Startups

OneVentures has built out its senior leadership team with women as it eyes $1 billion in funds under management by 2023.

After noticing a gap in the market, Hana-Lia Krawchuk created the best-selling Swaddle Up product, which became the basis of her company Love To Dream.

The entrepreneurial path is paved with gutsy, risk taking and clever women, and we’re seeing this determination shine through in Australia’s startup ecosystem more than ever before. 

Bellamy’s Organic, headquartered in South Melbourne, is forecast to grow 20-25% this calendar year, up from $200 million annual revenue in 2021. The CEO explains how.

Sunroom is a new platform founded by Lucy Mort and Michelle Battersby, which aims to provide female and non-binary creators a place to monetise content.

It’s been a record year for startup funding in Australia. Yet of the billions of dollars pouring into the ecosystem, the share available to women-led startups has actually shrunk.

Tennis star Serena Williams has blasted The New York Times (NYT) for publishing a story about her capital-raising efforts to combat bias — that mixed up her and her sister, Venus Williams.

In an interview with SmartCompany Plus, Le Grice discusses why she doesn’t chase unicorns, her unifying principle in supporting staff, how to evaluate third-parties you work with, and why she asks if founders want to be rich or famous.

SmartCompany Plus asked 12 women in the tech sector about how they find the innovative ideas that are shaping Australia's future.

"I think it’s important to loudly proclaim that we are women, as well as being entrepreneurs or founders," writes Jules Brooke.

Thousands of Australian women entrepreneurs were left disappointed yesterday after receiving an email saying their application to the Boosting Female Founders (BFF) grant initiative had been successful, only to later be told there had been a mistake.

Grace Brennan says in farming communities, a woman's job has often been considered a side-project. But in times of crisis, they become critical to households and communities.