A chance meeting in a pub saw the team that built Australian braintech start-up Synchron spinning out into a bigger brain opportunity. When Nick Opie was helping lead the world in developing a brain-computer interface that could remain in humans for years, he was already thinking about the next frontier. As co-founder of Synchron, Opie […]
What began as a 44-minute prank call with a scammer became Apate.ai, a growing AI company using autonomous bots to deceive fraudsters, extract intelligence, and help disrupt a trillion-dollar global scam industry This story features in Issue 25 – out now. Tap here to secure your copy. The day that Dali Kaafar decided to start […]
Six months into Woodside’s top job, Liz Westcott is making tough calls on clean energy, betting big on gas and drawing on a career built by defying expectations. This story features in Issue 25 – out now. Tap here to secure your copy. It’s been only two days since Liz Westcott, the CEO of Australia’s […]
After a career at the forefront of physics, Daniel Shaddock turned years of research into Liquid Instruments. More than a decade on, the company has just secured $70 million to accelerate its next phase. Few would have expected Daniel Shaddock to pursue a career in physics. As a child, the Canberra-based CEO was, by his own admission, “probably […]
Pegasus had wings; Ka Ying Rising doesn’t need them. As the Everest champion returns to Sydney, jockey Zac Purton and trainer David Hayes talked to Stewart Hawkins about how this extraordinary sprinter makes it all look so easy. This story features in Issue 25 – out now. Tap here to secure your copy. Zac Purton’s tone shifted as soon as I […]
Forbes Australia picks out three Australian entrepreneurs who are making waves in the startup space right now. This story features in Issue 25 – out now. Tap here to secure your copy. Marloo After seven years building investing platforms, Hardy Michel and Shakeel Lala kept running into the same problem: customers wanted to know what to do with their money. “In […]
Pearling, including retailing now accounts for 70% of Paspaley’s business, and creative director Christine Salter is keeping the 90-year-old family name synonymous with luxury, drawing on its wild Kimberley origins to win a new generation of customers. This story features in Issue 25 – out now. Tap here to secure your copy. Christine Salter, the […]
I recently sat down with Dr Frank-Steffen Walliser, CEO of Bentley, and we discussed what makes a brand truly luxurious and what it takes to retain high-end customers when the market is tough and flooded with cheaper alternatives. This editor’s note features in Issue 25 – out now. Tap here to secure your copy. His answer was simple: horsepower is easy; […]
Silicon Valley’s VC sector birthed eight of the US’s 10 biggest listed companies. Australia’s new ventures have grown to $100 billion over the past 15 years – but have often found the local market broadly “hostile”. Now – days after Firmus pulled what was supposed to be the biggest float since Telstra – the ASX […]
As the Cartier Women’s Initiative celebrates two decades of driving global change, the spotlight turns to three Australian trailblazers proving that local solutions can address complex global challenges. This story features in Issue 24 – out now. Tap here to secure your copy. When Rosie Dumbrell, a former Australian triathlete and physiotherapist, welcomed four children into the world in less […]