The Australian VC firm that sponsored California’s diversity bill
Access to venture funding for women is poor all over the world, but it’s particularly concerning in Australia, where less than 1% of all private-sector funding...
From graphic design to visual workflows, Canva’s new AI core is changing its business
Canva has crafted a wildly successful business model on the idea that graphic design should be accessible to everyone. The Australian company has raised $560 million...
Why Australia is ripe for VC
Over the past couple of decades, Australia, an island continent of 26 million that became rich by, among other things, mining natural resources, has developed into...
Xiaomi’s first EV is the freshest take on a ‘smartphone on wheels’
Chinese smartphone giant Xiaomi has revealed its first electric car, a sharp-looking sedan called the SU7.
Slated to roll out in China next year, it’s another entry...
What the demise of Superpedestrian means for the e-scooter industry
At an all-hands meeting just before Thanksgiving, Superpedestrian’s CEO Assaf Biderman told staff the electric scooter company was gearing up for fresh funding and a merger....
India to block crypto exchanges Binance, Kraken websites
Financial Intelligence Unit, an Indian government agency which scrutinizes financial transactions, said Thursday nine global crypto exchanges — including Binance, Kraken, Kucoin and Mexc — are...
More than 40 investors share their top predictions for 2024
If I had to characterize 2023, I’d say it was the year of the great venture divide. Many aspects of venture didn’t follow one trend, but...
CES 2024: What we’re expecting
More than anything, CES is a chance to plant a flag. Consumer electronics’ massive trade show is strategically positioned within the first week of the year....
Giga ML wants to help companies deploy LLMs offline
AI is all the rage — particularly text-generating AI, also known as large language models (think models along the lines of ChatGPT). In one recent survey...
Sanna Marin, the popular former prime minister of Finland, on Putin, powerful women and...
Earlier this month, at the Slush tech conference in Helsinki, this editor had the opportunity to sit down with Sanna Marin, the popular former prime minister...