The most popular startup stories on SmartCompany in 2022

It’s been an exciting year for Australian startups, with some big wins and some low-profile wins in the sector as economic turmoil continues. This duality is firmly captured in our most read startup stories of the year.

Our top startup story was an op-ed written by me politely taking aim at Elon Musk (thanks for the support) taking aim at Twitter as an early-stage startup. In the three months I was there SmartCompany This was one of my favorite pieces to write.

Unfortunately, a solid 40% of the stories in our top 10 are about Australian startups either shutting down or relaunching.

The number of these stories throughout the year is a clear reflection of the 2022 market crash. While it’s no fun reporting on these things — after all, there are real people behind the company name — that’s where we sign up.

Fortunately, there were some glimmers of hope, especially in the middle of the year. You’ll still enjoy the great funding story we saw earlier in the year with Milkrun and Instant.

But once the VC money started pouring in again, it became difficult to maintain, so we brought back our weekly fundraising events.

With things being much drier compared to 2021, Q4 saw more cash flows into the startup sector. And it sounds like you’ll love reading about these wins. One of the shows ended up in our top 10 list, and these articles are among our top performers each week.

It makes this gaming nerd very happy to see your interest in Melbourne Studio banking on $1 million in sales in its first week. Gaming is a huge sector and there are many growth and export opportunities for Australia. Mark my words.

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On the 10 most read startup stories SmartCompany In 2022