“Perfectly imperfect” produce founders win Melbourne's top young entrepreneur award

“Perfectly imperfect” produce founders win Melbourne's top young entrepreneur award

Two university friends who founded a fresh produce delivery service during COVID-19 lockdowns, salvaging food that would have otherwise been wasted for cosmetic reasons, ha...

Bain Capital emerges as third suitor in a crowded battle for control of oOh!media

Bain Capital emerges as third suitor in a crowded battle for control of oOh!media

Outdoor advertising giant oOh!media (ASX: OML) has confirmed it is ...

Spenda launches $8.5m entitlement offer at steep discount to retire debt and recapitalise

Spenda launches $8.5m entitlement offer at steep discount to retire debt and recapitalise

Perth-based fintech Spenda Limited (ASX: SPX) has launched an accel...

Financial pressures make Aussies less satisfied with life than during lockdowns, study finds

Financial pressures make Aussies less satisfied with life than during lockdowns, study finds

Growing financial pressure has led Australians to be less satisfied...

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Afterpay postpones vote on takeover as Square takes on a new name

Afterpay postpones vote on takeover as Square takes on a new name

Delays from the Bank of Spain in approving a multi-billion takeover...

Woolworths takes on Wesfarmers in bid for Priceline with $872m offer

Woolworths takes on Wesfarmers in bid for Priceline with $872m offer

Woolworths Group (ASX: WOW) has today thrown its hat in the ring to...

Crown opens up books to Blackstone, but says bid undervalues business

Crown opens up books to Blackstone, but says bid undervalues business

Crown Resorts (ASX: CWN) has today given suitor Blackstone access t...

Shopping Centres Australasia launches $750m metro convenience retail JV with GIC

Shopping Centres Australasia launches $750m metro convenience retail JV with GIC

After making its fortunes with suburban malls anchored by blue-chip...

Harrison.ai raises $129m, enters Sonic Healthcare JV for pathology AI solutions

Harrison.ai raises $129m, enters Sonic Healthcare JV for pathology AI solutions

Health care AI company Harrison.ai has undertaken one of Australia&...

Former ABC MD Michelle Guthrie to chair travel tech software group TRAVLR

Former ABC MD Michelle Guthrie to chair travel tech software group TRAVLR

After raising $6.7 million and striking a deal with BBC Global News...

Vinomofo buys food and wine events company Revel

Vinomofo buys food and wine events company Revel

Online wine retailer Vinomofo has this week acquired Melbourne-base...

MarketLit unveils social media investment conference

MarketLit unveils social media investment conference

In the wake of the social media-induced GameStop stock buying frenz...

Brisbane Top Companies revealed

Brisbane Top Companies revealed

Brisbane’s top companies have been a hotbed of growth in 2021...

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Brisbane Top Companies 1-10

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Brisbane Top Companies 11-20

The 11-20 section of the Brisbane Top Companies list is founder-hea...

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Brisbane Top Companies 21-30

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Entrepreneurship

From $13,000 to $20 million: how a PCOS diagnosis and a pair of scissors built Xali Organics

From $13,000 to $20 million: how a PCOS diagnosis and a pair of scissors built Xali Organics

Inspired by a medical diagnosis and driven by innovative marketing, Melbourne husband-and-wife team Kasey and Michael Giarratana have bootstrapped beauty brand Xali Organic...

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...

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 ...

Mergers and Acquisitions

Vinyl Group acquires Nine's former $100m rising star Pedestrian Group for a 'nominal' sum

Vinyl Group acquires Nine's former $100m rising star Pedestrian Group for a 'nominal' sum

Sydney-based digital media company Vinyl Group (ASX: VNL) has snapp...

Propel Funeral Partners expands New Zealand footprint with trio of acquisitions worth $9.1m

Propel Funeral Partners expands New Zealand footprint with trio of acquisitions worth $9.1m

Sydney-based death care provider Propel Funeral Partners (ASX: PFP)...

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 ...

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Retail

From $13,000 to $20 million: how a PCOS diagnosis and a pair of scissors built Xali Organics

From $13,000 to $20 million: how a PCOS diagnosis and a pair of scissors built Xali Organics

Inspired by a medical diagnosis and driven by innovative marketing,...

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...

 

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

Spenda launches $8.5m entitlement offer at steep discount to retire debt and recapitalise

Spenda launches $8.5m entitlement offer at steep discount to retire debt and recapitalise

Perth-based fintech Spenda Limited (ASX: SPX) has launched an accel...

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...

Property

Geelong developer TW Projects makes first Melbourne metro foray with $100m Rockbank community

Geelong developer TW Projects makes first Melbourne metro foray with $100m Rockbank community

Geelong-founded developer TW Projects has made its first metropolit...

Cedar Woods secures $63.4m in new land acquisitions as record presales underpin pipeline push

Cedar Woods secures $63.4m in new land acquisitions as record presales underpin pipeline push

Perth-headquartered residential developer Cedar Woods Properties (A...

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...

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

ReSmart raises $1.1m with early backer Antler doubling down as recycling platform nears breakeven

ReSmart raises $1.1m with early backer Antler doubling down as recycling platform nears breakeven

Sydney-based recycling and reverse logistics platform ReSmart has c...

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 ...

 

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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