Eloise Keating

Two ANZ startups that raised $21 million this week

Three ANZ startups that raised $60 million this week

Crowds of shoppers caused chaotic scenes at the opening of Glassons' latest store in Sydney.

Prime burst onto the scene in 2022 and quickly gained popularity due to endorsements from social media influencers, including Logan Paul and KSI.

In Australia, the Pizza Hut brand is operated by Flynn Group, which took control of the master franchise in 2023 from Sydney-based private equity firm Allegro Funds.

The first 500 retailers to sign up to the Click Frenzy website for its EOFY sale will be able to do so for free.

Accounting platform Xero was hit by five days of outages that one accountant has described as "nothing short of a shit show".

Founded by Freddie McKenzie and Henry Collinson, Manifest has built an AI-powered intelligence platform that allows ad agencies to automatically capture how work is done.

The Rendr platform connects merchants with the best delivery partners for them in real time, based on their location and available delivery windows.

Halter was founded in 2016 by CEO Craig Piggott, and its virtual farm fences are now used across more than 2,000 cattle farms in New Zealand, Australia and the US.

All remaining Glue Stores are set to close, or be sold, by the end of this financial year.

The companies said Depop will continue to operate as a separate brand and retain its name and existing platform.

Five local startups are hoping to serve aces as they pilot their technologies during this year's Australian Open.

Small businesses affected by the Bondi Beach terror attack will receive grants of up to $25,000 to help them, as part of a broader support package from the federal and NSW governments.

Airwallex's Series G (yes, really) led a huge week for ANZ startup funding, with raises from Kasada, Hnry, All G, Bless Payments, and Emanda.

Australian shoppers will now have access to eBay's interactive live shopping platform that has proved popular in the US, UK and Germany.

This week, Pay.com.au, Ruminant Biotech, Australis Scientific and Paperly collectively raised more than $50 million in new funding.

The NSW Environmental Protection Authority issued compliance notices to the brands over the past 18 months as part of a broader crackdown on businesses that are skirting the state's plastic bans.

The blockbuster new system features Canva's own large language model trained specifically for design, and permanently free access to professional design tool Affinity.

Hypersonix is building reusable hydrogen-powered hypersonic aircraft that can fly at five times the speed of sound and leave no carbon trail.