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Venture capital fund Rampersand ramps up hunt for next Aussie unicorn
Success stories such as Canva and Culture Amp are more than a decade old, and this fund says it’s time to find and fund the next crop of billion-dollar start-ups.
- by David Swan
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‘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
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The Melburnians behind one of Silicon Valley’s hottest AI start-ups
These two university researchers have created an artificial intelligence phone receptionist that can answer questions, schedule appointments, and talk just like a human.
- by David Swan
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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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
The iron men with a $3 billion plan to save the planet
Two former Fortescue executives want to reduce the enormous carbon footprint of iron ore, Australia’s most lucrative export industry. It’ll cost at least $3 billion.
- by Anne Hyland
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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
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Start-up sector ‘a breeding ground’ for inappropriate behaviour
Investor Elaine Stead says she’s not done banging the drum about Australia’s ‘juvenile’ tech sector.
- by David Swan
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Kiki case highlights pitfalls of a ‘girls only’ social club run by five men
There’s clearly something a bit strange about a service targeted at women, yet run predominantly by men.
- by Millie Muroi
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Not sure what to cook with what’s left in the fridge? There’s AI for that
No one has an excuse to be a lousy cook any more, according to this duo who have raised more than $4 million for their artificial intelligence start-up.
- by David Swan
Why Mentorloop got off the venture capital ‘hamster wheel’
Lucy Lloyd and Heidi Holmes are calling for more start-up founders to ditch venture capital funding as the ‘tech wreck’ deepens.
- by David Swan