Business
Entrepreneurship
Investors feel the burn as F45 booted from New York Stock Exchange
Investors, some of whom paid $US16 per share in the July 2021 public float on the New York Stock Exchange, watched the stock hit a record low of just US7.26¢ last week.
- by Colin Kruger
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The Silicon Valley elite who want to build a city from scratch
A mysterious company has spent $1.3 billion in an effort to buy thousands of acres in San Francisco, The people behind the deals are said to be a who’s who of the tech industry.
- by Conor Dougherty and Erin Griffith
Scottish fintech sets its sights on Australia
Combining credit checks, payment chasing and debt collection, the Scottish fintech claims its technology can help small businesses get a better handle on their cash flow and better manage their credit risk.
- by Tim Biggs
Irene Falcone’s Sans Drinks rescued by wine retailer in $1.8m deal
The non-alcoholic liquor business that fizzed after the pandemic has been saved from liquidation, with founder Irene Falcone to stay with the business.
- by Jessica Yun
The ‘brain drink’ start-up ready to emerge from ‘stealth mode’
Arepa is a performance drink that purportedly improves cognition. The product’s New Zealand co-founders reckon they’ve cracked the magic formula.
- by Jessica Yun
Spam with your order? DoorDash fined for flooding customers, drivers with promos
The popular delivery service has copped a $2 million fine for spamming customers, including more than 500,000 people who had asked to unsubscribe to its promotions.
- by Sarah Danckert
The 92-year-old who changed the world
A textbook inspired Morris Chang to create a company that is now a $US500 billion juggernaut and part of our everyday lives. It also put him at the centre of a technological cold war between the US and China.
- by Paul Mozur and John Liu
The good STUFF: Thorpey-backed men’s skincare brand made to be sold
Profits from STUFF go towards mental health programs for teenage boys – and founder Hunter Johnson is hoping Australians pitch in to take it to the world.
- by Jessica Yun
Beer, cannabis, hydrogen: Plenty of cash to splash on crowdfunding campaigns
Cost of living crisis be damned; economic downturns are precisely when equity crowdfunding tends to flourish, says Birchal boss Matt Vitale.
- by Jessica Yun
Investigation
Start-ups
This athlete turned tech bro was chasing a start-up dream. Now he’s accused of faking a PhD
The start-up world is full of entrepreneurs like Steven Leven, striving for dreams that others see as implausible. But there are boundaries.
- by Anthony Segaert and Nick Bonyhady
‘We could see the end’: How Thankyou Group averted its ‘Death Star’ moment
Melbourne social enterprise Thankyou Group is readying to launch its products to the world – but five years ago, the business was on the brink.
- by Jessica Yun