Profiles
Tech Virgin: Why this founder left the family business to follow in the footsteps of his entrepreneurial idols
Up until three years ago, Devika founder Ken Kencevski was rising in the ranks of his family automotive business. Now, he’s struck out on …
Furrst class: Meet the Aussie startup partnering with Delta Airlines to revolutionise pet travel
After moving to Singapore with her dog in 2014, Australian startup founder Jenny Pan came to a sudden realisation: what airlines use to tran…
TripAdvisor for pets: How Lumi the groodle caused these founders to leave their corporate jobs for startupland
For Pupsy founders Tommi Nordstrom and Rafaela Salzer, becoming pet parents to their groodle Lumi didn’t just lead them to a life of long …
“I probably underestimated myself”: How Linda Eddy beat the odds and built ‘Uber for waste’ app EzyBin
After more than 15 years in the waste industry, Linda Eddy figured it was time for things to get a bit easier.
Having bought her waste-ma…
“A Trojan horse thing”: Meet the user experience guru who forced Twitter to introduce the #hashtag
When Chris Messina took his idea for something called a ‘hashtag’ to Twitter, they rejected it out of hand.
“They thought it was too co…
“Unicorn-sized” opportunity: ‘Tinder for food’ pitch wins Newcastle entrepreneur spot in $100,000 Silicon Valley accelerator
A 25-year-old entrepreneur from Newcastle has found herself in one of Silicon Valley’s most prominent accelerator programs after wowing in…
‘The future of motoring’: Why a former bank worker decided to launch a limo service for Teslas
After sitting in the passenger seat of a Tesla Model S five years ago, Pia Peterson had somewhat of an epiphany.
“As soon as I sat in t…
Meet the Aussie entrepreneur letting you diagnose the flu through your smartphone
Imagine being able to accurately diagnose common illnesses such as the flu, submit that diagnosis to a medical professional, and receive adv…
‘What we’ve been looking for’: How Australian startup BlockTexx is turning discarded clothes into raw, commodity-level plastic
After spruiking their newly minted startup to potential clients and partners, founders Graham Ross and Adrian Jones say they’ve had a numb…
“The odds are stacked against you”: Meet the Aussie founder out to disrupt the property market on a global scale
Brisbane-based Airlisting is out to disrupt the way property is purchased across the world, and while co-founder and former gymnast Veronica…
