Only a month since securing $65 million in a Series B round, Melbourne-based healthtech platform Heidi has taken the top spot in Deloitte’s 2025 Tech Fast 50 list, leading a milestone cohort dominated by software and fintech innovators. https://lnkd.in/gCPXaYph
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Business News Australia is a digital news site reporting on the people, companies and trends shaping the future of Australian business. We cover the game changers and deal breakers, the loss makers and profit takers, delivering breaking news and narrative-rich features that keep our diverse national readership informed, inspired and empowered. From high-growth startups to established companies, we report on founders scaling globally, investors backing bold ideas, and businesses responding to the challenges of sustainability, innovation and leadership in real time. Our coverage spans every state and territory, with dedicated pages for Australia’s largest cities and a strong focus on regional stories often overlooked by traditional media. We also run the Young Entrepreneur Awards, a national program spotlighting Australia's most innovative founders through annual events in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and on the Gold Coast. Proudly registered as a news business with the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA).
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After five years developing health-tech platform Able Digital Wellness, founder Scott Chapman is aiming to scale operations with seed funding from Perth-based venture capital firm PLT in the first capital investment for the startup since inception. https://lnkd.in/gHerd-Z2
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Another substantial shareholder in Webjet Group (ASX: WJL) has made a bid to fully acquire the online travel agency and services company, as BGH Capital puts a non-binding $357 million proposal on the table that is only slightly larger than rival Helloworld Travel Limited's (ASX: HLO) offer two days ago. https://lnkd.in/gwMb5MeT
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Sydney-headquartered Autosports Group (ASX: ASG) will bolster its presence in Victoria through the $34 million acquisition of 10 Barry Bourke Motors dealerships, strengthening its relationships with several luxury car brands with an acquired business that turned over more than $212 million in FY25. https://lnkd.in/gCVKYra6
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Regulators in NSW and Queensland have given US casino giant Bally’s Corporation’s the green light to become a substantial holder of The Star Entertainment Group (ASX: SGR) - a decision that comes six months after the company offered a $300 million rescue package for the embattled operator. https://lnkd.in/grnarBVE
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Emyria (ASX:EMD) has raised $8 million and secured exclusive rights to roll out its post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) care program nationally across Avive Health sites, while demand for its treatment has also been given a boost by a world-first government funding framework for eligible veterans. https://lnkd.in/gtawH39P
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Defence technology group DroneShield (ASX: DRO) has rejected assertions by the ASX that three directors, including CEO Oleg Vornik and chairman Peter James, had any sort of agreement to dump almost $67 million worth of shares earlier this month – a move that led to a wipeout of more than 30 per cent from the company’s share price. https://lnkd.in/gMjApdKU
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Advertising entrepreneur Dalton Henshaw is expanding his media empire into public relations and early-stage investment with the creation of investor-operator company Rally, which has acquired his own ads agency Bullfrog and PR firm Character + Distinction (C+D) in the process. https://lnkd.in/gnexx_3D
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Brisbane-based CarExpert.com.au has secured a strategic investment from New Zealand’s largest online marketplace Trade Me, backed by global private equity firm Apax Partners, in a joint-venture that is aiming to accelerate growth for Australia’s fast-growing new-car destination and marketplace. https://lnkd.in/gUKB-ux4
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Sydney-based B2B technology company aggregator Software Combined Group has ramped up the pace of global acquisitions with the addition of Holland’s WCC Group, the third deal in the Netherlands in the past two months. https://lnkd.in/g-mWFvZ4