Bronwen Clune

1 week ago | capitalbrief.com | Bronwen Clune |Daniel Van Boom

Max Mito's lawyer "hotly contests" claims the StrongRoom AI co-founder admitted to fraud, as the Federal Court grants him $80,000 for his legal defence. The co-founder and chief executive of fallen medtech startup StrongRoom AI has strongly disputed claims he admitted to fraud during a board meeting less than a fortnight before the company collapsed into administration.

1 week ago | capitalbrief.com | Bronwen Clune

Tariffs, FDA cuts and NIH turmoil are reshaping global pharma. Australia’s life sciences sector sees risk — but also a rare chance to gain ground. The global biomedical industry is being shaken by three disruptive policy shifts from the Trump administration, each with direct implications for Australia’s $5 billion pharmaceutical export sector.

1 week ago | capitalbrief.com | Bronwen Clune

Skip to content10:15am on 16 April 2025The news: Australian venture capital firm Blackbird Ventures has joined a pre-seed investment round in London-based AI creative studio Wonder, which has raised $6 million to develop AI-powered filmmaking technology. The round was led by LocalGlobe with participation from prominent tech industry executives. The numbers: Wonder aims to slash production costs for high-end TV and film content through its AI technology.

1 week ago | capitalbrief.com | Bronwen Clune

What a difference a few weeks can make. On the face of it, the latest figures on funding for the Australian startup ecosystem make for upbeat reading, suggesting a turning point for the sector after a difficult few years. In the first three months of 2025, nearly $1 billion ($993 million to be precise) flowed into the sector across 100 deals, in the strongest opening to a year since the heady days of 2022.

1 week ago | capitalbrief.com | Bronwen Clune

Skip to contentAustralian tech firm Fair Supply uses its database of 60 billion supply chains to reveal the hidden, compounding costs of Trump’s tariffs beyond headline rates. As US President Donald Trump’s tariff policies send global markets into uncertainty and supply chains into disarray, an Australian startup has positioned itself at the intersection of challenge and opportunity.