As part of our summer series looking back on an extraordinary year and the one ahead, we asked Right Click Capital Partner Benjamin Chong about the good, the bad and what he learnt this year, his summer plans and for suggestions on what to read when he gets a chance to catch his breath. Here’s… Read more »
Not long to go now before many of us get to spread some good tidings and joy as we celebrate Christmas. The main ways we understand and mark the occasion seem to be rather similar across the world. It’s about time with community, family, food-sharing, gift-giving and overall merry festivities. But while Christmas is ostensibly… Read more »
Ask anyone in Melbourne, where they spent 111 days in a second major lockdown to get Covid-19 under control, about 2020 and they’ll give you a mixed reaction, including startup advisor and investor Chris Ridd. On the upside, he’s a Richmond Tigers supporter. As part of our summer series looking back on an extraordinary year… Read more »
Alisa Latto and Danni Crews have a friendship that’s spanned more than 25 years. Among their many shared values, a mutual interest in health and wellness brought them together, especially when they started to have families. It led them to launch 123 Nourish Me in 2016, developing a range of organic products for children –… Read more »
Niki’s Natural Wipes take their name from the baby boy who inspired the world’s only natural baby wipes infused with organic coconut oil and Manuka honey essence. Niki was a happy and healthy baby until he ended up in hospital suffering from a urinary tract infection, and ongoing nappy rash had his parents constantly worried… Read more »
Zenify is a profits-for-purpose business with two key brands: Zenify Pets and Zenify Earth. The company’s mission to help others is matched with the passions of their customers. Zenify donates products to support causes close to the hearts of people who buy Zenify’s products. “We’ve chosen this direction of our business because we want to… Read more »
Pets are the best friends many people have and looking after them is important. Everyone wants the best for their pets, including Ben Whitfield. That’s why he created Meat Mates, made from premium New Zealand, sustainably farmed meat. Ben quips that Albert Einstein said any fool can make things more complex, so his philosophy is… Read more »
Crockd was created by millennials for millennials, giving them a chance to play with clay in an era where many feel their relationship with technology isn’t making them happy. Andrew and Rosa-Clare Willis think of pottery as art therapy. They came up with the idea as a way to escape the pressures of everyday life,… Read more »
When the publishing industry rejected children’s book authors Stu French and Teigan Margetts and their idea for books about the world’s big issues that inspire kids to create positive change, they decided to go it alone and launch their own publishing house, Ethicool books. The Melbourne-based husband and wife team produce illustrated children’s books for… Read more »
Humans are inherently social animals, which made 2020 one of the hardest years in living memory, especially for the closely-knit teams of small startups. Thankfully, the year is ending on a high note in Australia with infections stopped after some painfully long lockdowns and the borders reopening. Victorians will celebrate the start of 2021 by… Read more »
Julie Dini is an educational and developmental psychologist from Adelaide who’s been helping children for more than 25 years. Her focus on children and their feelings led her to establish Little Seeds Therapy and a range of fun and engaging flash cards as well as a new book to help young children learn about and… Read more »
When bushfires scorched Australia last summer, one way people found solace was through the Melbourne wellness brand Sensori+ and its air detoxifying mists and candles. For co-founder Marc Wang, it was validation that eight years of product development for the brand’s environmentally friendly products, locally-made from natural ingredients. That initial growth in sales continued through… Read more »
Jaz Wearin isn’t new to brewing beer, but when she was pregnant and craved a cold one, she couldn’t find a non-alcoholic beer she enjoyed. So she decided to solve her own problem and make one. Jaz is already a craft brewing veteran, having co-founded Sydney’s Modus Operandi Brewing in 2014 with her husband Grant.… Read more »
When banker and fitness fanatic Andy Coley swapped English cool for Australian sunshine several years ago, the chance to head to Bondi Beach, rather than the gym, to make his heart rate rise was irresistible. And while he wanted to give himself a good workout, lugging exercise equipment such as kettlebells to the beach took… Read more »
When carpenter Rikki Gilbey moved from England to Sydney nearly a decade ago, it changed his life in several ways, including a new found love for bodysurfing. But when he tried to find a handplane to use for catching waves, he could find any at the quality level he wanted, so he put his carpentry… Read more »
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