Startups stories - Page 8

Australian startup Heatseeker won top prize in L'Oréal's Big Bang Beauty Tech competition, advancing AI beauty tech across the South Asia Pacific region.

Canva launched its AI-powered Creative Operating System, uniting design, collaboration and marketing tools, while offering its professional Affinity suite free to all users.

Despite 74% of Australian SMBs recognising branded merchandise boosts credibility, 55% still do not use it to enhance their business image.

Ben Thompson, CEO of Employment Hero, wins EY Entrepreneur Of The Year Australia award for driving tech innovation and supporting global small businesses.

Dell launches Pro Max with GB10, a powerful desktop for local AI work supporting models up to 200 billion parameters and 1000 TFLOPS performance.

Stockholm startup Epiminds raises USD $6.6m to launch AI platform with multi-agent system aimed at transforming marketing agency workflows.

The UAE has launched the Gulf's first AI Centre of Excellence in Abu Dhabi to develop local talent and advance sovereign AI capabilities with Australian partners.

Nebius launches global awards with USD $100,000 in AI Cloud credits for startups advancing robotics and physical AI across Asia, Europe and the US.

NSW's tech sector aims to add over 562,000 jobs by 2035, boosting its economic contribution to AUD $54bn, driven by growth in AI, fintech and cybersecurity.

OVHcloud's new accelerator supports 16 blockchain startups with EUR €50,000 in cloud credits, mentoring and workshops from September to November 2025.

Harshu Deshpande joins Publicis Sapient as VP in Australia to lead AI-driven engineering and digital transformation initiatives from Melbourne.

Corintis has raised USD $24 million in Series A funding after a breakthrough in AI chip cooling achieved in partnership with Microsoft to boost data centre efficiency.

AWS has chosen a record 67 startups from Australia, India, and Japan for its 2025 Asia Pacific space accelerator, aiming to boost innovation with up to USD $100,000 credits each.

Peak XV launches Surge 11 with 23 startups across AI, fintech, consumer brands, and infrastructure from India, APAC, and global markets.

Synology's Solution Day 2025 in Melbourne highlighted data sovereignty and AI, unveiling new enterprise storage and productivity solutions for Australian businesses.

Andromeda secures AUD $23m in Series A funding to expand its compassionate companion robots for aged care, valuing the company at AUD $100m.

Irish fintech has secured nearly EUR €1bn in five years, as new data show strong 2023 deal activity despite weaker European VC flows.

CloudCon Sydney 2025 returns in September to unite experts on Kubernetes and AI, offering workshops and insights at the International Convention Centre.

Blackpearl has acquired US AI firm B2B Rocket, boosting its annual recurring revenue to NZD $17.5m as it targets the US small and medium business sector.

Vineet Khanna, ex-Nestlé SVP, joins FourKites' Strategic Advisory Council to advance AI-driven global supply chain innovation and sustainability.