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Startup ecosystem stories
OpenAI launches Codex desktop app for Windows devs
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devops
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digital transformation
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apm
OpenAI brings its Codex desktop app to Windows, targeting the nearly half of professional developers who use the platform daily.
Mercury's bid to become a US bank after rapid growth
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dr
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fintech
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blockchain
Fast-growing fintech Mercury seeks a US national bank charter to hold deposits and lend directly after scaling to 200,000 business customers.
Style, substance, and strategy: Drawing similarities between pageantry and PR
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partner programmes
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clean technologies
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marketing
From runway to boardroom, Australia's pageant stage doubles as a high-stakes PR lab for purpose-driven personal branding in 2026.
Beyond the 2%: Turning a gender problem into a founder-alignment problem
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partner programmes
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iwd
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opinion
As women still secure just 2% of VC funds, one founder argues the real hurdle is misaligned investor expectations, not founder ambition.
Women in tech & finance call for systems to catch up
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digital transformation
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fintech
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erp
Women in tech and finance say workplaces must be redesigned, with data-led accountability and digital finance access to match women's ambitions.
Why closing the gender gap in entrepreneurship is key to unlocking growth
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zendesk
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iwd
With women-led start-ups securing just 2.3% of 2024 VC funds, Cristina Fonseca says closing tech's gender gap is vital for growth.
Rooms shape power: How culture signals exclude women in tech
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hybrid & remote work
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marketing
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In tech and marketing, women are excluded not just by bias in code or funding, but by domestic load and male-coded networking rituals.
Designing equal opportunity in AI and adtech leadership
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martech
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ai ethics & governance
Women in AI and adtech call for bias-free systems, fair leadership paths and cultures where merit, not gender, defines success.
Women in tech must demand more than token PR support
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erp
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api
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llms
On International Women's Day, women in tech are urged to demand PR that builds real authority, not box-ticking 'inspirational' coverage.
Wootzwork raises USD $6.6m to scale global manufacturing
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devops
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hyperscale
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dc
Wootzwork secures USD $6.6m Series A to scale its AI-driven manufacturing coordination model across global industrial supply chains.
Aurora Tech backs 10 women-led startups in emerging markets
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agricultural technology
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ai
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healthtech
Aurora Tech names 10 women-led startups from emerging markets as finalists for non-dilutive funding and investor access in Santiago.
TitanX buys FrontSpin to boost AI-powered cold calling
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saas
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data analytics
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fintech
TitanX snaps up FrontSpin in an eight-figure deal, fusing AI phone-intent data with power dialling to lift cold call connect rates.
BriefCatch buys WordRake tech to expand legal editing
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physical security
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rpa
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risk & compliance
BriefCatch acquires WordRake's core tech and 12 US patents, aiming to fuse document-level and in-line legal editing in one platform.
VDURA adds AI infrastructure leaders to strengthen board
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storage
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network infrastructure
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hybrid cloud
VDURA taps AI infrastructure veterans from Dell and Google Cloud to bolster its board as GPU-driven storage and flash volatility reshape demand.
Aspire & Antler join forces to target global startups
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fintech
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ai
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payment technologies
Aspire partners with early-stage investor Antler to capture global founders at inception, targeting a 2.3x jump in startup customers by 2026.
Contented raises NZD $4.1m to fuel AI expansion
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crm
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data analytics
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digital transformation
Christchurch AI startup Contented raises NZD $4.1m seed round to grow its meeting-minutes platform and push into Australia, UK and US.
AI bookkeeping startup Botkeeper shuts after 11 years
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digital transformation
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fintech
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financial systems
AI bookkeeping startup Botkeeper shuts after 11 years, citing rapid client consolidation, lost revenue and an unsustainable path forward.
Propel-AIR 2.0 links Australian robotics to Boston
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ai
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amazon
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ARM Hub launches Propel-AIR 2.0 with MassRobotics visit, linking Australian startups to Boston mentors, investors and global robotics networks.
Genstore unveils AI agents to run online shops end-to-end
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data analytics
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martech
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cdp
Genstore launches AI-driven eCommerce platform promising end-to-end shop automation, after beta users processed USD $2.3 million in sales.
Intruder posts 81% enterprise ARR surge on AI, cloud push
Sat, 31st Jan 2026
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hybrid cloud
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hyperscale
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cloud security
London-based Intruder posts 81% surge in enterprise ARR as AI, cloud security and consolidation drive midmarket and enterprise demand.