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Kylie Jenner helped this gadget go viral. Now the firm’s founder is a billionaire

Endorsements from top-tier influencers reflect the growing mainstream appeal of K-beauty.

  • Yoojung Lee

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Anish Sinha grew his startup from the Sydney Startup Hub.

‘Wynyard is the hub’: Start-up founders resist move to Tech Central

It’s supposed to be the jewel in the crown of Sydney’s start-up industry, but some founders don’t want to move their businesses to Tech Central.

  • Jessica McSweeney
Vow’s “Forged Gras”, a cell-cultivate fois gras served with pickled grapes and a sea parsley oil.

Lab-grown meat just became legal. Is it any good?

Cell-grown, cultivated meat, whatever you call it – Sydney start-up Vow has become the first to secure regulatory approval to sell it in Australia.

  • Jessica Yun and Frances Howe
Paul Kevin Bennetts leaves the Downing Centre Local Court in late May. He is accused of domestic violence against a former partner.

Start-up boss to face trial for kidnapping, domestic violence

Paul Kevin Bennetts promised to transform the fortunes of Millennials, but behind closed doors, he allegedly stalked and abused a young woman.

  • Perry Duffin and Sally Rawsthorne

Straight talk, indie vibes: The miracle formula boosting Aussie beauty start-ups

Local entrepreneurs are edging into the global beauty market with the help of smart comms, no-BS ingredients – and stunts that get eyeballs on their products.

  • Susan Horsburgh
Cultured meat start-up Vow is shedding 30 per cent of its workforce, making 25 staff members redundant with CEO George Peppou blaming slower than expected regulatory approvals for the “incredibly difficult” decision.

Australian company behind woolly mammoth meatballs axes 30 per cent of workforce

Cultured meat start-up Vow’s novel meat products have made headlines globally – but the company has hit a roadblock.

  • David Swan
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James Curran, Grok Academy boss and National Computer Science School director.

Grok Academy finds new home after disgraced CEO’s exit

A coding academy for high school students has been thrown a lifeline after its “god-like” founder was accused of harassment.

  • David Swan
Elita Genetics founders Paloma Newton, Jackson Gritching and their dog, Edgar Allan Paws.

Stem cell bank for pets is landing in Australia, would you use it?

Most Australians now consider their pets to be on the same level as their spouses or children, and now they can access similar levels of healthcare.

  • David Swan
A visualisation of space debris surrounding Earth.

A Sydney start-up launched a satellite to fight space junk. It’s now space junk

The largest Australian-built commercial satellite was launched in March. Then it went dark.

  • Angus Dalton
Dimitry (left) and Aengus Tran.

The Australian company that wants to help one million people a day

One of the hottest health technology start-ups in Australia has hosed down concerns about how patient data is treated to train its AI platform.

  • David Swan

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