Need a lift? How Gilmour Space Technologies is competing with SpaceX, Blue Origin, and Virgin Orbit to send startups into space Plus exclusive The Right Stuff Profiles The family-run space startup set itself the high ambition of sending an Australian-made rocket into space in 2022.
Do women-owned ventures need more female investors? Solai Valliappan thinks so Female Entrepreneurs Jessie Tu 9 April 2021 The young tech investor turned a page in her life when she realised the gross shortage of women in the tech investment space, and particularly women of colour.
“You’re on mute”: How Alan Jones turned his love for a pithy T-shirt into $3,500 for charity Coronavirus Stephanie Palmer-Derrien 18 December 2020 Alan Jones (the good one) bloody loves a T-shirt. So, this year, he created his own range of tees, while raising money for a good cause.
A phoenix, not a unicorn: How all three of Finder’s founders ended up on the AFR’s Young Rich List Entrepreneurs Stephanie Palmer-Derrien 27 November 2020 All three of Finder's co-founders are Young Rich Listers. But, that's a signpost on the journey — it's not the destination.
“The app store for agriculture”: How this Queensland startup is revolutionising agtech — and why now is the time to do it Agribusiness Stephanie Palmer-Derrien 9 November 2020 SwarmFarm is setting out to completely revolutionise agtech, globally. But that’s going to take a little more than a few autonomous tractors.
How Adelaide startup Good Thnx facilitated $1 million in charity donations, and built a Slack integration for speedy sales Profiles Stephanie Palmer-Derrien 16 October 2020 Good Thnx just took part in Startmate’s 10th anniversary demo day. But, already, this business is racking up wins and hitting milestones.
Meet the founder who made $50,000 in four months, by creating a data-savvy contact-tracing tool for small business Coronavirus Stephanie Palmer-Derrien 14 October 2020 Conceived four months ago to solve a pandemic-specific problem, Aussie startup COVID Comply has already banked more than $50,000.
Meet the “savvy” high-schoolers who created a booming e-commerce platform during COVID-19 Coronavirus Stephanie Palmer-Derrien 24 September 2020 These teenage entrepreneurs have built a startup in the midst of a pandemic. And, after a soft launch, they’re preparing for growth.
Listen, learn, amplify: How Rona Glynn-McDonald is raising the voices of Indigenous Australians, one story at a time Entrepreneurs Stephanie Palmer-Derrien 23 September 2020 Common Ground founder Rona Glynn-McDonald grew up surrounded Aboriginal storytelling. Now, she's committed to amplifying those voices.
How Mel How turned her failing side-hustle The Cocktail Shop into a COVID-19 success story Coronavirus Stephanie Palmer-Derrien 21 September 2020 Entrepreneur Mel How was getting ready to relaunch her business, and shut her side hustle down. Then, COVID-19 turned everything on its head.