AFR Magazine’s hotly anticipated Power issue, out on Friday, September 30, includes lists of the key players across six industry sectors. These are Australia’s biggest movers and shakers in tech.
For Australia’s techies, the past 12 months have been marked by stark contrasts . . . if not quite boom and bust, then very much sweet and sour. It is likely that 2021 will be seen as the peak of industry optimism and investor excess.
A pack of unicorn tech companies was created, and the start-up scene, led by almost unfathomable growth in the valuation at Melanie Perkins’ design software behemoth Canva, was becoming increasingly influential across the broader business realm.
Paul SmithTechnology editorPaul Smith edits the technology coverage and has been a leading writer on the sector for 20 years. He covers big tech, business use of tech, the fast-growing Australian tech industry and start-ups, telecommunications and national innovation policy. Connect with Paul on Twitter. Email Paul at psmith@afr.com
