One of Queensland’s largest super funds will direct $50 million towards innovative startups under a new investment mandate designed to drive productivity. The mandate will see Brighter Super work...
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Queensland’s climate tech sector remains resilient despite national volatility in venture capital funding, recording strong investment activity last financial year, according to a new report. Data from Cut Through...
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South Australia’s flagship startup festival Southstart has locked in a new $2 million state government funding deal, guaranteeing its annual events will continue to run until 2028. The three-year...
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NSW innovation minister Anoulack Chanthivong says moving the popular Sydney Startup Hub to Tech Central will give startups new opportunities to scale ideas and build world-class research links. In...
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Brisbane-based biotech company Eclipse Ingredients has launched with $7.2 million in funding after navigating a long and often grueling path from CSIRO research project to commercial spinout, an experience...
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An Australian Navy ship has completed the first trial of a locally developed autonomous quantum sensor for navigation on a Defence platform, recording promising results to shore up GPS...
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ASX-listed tech accelerator Scalare Partners has acquired Tank Stream Labs in a $5.5 million deal, expanding its footprint in the early-stage tech ecosystem and bolstering its founder-focused offerings at...
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Six Australian robotics startups will go head-to-head for the opportunity to travel to Boston for a one-month residency at the world’s largest independent robotics hub, MassRobotics. Seascape Autonomy, Element Robotics,...
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Koki Mashita was awarded a Thiel Fellowship in May, shortly after co-founding a startup building technology to reduce the severity and impact of extreme weather events like tropical cyclones....
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Sally-Ann Williams will step down as the chief executive of deep tech incubator and Tech23 organiser Cicada Innovations after six years in the role supporting Australian science and technology....
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Sydney has maintained its position as the top startup ecosystem in the Southern Hemisphere and clocked an estimated value of $55 billion in new rankings, but couldn’t buck the...
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Counter-drone device-maker DroneShield will open a new manufacturing and in-house assembly facility in Europe as part of a significant expansion of its operations. The facility is the Australian defence...
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Renowned physicist and Silicon Quantum Computing founder Professor Michelle Simmons has joined the Tech Council of Australia board, bringing new hardware and manufacturing experience to its mostly software ranks....
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Australian quantum computing startup Quantum Brilliance has expanded its footprint to Japan after being selected for the Tokyo Metropolitan Government’s foreign business subsidy program. With the support of Kiraboshi...