Eleven Aussie startup founders who made the 2018 Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia list

Each year, the Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia list recognises some of the most ambitious or influential innovator and disruptors across 10 different industries in the Asia region, including a number of Australian startup founders too.

This year’s list has fewer Aussie founders, compared to last year, but the ones who did make the cut are all putting up big wins and seeing success, and helping to contribute to and grow the Australian startup ecosystem. But while the overall list was largely diverse, the Australian contingency was dominated by male founders.

Here’s 11 startup founders of the 36 Australians honoured in the list, along with a brief description of who they are and what they do.

1. Rory San Miguel — Propeller Aero

Rory San Miguel’s drone startup Propeller Aero was described in 2016 as “ready to follow in the footsteps of Atlassian”, and appearing on the Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia list is likely to help on that journey. His startup develops drones for the construction sector, and was founded in 2014 with co-founder Francis Vierboom. Read more

Dominic Powell - SmartCompany -  3 April 2018