Startup ecosystem stories
One in four women has left venture capital in five years, spurring calls for data-driven fixes to stalled careers and leaky retention.
Anthropic will open a Sydney office as its ANZ hub, deepening Claude AI partnerships and exploring local compute capacity in Australia.
OpenAI brings its Codex desktop app to Windows, targeting the nearly half of professional developers who use the platform daily.
From runway to boardroom, Australia's pageant stage doubles as a high-stakes PR lab for purpose-driven personal branding in 2026.
Women in tech and finance say workplaces must be redesigned, with data-led accountability and digital finance access to match women's ambitions.
With women-led start-ups securing just 2.3% of 2024 VC funds, Cristina Fonseca says closing tech's gender gap is vital for growth.
In tech and marketing, women are excluded not just by bias in code or funding, but by domestic load and male-coded networking rituals.
Terra Security appoints Anna Sarnek VP of business strategy to steer partner-led growth and define its AI-native offensive security push.
Indosat's SheHacks brings Indonesian women-led AI startups to Vietnam, forging cross-border ties with investors and innovation agencies.
Anthropic dangles EUR €355,000 AI engineering pay as it ramps up Dublin hiring drive and cements the city as a key European hub.
Fast-growing fintech Mercury seeks a US national bank charter to hold deposits and lend directly after scaling to 200,000 business customers.
Wilbe launches flexible life sciences lab hub in White City to tackle early-stage startup space crunch and back scientist founders.
Female founders, starved of capital yet rich in resolve, are quietly building tougher, smarter businesses through a whole heap of bullshit.
Australia's quantum future hinges on women's inclusion, with three key shifts urged to boost participation in this strategic technology.
As women still secure just 2% of VC funds, one founder argues the real hurdle is misaligned investor expectations, not founder ambition.
TechDay launches eight specialist technology news sites in Ireland, targeting sectors from cybersecurity to telecoms as part of its international growth.
Cicada opens applications for its 2026 Tech23 deep tech week, seeking 23 startups as alumni funding tops USD $280 million nationwide.
Women in tech are more visible and ambitious than ever, but unequal capital, fragmented support and poor data still block true equality.
Scalare revenue jumps 360% to AUD $7.13 million as its integrated founder platform delivers first half of positive operating cash flow.
AI leadership must prioritise emotional intelligence and structural support so women are truly visible, trusted to lead and shape key decisions.