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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 Melanie Perkins and Cliff Obrecht. have long pushed back against the idea of an IPO.

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.

JP Morgan chief executive Jamie Dimon, says AI is a game-changer that the US must win.

‘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.

Tim Ayres says unions need to be part of the conversation when companies are implementing AI.

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.

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JJ Fiasson’s Leonardo AI has won The Australian Financial Review’s AI awards for 2025.

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.

BCA chief executive Bran Black said Australia needs a clear national AI policy.

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

Blackbird co-founders Niki Scevak and Rick Baker.

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.

Canva has made strides to retool its platform with AI capabilities which appears to have played a role in AI-related redundancies.

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.

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Harvard ban hits Aussies; Bonds may upend markets; End of the iPhone?

Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.

Canva and Atlassian employees are unionising in record numbers over fears they’ll lose their jobs to artificial intelligence.

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.

Immutable co-founders James Ferguson (left) and Robbie Ferguson.

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.

Co-founder and Partner of Square Peg, Paul Bassat, and Co-founder of Airwallex Lucy Liu.

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.

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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.

Harry Godber, has been stood down from his role at the Tech Council.

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.

While it’s easy to be swayed by charismatic CEOs and well-crafted investor presentations, there’s more to look at under the hood of a potential investment.

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

Canva co-founder Cliff Obrecht at an AI roundtable earlier this year.

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.

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