by Ekrem Duman | Aug 1, 2026 | Agribusiness, Wine & Food Exports, Australia Company Stories
⚡ TL;DRThe a2 Milk Company built a business on a scientific proposition — milk containing only the A2 beta-casein protein — and sold it into China largely through the daigou channel, in which travellers and students bought product in Australian and...
by Ekrem Duman | Aug 1, 2026 | Agribusiness, Wine & Food Exports, Australia Company Stories
⚡ TL;DRAustralian beef exports hit an all-time record in 2025, reaching 1,545,784 tonnes, up 15% on 2024 and exceeding the previous record by more than 200,000 tonnes. The United States took 453,292 tonnes, China 272,940 tonnes (up 41%), Japan 257,379 tonnes and...
by Ekrem Duman | Aug 1, 2026 | Agribusiness, Wine & Food Exports, Australia Company Stories
⚡ TL;DRTreasury Wine Estates owns Penfolds, Australia’s most internationally recognised luxury wine brand, and its recent history is a case study in single-market concentration risk. China imposed duties above 100% on Australian wine in 2020, removed them...
by Ekrem Duman | Aug 1, 2026 | Australia Company Stories, Tech Startups & Unicorns
⚡ TL;DRAustralia has produced an unusual number of globally significant technology companies for a country of roughly 27 million people: Atlassian, Canva, Afterpay, Airwallex and a substantial second tier. The common thread is not government policy or venture...
by Ekrem Duman | Aug 1, 2026 | Australia Company Stories, Tech Startups & Unicorns
⚡ TL;DRAirwallex was founded in Melbourne in 2015 and has become the most valuable private technology company Australia has produced after Canva. It raised at approximately US$11 billion in May 2026 led by Addition, roughly 50% above its US$8 billion Series G...
by Ekrem Duman | Aug 1, 2026 | Australia Company Stories, Tech Startups & Unicorns
⚡ TL;DRAfterpay listed on the ASX in May 2016 at a valuation around A$100 million and was acquired by Block, formerly Square, in a transaction announced in 2021 and completed on 31 January 2022 — the largest takeover of an Australian company at the time....
