listed Raiz

Investing app for teens Drip Invest becomes part of ASX-listed Raiz

Drip Invest, a Perth-based educational investing app for teens laun...

Block Earner emerges from lengthy court case to launch crypto-backed home loans

Block Earner emerges from lengthy court case to launch crypto-backed home loans

Sydney-based digital currency exchange Block Earner has announced A...

Industrial pivot pays off for Monty Compost as US interest in ‘Fitbit for waste’ heats up

Industrial pivot pays off for Monty Compost as US interest in ‘Fitbit for waste’ heats up

“We’ve had to really iterate our hardware at the speed ...

National accounting firm Carbon Group makes second acquisition in six months

National accounting firm Carbon Group makes second acquisition in six months

National accounting company Carbon Group has acquired its second fi...

Birchal co-founder Matt Vitale joins enterprise AI platform New Enterprise

Birchal co-founder Matt Vitale joins enterprise AI platform New Enterprise

New Dialogue, an AI enterprise platform focused on regulated indust...

Eclipse Ingredients raises $7m after cracking the code of rare protein found in breast milk

Eclipse Ingredients raises $7m after cracking the code of rare protein found in breast milk

Brisbane-based biotech startup Eclipse Ingredients has emerged from...

Fashion retailer City Chic completes $14m turnaround with FY25 results back in the black

Fashion retailer City Chic completes $14m turnaround with FY25 results back in the black

At a time when multiple fashion retail brands have fallen on hard t...

Optus-led consortium including HEO and Inovor to build and launch Low Earth Orbit satellite

Optus-led consortium including HEO and Inovor to build and launch Low Earth Orbit satellite

An Optus-led consortium comprising leading deep tech scale-ups and ...

Scalare Partners delves into co-working with $5.5m acquisition of Tank Stream Labs

Scalare Partners delves into co-working with $5.5m acquisition of Tank Stream Labs

Startup accelerator and investor Scalare Partners (ASX: SCP) contin...

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Entrepreneurship

AI-powered biotech startup Gutgutgoose accepted into Silicon Valley's Y Combinator

AI-powered biotech startup Gutgutgoose accepted into Silicon Valley's Y Combinator

Queensland-based biotech startup Gutgutgoose has been accepted into Y Combinator, securing US$500,000 ($790,000) from the Silicon Valley accelerator to develop personalised...

Scalare Partners rescues Fishburners from administration, boosting its presence in the startup space

Scalare Partners rescues Fishburners from administration, boosting its presence in the startup space

Sydney-based startup accelerator and investor Scalare Partners...

Sprout Organic's Selasi Berdie secures $8m buyout from NGS to take his infant formula company public

Sprout Organic's Selasi Berdie secures $8m buyout from NGS to take his infant formula company public

Gold Coast-based plant-based infant formula company Sprout Organic ...

Curtin Accelerate startups secure funding and pilot contracts in fastest cohort progression to date

Curtin Accelerate startups secure funding and pilot contracts in fastest cohort progression to date

Perth-based Curtin University's flagship Accelerate program has...

Mergers and Acquisitions

Directed Technologies acquires Bangkok telematics provider GPS2GO to deepen South-East Asian push

Directed Technologies acquires Bangkok telematics provider GPS2GO to deepen South-East Asian push

Melbourne-headquartered connected vehicle and IoT company Directed ...

Maggie Beer Holdings secures $10m buyout bid for hampers business it bought for $40m

Maggie Beer Holdings secures $10m buyout bid for hampers business it bought for $40m

Maggie Beer Holdings (ASX: MBH) has received a non-binding indicati...

Ampol gains ACCC approval for $1.1b EG Australia takeover but must offload 41 fuel sites

Ampol gains ACCC approval for $1.1b EG Australia takeover but must offload 41 fuel sites

Australian fuel giant Ampol (ASX: ALD) has secured regulatory appro...

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Retail

Retail Food Group lowers profit guidance as rising rates and weak consumer confidence weigh on sales

Retail Food Group lowers profit guidance as rising rates and weak consumer confidence weigh on sales

Gold Coast-based franchise group Retail Food Group (ASX: RFG) has l...

Peter Warren Automotive slashes profit guidance as margin pressure wipes out second-half earnings

Peter Warren Automotive slashes profit guidance as margin pressure wipes out second-half earnings

Sydney-based automotive dealer group Peter Warren Automotive Holdin...

