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1 day ago · Two years into a whirlwind growth story, Indigenous-owned startup Yarn’n has cracked a major deal with supermarket giant Woolworths (ASX: WOW) that founder Lane Stockton says will bring the sustainable and socially responsible enterprise in front of a significant slice of the Australian retail market.

1 day ago · The sale of its banking division to ANZ (ASX: ANZ) has led to a one-off gain of $252 million for Suncorp Group (ASX: SUN) in the December half, with the group posting a $1.1 billion net profit after tax (NPAT) for the period as cash earnings from operations also rose by …

Apr 8, 2024 · 3. James Ferguson (31), Robbie Ferguson (26) and Alex Connolly (25) Immutable Sydney. Founded in 2018 and cashed up from a $273 million Series C raise in early 2022, blockchain powerhouse Immutable has become a dominant force in the world of web3 gaming – a sector that has undergone phenomenal growth in recent years with the company’s Immutable …

1 day ago · With its AI-driven diagnosis tools now available to half of Australia's radiologists and assisting the care of more than six million patients worldwide each year, Sydney-based health-tech scale-up Harrison.ai has announced one of the country's largest ever Series C funding rounds to finance further R&D and expansion.

Feb 3, 2025 · Australian startup funding rose by approximately $500 million in 2024 amidst both heightened interest in larger investments and record activity for pre-seed and seed deals, although the majority of investors took part in down rounds that saw some of …

Nov 15, 2024 · Australia’s Growth Economy drives an outsized share of the nation’s prosperity - representing only 6 per cent of all businesses, yet accounting for 42 per cent of employment, 47 per cent of R&D investment and 26 per cent of GDP.

In compiling the following list of Australia’s Top 100 Young Entrepreneurs, Business News Australia scoured the country to identify the nation’s leading business talent aged 40 and under, not just from valuations but through a wide range of metrics around financials, growth, traction, brand value, business model strength, positive disruption, societal impact, inspirational …

Dec 5, 2022 · The rise of earnings in the fossil-fuel sector is one of the evident trends, despite the general corporate push towards a greener future, as Whitehaven Coal (ASX: WHC), AGL Energy (ASX: AGL) and Origin Energy witnessed some of the largest jumps through the ranks over the past 12 months.

Nov 16, 2023 · Medicinal cannabis digital appointments and delivery company Montu has made history by becoming the first business to win Deloitte’s Technology Fast 50 awards two years in a row, while startups from the communications and services sector rose from just a 4 per cent showing last year to make up almost a quarter of the list.