Startups

Sooner or later most startups need to take shares back: a co-founder leaves and the reverse vesting clause bites, an employee exits with vested ESS shares, an early investor wants out and nobody wants …

Most startup founders never think about dividends, and for good reason: venture-backed companies reinvest everything, and the standard investor consent schedule makes paying a dividend a reserved …

On 10 December 2025, Australia became the first country in the world to require social media platforms to keep under-16s off their services. The Online Safety Amendment (Social Media Minimum Age) Act …

Australian universities produce world-class research and, increasingly, the companies that commercialise it. But a university spinout starts life with a negotiation most founders never face: the …

Somewhere in every founder’s exit planning, an adviser mentions that the small business CGT concessions can make a sale of the business entirely tax-free, and the room goes quiet. It’s …

Ask a fintech founder about licensing and you’ll usually hear one of two things: “we’ll get an AFSL when we raise our Series A” or “we don’t need one — we’re …