The Australian Financial Review stories

HR Crowd, a specialist HR tech consultancy, has swiftly grown to rank 16th on the AFR Fast Starters 2025, driven by demand for strategic HR solutions.

Karmo boosts its debt facility to AUD $150m as revenue jumps 35%, aiming to add 5,000 vehicles to its already largest Australian car subscription fleet.

Customer Science achieved 53% revenue growth to AUD $12.15 million, earning a spot on The Australian Financial Review Fast 100 for the second consecutive year.

MYOB wins the Australian Financial Review’s innovation award for its Solo app, helping 1.6 million sole operators manage finances and admin with AI tools.

Baidam appoints Anita Sheridan-Roddick as National Sales Director to lead growth and promote technical equity in Indigenous cybersecurity across Australia.

VentureCrowd has appointed Jesse Arundell to its Advisory Board to lead AI-driven innovations in private capital markets, aiming to cut fundraising times significantly.

Prvidr has been honoured as a Best Place to Work by the Australian Financial Review for 2025, recognised for its commitment to employee welfare and culture.

Elsight has unveiled HeatSight, a pioneering tool to map cellular coverage for drone operations, enhancing flight safety and planning for UAVs.

Sydney's Customer Science Group celebrates a decade of success with a 50% revenue increase, marking its place in The Australian Financial Review's Fast 100 for 2024.

Sovereign Cloud has rebranded to AUCyber, launching AUCloud and AUCyber to meet Australia’s evolving digital and security needs.

Swoop Holdings sells its wholesale voice business, Voicehub, to Pivotel for AUD $9 million, refocusing on core markets post-strategic review.

Sydney fintech Ignition appoints Silicon Valley veteran Greg Strickland as global President to spearhead its US expansion, aiming to surpass Australian market.

It seems that artificial intelligence can be, and is already being used, to aid every aspect of cybercrime and cyber-attack.

The Australian Financial Review and Boss Magazine have published the prestigious annual list of Best Places to Work, which this year includes Lumify Group.

Alan Jones, renowned tech investor and founder of M8 Ventures, joins Third Hemisphere as Tech and Investments Director to advise a growing list of clients.

Australian media company Nine appoints Memo Hayek as CITO, responsible for leading the company's technology strategy and delivery. #NineMedia #MemoHayek.

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One of the largest distributors in Australia and New Zealand has cancelled its distribution contract with Russian based cybersecurity company Kaspersky.

Payapps has found increased adoption of digital technology is unlocking industry payment blocks, despite COVID-19 continuing to disrupt the supply chain.

Rising ransomware cases targeting the healthcare sector in Australia have raised concerns ahead of the release of the Cyber Security strategy.