This week’s funding roundup covers five raises spanning defence technology, AI advertising, coding agents, women in business grants and legal tech. Here is what closed and who led each round.
AI tools are multiplying faster than most businesses can evaluate themIntuit Mailchimp’s Anthony Capano says the problem is not adoption. It is knowing what to skip.
SORTD co-founders Alexis Aaron and Jodine Wolman share what they learned raising $3.26 million as young female founders and scaling to 450,000 users.
COSBOA has launched its 2026 Small Business Perspectives Survey focused exclusively on regional, rural and remote businesses. Responses close 30 April.
Job ads have fallen for seven consecutive months in Australia, according to SEEK’s February Employment Report. But SEEK’s chief economist says AI is not the cause
New Safewill research shows most Australians have strong views on how their estate should be divided but more than half do not have a current will.
AI startups have already attracted over $220 billion in funding globally by March 2026, nearly matching the total raised across all sectors in 2025.
Five RBA board members voted to raise rates. The cash rate is now 4.10 %. Here is what it means for small business owners right now.
NVIDIA’s GTC 2026 conference this week included announcements that go beyond big tech. Here is what small and medium businesses should know.
This week’s Let’s Talk our experts separate the AI hype from the developments that will genuinely affect how small and medium businesses operate, hire and compete over the next year.
