September
Robin Khuda is the ringleader of this year’s biggest M&A deal
The founder of AirTrunk has cashed in on the inexorable rise in demand for processing power and built a vast fortune on the rise of cloud computing.
- Paul Smith and Tess Bennett
July
The deep, deep cynicism of the new anti-Greens pitch
Campaign material from right-wing group Advance tries to reframe the Greens in the mind of the mainstream voter.
- Mark Di Stefano
May
- Exclusive
- AI
Rich Lister entrepreneur’s final start-up will build underwater robots
Bevan Slattery is arguably Australia’s most successful tech entrepreneurs of the last 20 years. He thinks he has one more start-up in him, and has big plans for reviving coral reefs.
- Tess Bennett
March
MacCap, PSP greenlight AirTrunk sale process; NDAs out
Parties interested in a slice of Macquarie Capital and PSP Investments’ data centre giant AirTrunk need to sign non-disclosure agreements to get a peek at the books.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
December 2023
- Exclusive
- Funding
Millions for Australian start-up using AI to change how we see
Arkeus, an ambitious Melbourne start-up that has secured early contracts with the Defence Department for its automated optical technology, has also caught investors’ eyes.
- Paul Smith
October 2023
Goldman, Macquarie mandated for AirTrunk $10b-plus IPO
Goldman’s international reach and track record in offshore data centre deals helped it get the gig, sources say.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
August 2023
- Exclusive
- Venture capital
Steve Baxter faces resistance for weapons-focused VC fund
The former Shark Tank judge has taken his new defence-focused VC fund to the market, hoping to raise $60 million for firms making weapons and other defence technologies.
- Jessica Sier
June 2023
It’s ‘real businesses’ against the rest as VCs turn the screws
The nation’s top funds and entrepreneurs say tighter access to financing has slowing down deal making and allowed for proper due diligence.
- Mark Di Stefano and Paul Smith
- Opinion
- Entrepreneur Summit
Tech wreck forces entrepreneurs to wash their own face
Australia’s best tech start-ups know they will survive tougher market conditions, and don’t mind if frothier companies fall by the wayside.
- Paul Smith
December 2022
- Exclusive
- Funding
‘Relief that stupidity is over’: US VCs flee Aussie tech market
After a flurry of big money deal making in 2021 and early 2022, new data shows US venture capitalists have retreated from the Australian market.
- Tess Bennett
September 2021
Microsoft buys Brisbane start-up Clipchamp
The video editing software start-up, founded by a group of former SAP executives, will be integrated into Microsoft’s suite of online software products, in a win for local investors.
- Paul Smith
July 2021
- Exclusive
- Funding
Brisbane’s Go1 becomes Australia’s newest ‘unicorn’ with mega-raise
The online training marketplace, founded by four former high school friends in 2015, is now worth more than $US1 billion after raising $US200 million.
- Paul Smith
November 2020
Christine Holgate, Nick Molnar spruik new business book
When you've got these two testifying to your business smarts, you know you must be red hot.
- Tom Richardson
May 2020
Data centre demand driving Robin Khuda towards the Rich List
The AirTrunk founder says the pandemic is accelerating trends towards business automation that will require the hosting of massive computing power in his facilities.
- Michael Bailey
April 2020
- Exclusive
- Venture capital
Big names join tech investment syndicate
High profile Australian entrepreneurs including iiNet's Michael Malone will co-invest in start-ups alongside Steve Baxter's Transition Level Investments.
- Yolanda Redrup
March 2020
- Exclusive
- Funding
A nation of remote workers could mean a boom for this Aussie start-up
Drawboard has closed a $9 million capital raise, as it looks to target those working at home amid the COVID-19 business shutdowns as potential new customers.
- Yolanda Redrup