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Bridgeford Group Nick Tassigiannakis

Practical solutions to net zero emissions drive success

Responding to climate change should be seen as an investment rather than a cost, argues Bridgeford Group managing director Nicholas Tassigiannakis.

Matthew Storey, head of corporate finance, Ord Minnett.

Why an ASX IPO is prestigious and transformative for local companies

Listings facilitate a liquid market, give existing shareholders an ability to sell their shares and allow new investors the chance to buy.

Matthew and Rebeca Newton.

Living out of a suitcase while building adventures for travellers

Leatherback Travel takes travellers off the beaten track to explore far-flung corners of the globe.

Andy Irvine, GYROstream

GYRO.Group amplifies independent music

The company has a website where musicians can upload their work for distribution and then come back and see the royalties they have earned.

Edward Robinson.

Young entrepreneur’s $2000 ‘tricky’ idea to change school science

Edward Robinson loved science at school but not the way it was taught. So he decided to change it.

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Twin brothers Brady and Tyler Morton.

How ditching tradition paid off for twin brothers

Brady and Tyler Morton’s first go at making money online didn’t work out. This time around is a very different story

Serial founder returns as an AI ‘bot wrangler’

Karl Redenbach is back in the Fast list for the third time with an army of bots by his side at Agentiscale.ai.

Michael Bonner, founder of  Chemist, at his original pharmacy inside Wellcamp Airport.

Pharmacy services innovator works first-mover advantage

Choice Chemists has quickly captured a 42 per cent share of the market for onsite pharmacists in aged care.

Talked’s Ben Southall and Vincent Lau

How homegrown tech helps solve mental health crisis

A family loss inspired the founder of software platform Talked to offer thousands of Australians access to high-quality care online.

David Rooney, founder of Melbourne brand Boring Without You. Without the marketing budgets of big-name rivals, he seeks “eyeballs” through social media and viral stunts.

Cheeky skincare start-up knows how to catch the eye

Boring Without You has just three products – but has attracted more than 400,000 followers on its social media platforms.

Emica Penklis, founder of Loco Love chocolates, a Financial Review Fast 100 finalist in the Manufacturing category.

Chocolate maker finds a healthy sweet spot

Loco Love products free of gluten, dairy or refined sugars have found ardent customers willing to pay that little bit more.

Dabble’s social betting playbook

This wagering start-up has scaled to more than a million users by building a product that blends sports betting with social media and game design.

Sam Hope  and Jory Humphreys have grown H People to a recruitment business that generates $15.5 million in annual revenue.

The $15.5m playbook for beating ‘cowboy’ recruiters

Recruiters Sam Hope and Jory Humphreys say their agency upholds two values often missing in the world of recruitment: honesty and transparency.

David Higgins, chief technology officer for financial security and fraud prevention firm, Eftsure, warns real-time payments can equal real-time fraud.

Fintech Eftsure growing amid fears of AI-boosted business scams

This American tech boss fell in love with Tim Tams and Vegemite. Now, he’s helping Australian fintech Eftsure go global.

Ewen Hollingsworth, right, and Cameron Haynes, are co-founders of a finance company that funds masters programs at the world’s best universities.

The start-up getting Aussies to Wall St by partnering with Harvard

Spark Finance is breaking down wealth as a barrier to great education, offering financing to Australians studying overseas.

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Mark Woodland on his property at Kangaroo Grounds, Victoria.

How Australia’s fastest-growing new company started with a phone call on a tractor

Kismet Healthcare has topped the Financial Review 2025 Fast Starters list with a compound annual growth rate of 4630 per cent.

Wickton director Blanco Norton.

Property boom helps fastest-growing company to soar

Wickton Properties’ mix of skills has made it a one-stop shop for design, approvals, construction, management of the end product – and eye-watering 2759pc growth.

 Brett Cooper, general manager of BuildLab, at a construction site in Beveridge, Victoria.

Two Aussie Fast Starters are using US ideas to modernise home building

Victoria-based Buildlab and Queensland’s Avia Homes have found a competitive advantage in home building that is driving their revenue sky-high.

Mark Summerhayes.

What fast-growth companies must get right to attract premium valuations

Four priorities stand out for investors looking for companies with the ability to scale up with both agility and control.

Sam Gordon from Buyer’s agency Australian Property Scout.

‘Have a crack’ decision that led to booming business

By 28, Sam Gordon had a property portfolio that let him quit his job. Now he is working to help other investors do the same.

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