SmartCompany’s most-read stories of 2024
Our most-read stories of the year included the CBA cash payment ban, financial teardowns, and our weekly startup funding roundups.
2024 was a rollercoaster for the tech and business worlds, with startups raising cash, big players making power moves and some unexpected twists in the fintech sector. Let’s take a look at the stories that had our readers glued to their screens.
The Commonwealth Bank’s suggestion to ban cash payments above $500 sat on top of the site this year and sparked debate among SMEs and consumers alike.
Meanwhile, the financial teardowns of major players like Yeti and Laurence Escalante’s $5 billion gambling empire well and truly had your attention.
We also saw a bounce back in the startup sector, with dollars pouring in despite the continued tight market. And you all loved reading about this in our weekly roundups.
Tech giants weren’t sitting on their hands either. We looked at the woman behind AMD who is challenging Nvidia during its stark AI-powered rise.
Canva also flexed its unicorn muscles, snapping up Leonardo.ai in a blockbuster deal just 18 months after the startup launched. And Aussie phone case company Quad Lock saw a $500 exit to Thule.
But it wasn’t all smooth sailing. NetComm Wireless entered voluntary administration, which had old-school internet nerds like myself interested in the outcome.
Thanks for coming along for the ride with us this year, we’ll see you in January.
The 10 most-read stories on SmartCompany in 2023
- CBA boss suggests ban on cash payments above $500
- Yeti created premium ‘coolers’, but can it hold market share? A financial teardown
- A financial teardown of Laurence Escalante’s $5 billion gambling empire
- Eight Aussie startups that raised $118.8 million this week
- How AMD CEO Lisa Su is taking on the world’s most valuable company Nvidia
- “Desperate to innovate”: Frank Green spent 10 years making its new drink bottle lid
- Australian telco supplier NetComm Wireless enters voluntary administration
- Quad Lock, Australian phone case innovator, sold to Thule in $500 million deal
- Three Aussie startups that raised $21.1 million this week
- Canva snaps up Leonardo.AI in blockbuster acquisition
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