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SXSW Sydney’s big budget but inauthentic veneer hides where the real creativity happens: in the unofficial parties and gatherings that are blooming around it.

Silicon Valley's unprecedented $100 million seed rounds are forcing venture capitalists from Austin to Sydney to rethink their investment strategies.

With ChatGPT as her 'CTO', solo developer Alisa Wu raised $2 million for her startup. It raises the question consuming Silicon Valley: just how far can one founder go?

A 22-year-old Australian with no employees or product has pulled off a funding round that highlights a shift in attitudes towards solo founders, and investor appetite for exposure to AI.

As women leave VC due to limited pathways, Maxine Minter of Co Ventures says there’s another route forward for those who want to stay: building their own funds.

Women who joined VC during the post-Covid boom are exiting for startup roles, citing limited advancement and exhaustion from advocating for diversity.

Virtual fencing is creating a two-tier cattle economy, where smartwatch-wearing cows on one side of a border enjoy the future while neighbours stay analog.

The bank has pulled the plug on the venture arm it launched in 2019, and will fold its investments into a new structure amid a broader cost-cutting agenda.

Once Australia's largest innovation fund, Breakthrough Victoria is facing an uncertain future with rampant speculation it may make no further investments.

Afterpay and Airwallex are two of Australia’s biggest startup successes, but Up Bank founder Dom Pym says venture capital rules are choking investment in the next wave of fintechs.