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.
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.
News & Views Five years on: How a female founders program helped shape Australia’s startup scene Tech Ready Women’s Female Founder Startup Program supports women who aren’t waiting for someone else to solve the problems they face.
Partner Content Innovation and growth: This is what happens when women in deep tech are given space to succeed as entrepreneurs Deep tech leaders Bliss Cunningham and Ella Casale share how CSIRO’s ON Accelerate program has helped them develop Elemental Therapeutics.
Entrepreneurs What We Could Solve if VCs got serious about closing the startup funding gap VCs are the gatekeepers of capital. If willing, they could help close the gender gap in startup funding, starting with some simple solutions.
Partner Content Femmi’s Lydia O’Donnell has built the tech women deserve Femmi CEO and co-founder Lydia O’ Donnell is empowering women to learn about their bodies and move with confidence.
News & Views Ambition, burnout: What women told us about ambition This year’s 2025 Women’s Ambition Report by Women’s Agenda revealed the top ambitions women are looking to achieve in the next two years.
Entrepreneurs What We Could Solve by backing more women founders Just 15% of investment went to startup teams with at least one woman founder in 2024. Imagine, what we could solve by closing the gap.
Entrepreneurs ‘Trust is most important’: Nanny Granny offers new solution to Australia’s childcare crisis The platform allows parents more control over who is looking after their child, while also offering older women paid and meaningful work.