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Social entrepreneur Alison Harrington is using music and tech to reimagine dementia care

Social impact entrepreneur Alison Harrington has built her third business, Resparke, merging technology into the aged care space.

Business

Parenting retail brand The Memo lands $20 million investment

Parenting retail brand the Memo has landed a $20 million minority stake from Pier 12 Capital, formerly Auctus Investment Group.

Partner Content

Changing the systems that keep women out: CSIRO’s new playbook is unlocking Australia’s true innovation potential

Instead of asking how to get more women into startups, it’s time to rethink the systems that have been designed to exclude them.

Partner Content

Fleur Madden’s blueprint for women-led businesses looking to grow

Serial entrepreneur Fleur Madden draws on her expertise in business to offer a practical blueprint for women-led businesses looking to grow.

Partner Content

How Ren Fernando turned a simple idea into a movement for women starting over

Through her organisation, ReLove, Ren Fernando is leading a movement to give people in crisis a fresh chance at dignity and safety.

Partner Content

How Holly Fowler built the world’s first social app connecting neurodivergent people

Founder and CEO Holly Fowler created Wable, a first-of-its kind social networking app and a space for neurodivergent people to connect.

Entrepreneurs

Indigenous, female-owned food brand Cooee lands Qantas partnership

Emerging from a single Indigenous mother’s kitchen, allergen-friendly food brand Cooee is available today on supermarket shelves.

Entrepreneurs

Aged 22 and working solo, Alisa Wu just raised $2 million for her next startup

Alisa Wu achieved the pre-Seed round for Lucent within 36 hours of launching. She exited her previous AI business in late 2024.

Ed's Blog

Hiring, scaling but burning out: 2025 life for women in business

The current climate for women starting, leading and scaling smale to medium sized business is tough. But so is the resilience and tenacity of women.

News & Views

Michelle Battersby’s latest career move: President of motherhood app Peanut

Just weeks out from having her second children, Australian entrepreneur Michelle Battersby has become the new President of Peanut.

Grace Brown of Andromeda in Series A round

Entrepreneurs

Backed by women, Grace Brown secures $23 million to expand humanoid robotics startup

The business is now valued at 100 million as it chases a huge ambition to leverage technoloogy to help combat lonliness.

News & Views

Building a business is hard. Doing it as a woman is even harder.

In business, women still battle bias and double standards, yet continue building with grit, authenticity and undeniable resilience.

Social entrepreneur Alison Harrington is using music and tech to reimagine dementia care

Parenting retail brand The Memo lands $20 million investment

Changing the systems that keep women out: CSIRO’s new playbook is unlocking Australia’s true innovation potential

Fleur Madden’s blueprint for women-led businesses looking to grow

How Ren Fernando turned a simple idea into a movement for women starting over

How Holly Fowler built the world’s first social app connecting neurodivergent people

Indigenous, female-owned food brand Cooee lands Qantas partnership

Aged 22 and working solo, Alisa Wu just raised $2 million for her next startup

Hiring, scaling but burning out: 2025 life for women in business

Michelle Battersby’s latest career move: President of motherhood app Peanut

Backed by women, Grace Brown secures $23 million to expand humanoid robotics startup

Building a business is hard. Doing it as a woman is even harder.

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