Yesterday
From Farquhar to Denholm, billionaires pile in on this Byron Bay fund
ReGen Ventures has raised almost $100 million to invest in start-ups trying to solve environmental problems, an area of mixed success for venture capitalists.
Canva’s IPO has been discussed for 10 years. What if it never happens?
The event will be a seismic moment for Australia’s tech and venture capital sectors. But the depths of private markets mean it’s been able to dodge public ones.
This Month
Canva prepares secondary share sale after last year’s $US1.6b bonanza
It could be Canva’s last private round; the company is widely expected to test an IPO in the US in 2026, although its founding trio have not committed to a date.
‘You would have to anoint me’: JPMorgan’s Dimon would love to be president
In a wide-ranging discussion, the Wall Street executive also said significant job losses from the AI revolution are unavoidable and necessary.
Ayres signals a bigger role for unions over AI use at work
Industry Minister Tim Ayres says they should have a louder voice in how businesses adopt artificial intelligence, as concerns rise about huge job losses.
The winner of the AFR’s AI Trailblazer award talks life under Canva
Leonardo AI chief executive and co-founder JJ Fiasson has been honoured at the Financial Review AI Awards for 2025. Here’s how he got there.
Government must step up its game on AI challenges
There is a growing sense that things are starting to get complicated as a growing number of companies start embracing AI as a driver of workforce productivity.
Business Council says government must step up on big AI questions
Industry needs clear national AI goals, regulatory certainty and much faster approvals for new data centres, according to the peak industry group.
May
The insecurity of Blackbird’s Rick Baker is a confidential matter
The big bird of Australian venture capital has defended his investment in Airwallex during calls with investors.
Australia’s wealthiest 200 revealed, fortunes blow past $667b
Despite the odd tumble, the wealthiest Australians are pulling away from the rest of the Rich 200 pack.
Aussie big tech unionisation a sign of AI times
The tech sector is confronting its Frankenstein moment: the very workers who brought AI to life are now trying to survive it before it turns on them.
Harvard ban hits Aussies; Bonds may upend markets; End of the iPhone?
Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.
Canva, Atlassian employees flock to unions amid AI job fears
Workers’ fears about losing their jobs to artificial intelligence bots has led to a surge in union membership at Australia’s two highest-profile tech companies.
Tech unicorn Immutable cuts staff as AI bots pick up jobs
One of Australia’s most funded technology companies has shed more than 70 staff over the past nine months and embraced artificial intelligence programs.
Airwallex secures one of the country’s biggest funding rounds ever
The global payments group has raised $467 million from investors, who include all three of the country’s major venture capital firms.
Canva co-founder pledges to give away half of his $7b fortune
Cameron Adams and his wife, Lisa Miller, have signed The Giving Pledge and the Founders Pledge, to send most of their wealth to environmental causes.
Tech Council policy boss stood down after DV charges
Harry Godber, the head of policy at the Scott Farquhar-chaired Tech Council of Australia, has pleaded not guilty to domestic violence charges.
The AI start-up growing faster than Canva
Blackbird Ventures says medical AI start-up Heidi Health is on track to make $23 million in revenue this year.
Rich families outstrip super funds in the hunt for tech start-up riches
Australia’s richest families have overtaken superannuation funds for the first time as the biggest investor group behind local venture capital and private equity.
April
Cliff Obrecht stirs jumpy Canva investors
The Canva co-founder posted that time kills all deals, as investors wait for the company’s long-awaited IPO.