Business
Entrepreneurship
The rags-to-riches journey of the Ray-Ban billionaire
Living as a street urchin in war-torn Milan in 1942, Leonardo Del Vecchio’s mother begged the local orphanage to take him in. Now he is one of Italy’s richest entrepreneurs but says he has more to achieve.
- by Tommaso Ebhardt
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‘Quite humbling’: The little Byron Bay start-up that inked a Qantas deal
TripADeal co-founder Norm Black reflects on the holiday booking site’s growth and how it was courted by Australia’s biggest airline.
- by Jessica Yun
‘Not going away’: Why academics want to unlock Web3’s secrets
While often seen as the realm of investors, entrepreneurs and engineers, the whirlwind world of crypto and NFTs has started to capture the attention of academics.
- by Dominic Powell
The Winklevoss twins have fortunes riding on crypto comeback
With stakes in about 50 crypto or blockchain startups, billionaires Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss have a lot on the line after the latest meltdown.
- by Scott Carpenter
Crypto industry urges Labor to stay the course on sweeping reforms
Members of Australia’s cryptocurrency and Web3 industry want the Albanese government to stay the course on crypto regulation.
- by Dominic Powell
‘Risk is built in’: Chris Lucas on the serious business of food
One of Melbourne’s most prolific restaurateurs tells Peter Barrett what it’s like to open four restaurants in a pandemic, and what he still hopes to achieve.
- by Peter Barrett
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Start-ups
Money for mushrooms: Fable Food closes in on third fundraising round
Plant-based start-up Fable Food is close to securing up to $25 million in fresh funding, as the alternative meat sector continues to curry favour with consumers.
- by Jessica Yun
People are making millions playing blockchain games, but will it stick?
With billions in VC backing, Leah Callon-Butler believes blockchain gaming will ‘inevitably’ be part of big-name franchises.
- by Dominic Powell
Meet the Australian Bored Ape owner who turned $300 into $5 million buying NFTs
If you owned a digital picture of a gold-skinned monkey in a striped shirt and someone offered you $5 million for it, would you sell it?
- by Dominic Powell
‘Invest bravely’: Cancer-fighting giant sets sights on Australia
Australia’s streamlined trials approval system and its diverse patient population attracted the Beijing-founded pharmaceuticals firm.
- by Emma Koehn
Fintech unicorn Airwallex on the hunt for more funding
Melbourne-based payments start-up is looking to raise as much as $209 million, according to people familiar with the matter.
- by Manuel Baigorri and Vinicy Chan