Kogan.com shares jump 20pc as NZ turnaround helps sales surge past $875m

Kogan.com shares jump 20pc as NZ turnaround helps sales surge past $875m

Shares in Melbourne-based online retailer Kogan.com (ASX: KGN) surg...

Adore Beauty facing headwinds this quarter but targets 10pc revenue growth in FY27

Adore Beauty facing headwinds this quarter but targets 10pc revenue growth in FY27

Online beauty retailer Adore Beauty Group (ASX: ABY) has revealed t...

 

Opinion

The lending risk most business owners aren't pricing in

The lending risk most business owners aren't pricing in

If you're planning to borrow in the current market, there's...

Battle of the Claws: the winning move in AI agent war is the one no one is selling

Battle of the Claws: the winning move in AI agent war is the one no one is selling

A Meta safety researcher recently watched her own AI agent delete h...

After CBA loses $25b in a single day, is this the end of big bank dominance on ASX

After CBA loses $25b in a single day, is this the end of big bank dominance on ASX

Global asset manager VanEck has declared that the era of big-bank-l...

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Capital Raising & Finance

Australian livestock tech maker DIT AgTech launches US crowdfunding campaign seeking up to $7m

Australian livestock tech maker DIT AgTech launches US crowdfunding campaign seeking up to $7m

Toowoomba-based agricultural technology company DIT AgTech is under...

NBN Co locks in $1.2b from second Euro Sustainability Bond as green financing tops $10.7b

NBN Co locks in $1.2b from second Euro Sustainability Bond as green financing tops $10.7b

Government-owned broadband network operator NBN Co has raised &euro...

ANDHealth awards $9m to five digital health startups as sector sounds alarm on capital access

ANDHealth awards $9m to five digital health startups as sector sounds alarm on capital access

Digital health accelerator ANDHealth has awarded up to $9 million i...

Ordermentum secures $55m from Five V Capital to turbocharge AI-powered wholesale platform

Ordermentum secures $55m from Five V Capital to turbocharge AI-powered wholesale platform

Sydney-based hospitality technology platform Ordermentum has secure...

Property

GCAP Property launches $120m Hamilton Avenue project in Surfers with $35m in pre-sales locked in

GCAP Property launches $120m Hamilton Avenue project in Surfers with $35m in pre-sales locked in

Brisbane-based boutique developer GCAP Property has officially laun...

Ingenia Communities reaffirms FY26 guidance at top of range as sales surge 30pc

Ingenia Communities reaffirms FY26 guidance at top of range as sales surge 30pc

Sydney-based land lease communities operator Ingenia Communities Gr...

NAB backs Central Equity's $1 billion Palmera tower on Gold Coast as construction progresses

NAB backs Central Equity's $1 billion Palmera tower on Gold Coast as construction progresses

National Australia Bank has provided funding for Palmera, a $1 bill...

La Vie Hotels partners with Marriott to bring Le Méridien brand to Queensland's Lindeman Island

La Vie Hotels partners with Marriott to bring Le Méridien brand to Queensland's Lindeman Island

International hotel operator La Vie Hotels & Resorts has p...

Leadership

ASX taps Euronext veteran Anthony Attia as new CEO after global search

ASX taps Euronext veteran Anthony Attia as new CEO after global search

Australian share market operator ASX Limited (ASX: ASX) has appoint...

InDebted founder Josh Foreman steps back from CEO role to lead AI and product strategy

InDebted founder Josh Foreman steps back from CEO role to lead AI and product strategy

AI-powered debt collection fintech InDebted has kicked off an exter...

DroneShield CEO and chairman step down just months after controversial share sale

DroneShield CEO and chairman step down just months after controversial share sale

Sydney-based counter-drone technology company DroneShield (ASX: DRO...

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Health

Biome Australia strikes deal to bring probiotics manufacturing onshore at SPA’s Gold Coast facility

Biome Australia strikes deal to bring probiotics manufacturing onshore at SPA’s Gold Coast facility

Melbourne-based probiotics company Biome Australia (ASX: BIO) has s...

AI-powered biotech startup Gutgutgoose accepted into Silicon Valley's Y Combinator

AI-powered biotech startup Gutgutgoose accepted into Silicon Valley's Y Combinator

Queensland-based biotech startup Gutgutgoose has been accepted into...

