This Month
Khuda’s plan to turn AirTrunk into a $100b-plus company
Robin Khuda believes injecting billions into Asian economies will open more doors to exponential growth for the data centre behemoth.
- Campbell Kwan
November
Software unicorn SafetyCulture to be run from New York with new CEO
SafetyCulture’s founder Luke Anear says he never really wanted to be chief executive, and that the company may be more likely to go public under Kelly Vohs.
- Amelia McGuire
How to build a $9m business from your bedroom
Sam Morton’s company supplies graphics kits for motorcycle owners – and had a big win when iconic British brand Triumph signed him up.
- Simon Evans
Inside a decade-long rollercoaster ride with Afterpay’s Nick Molnar
Ten years ago this week, the buy now, pay later firm’s founder sold some jewellery to his business partner Anthony Eisen in a novel way: pay-in-four.
- James Eyers and Jonathan Shapiro
An app diagnosing cancers? Helfie thinks it could be worth billions
The start-up says it is using AI to screen for a dozen ailments as it tries to raise some $150 million. If successful, it will be Australia’s latest unicorn.
- Paul Smith
Have a listen to this AI sales call – it’s getting scarily realistic
When it came to selling a new range of drinks to schools, supermarkets and petrol stations, a Brisbane entrepreneur succeeded with artificial intelligence.
- Tess Bennett
October
Tech founder cashes out with more than $100m after 27-year run
Private equity giant EQT has acquired HR software business PageUp, buying out the founders.
- Tess Bennett
How these Young Rich Listers celebrated their own 21st birthdays
To mark the 21st anniversary of the list, we ask notable Young Rich Listers past and present what their lives were like at 21.
- Yolanda Redrup, Lauren Sams and Matthew Drummond
- Exclusive
- Young Rich
Australia’s richest people 40 and under break record
The Young Rich List, now in its 21st year, set a new high for total wealth of $41.7 billion in 2024, dominated by technology entrepreneurs and retailers.
- Yolanda Redrup
How Jason Daniel went from ‘loose kid’ to the Young Rich List
The LSKD founder always pushed boundaries as he built his activewear company. Now he’s chasing a $1 billion target.
- Carrie LaFrenz
From Crazy John’s to Canva, here’s to 21 years of the Young Rich List
Created in the shadow of the dotcom bust, the Young Rich List has unearthed waves of our best entrepreneurs, and been witness to a few busts.
- James Thomson
The 10 richest young Australians revealed
The Young Rich List, now in its 21st year, has uncovered how the wealthiest Australians aged 40 and under are building their fortunes.
- Yolanda Redrup
The real cost of being a Young Rich founder
Many successful entrepreneurs are glad they didn’t know what they were in for, as it would have discouraged them from taking a rocky, albeit rewarding path.
- Yolanda Redrup
Young people, Telstra sceptics: How Boost CEO plans to grow telco
The pre-paid telco backed by Peter Adderton and Paul Keating claims to be gaining market share in an industry that CEO Jason Haynes says is riddled with too many choices.
- Jenny Wiggins
September
Step One founder sells down, Morgans on trade
The broker had $30 million of shares in the bamboo underwear maker up for grabs at $1.70, although Greg Taylor will retain majority ownership.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
Digital debt collector worth $350m after big money raise
Business booms for InDebted when cost-of-living hits consumers. It has attracted new investors, including a super fund to back a rare valuation increase.
- Paul Smith
Billionaire goes from basement to world’s first private spacewalk
Jared Isaacman planted the seeds of payments company Shift4 in his parents’ basement and used to scrounge for pizza dollars. But at 41, he’s just made history.
- Emily Mason
Robin Khuda is the ringleader of this year’s biggest M&A deal
The founder of AirTrunk has cashed in on the inexorable rise in demand for processing power and built a vast fortune on the rise of cloud computing.
- Paul Smith and Tess Bennett
August
This trader spotted a ‘really big gap’ – and made a fortune
Stake’s Matt Leibowitz loved his job as a derivatives trader, but when his friends started asking how to invest in US stocks, he saw an opportunity.
- Yolanda Redrup
- Exclusive
- Commercial real estate
The faces behind Sydney’s new $10m members’ club
For $20,000 a year, members of Australia’s new tech and funding community club can take an ice bath, or breastfeed, in a space of their own.
- Michael Bleby