4DMedical locks in US radiology deal, European acquisition and clinical program in five-day blitz

4DMedical locks in US radiology deal, European acquisition and clinical program in five-day blitz

Melbourne-based respiratory imaging company 4DMedical (ASX: 4DX) ha...

HealthCo strikes WA Government-backed deal for Healthscope's Mount Private Hospital in Perth

HealthCo strikes WA Government-backed deal for Healthscope's Mount Private Hospital in Perth

HealthCo Healthcare & Wellness REIT (ASX: HCW) has secured a ne...

SUSTAINABILITY & SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

Amber Electric lands $13.6m ARENA boost to expand V2G trial to 1,000 Australian homes

Amber Electric lands $13.6m ARENA boost to expand V2G trial to 1,000 Australian homes

Energy retailer Amber Electric has secured a $13.6 million top-up f...

Karmo partners with AGL to manage energy giant's EV subscription fleet

Karmo partners with AGL to manage energy giant's EV subscription fleet

Brisbane-based car subscription platform Karmo has partnered with A...

Wide Open Agriculture renegotiates Curtin University lupin protein licence to slash royalty costs

Wide Open Agriculture renegotiates Curtin University lupin protein licence to slash royalty costs

Perth-based lupin protein ingredient company Wide Open Agriculture ...

Close the Loop offloads US tech services arm for $14m in bid to slash debt and sharpen focus

Close the Loop offloads US tech services arm for $14m in bid to slash debt and sharpen focus

Australian packaging and resource recovery group Close the Loop (AS...

 

Technology

WA startup Hyperion Systems unveils southern hemisphere's first 3D-printed autonomous vessel

WA startup Hyperion Systems unveils southern hemisphere's first 3D-printed autonomous vessel

Perth-based advanced manufacturing start-up Hyperion Systems has un...

Additive Manufacturing centre greenlights first five research projects unlocking $11m in investment

Additive Manufacturing centre greenlights first five research projects unlocking $11m in investment

The Additive Manufacturing Cooperative Research Centre (AMCRC), est...

Arkeus closes $25m Series A to scale manufacturing of AI-powered defence sensing technology

Arkeus closes $25m Series A to scale manufacturing of AI-powered defence sensing technology

Melbourne-based technology company Arkeus has closed a $25 mil...

Li-S Energy secures airfreight approvals to open defence drone battery supply pathway to US

Li-S Energy secures airfreight approvals to open defence drone battery supply pathway to US

Brisbane-based lithium-sulfur battery developer Li-S Energy (ASX: L...

Legal

Westpac hit with $26 million penalty for ignoring hardship pleas from struggling customers

Westpac hit with $26 million penalty for ignoring hardship pleas from struggling customers

Westpac Banking Corporation (ASX: WBC) has been ordered to pay a $2...

Mayne Pharma wins $13.27m costs award against Cosette from collapsed $672m takeover battle

Mayne Pharma wins $13.27m costs award against Cosette from collapsed $672m takeover battle

Adelaide-based pharmaceutical manufacturer Mayne Pharma (ASX: MYX) ...

Zip Co settles trademark dispute with Firstmac, acquiring 'Zip' mark to keep brand name in Australia

Zip Co settles trademark dispute with Firstmac, acquiring 'Zip' mark to keep brand name in Australia

Buy-now-pay-later provider Zip Co Limited (ASX: ZIP) has settled it...

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Marketing

OMG Group sales surge 57pc as matcha craze fuels one of company's strongest months on record

OMG Group sales surge 57pc as matcha craze fuels one of company's strongest months on record

Consumer brands group OMG Group (ASX: OMG) has boosted annual net s...

Zip Co settles trademark dispute with Firstmac, acquiring 'Zip' mark to keep brand name in Australia

Zip Co settles trademark dispute with Firstmac, acquiring 'Zip' mark to keep brand name in Australia

Buy-now-pay-later provider Zip Co Limited (ASX: ZIP) has settled it...

Trust in online content eroding as fake reviews and AI blur the lines, report finds

Trust in online content eroding as fake reviews and AI blur the lines, report finds

More than eight in 10 Australians are worried that fake or manipula...

‘Checkout charity’ requests often backfire, leaving shoppers feeling guilty

‘Checkout charity’ requests often backfire, leaving shoppers feeling guilty

“Would you like to donate $2 to charity today?” If you...

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