The Western Australian government has unlocked $150 million in private investment for the state’s startups through a new partnership with local and interstate venture capital firms. Premier Roger Cook...
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The Victorian government will seed as many as 50 startups through an Australia-first fellowship program that gives university students and PhD candidates the opportunity to commercialise early-stage research. The...
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The Western Australian government has hosed down popular calls for the appointment of a chief entrepreneur two months after a parliamentary inquiry recommended the move, saying it had already...
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Sydney’s state-backed space accelerator has begun accepting Defence and aerospace companies to meet growing dual-use demand, as some of its early graduates take off ahead of a decision on...
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Startup accelerator and investor Scalare Partners has overcome regulator concerns and a low-end raise to list on the ASX through a reverse takeover of a defunct lolly company. The...
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Local startup Trellis Data claims to have built the world’s fastest AI decoding technique, allowing text to be generated more than three times quicker on popular large language models....
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Earth observation startup Esper Satellites has secured $1 million from a Northern Territory-based venture capital fund for winning the local Croc Pitch event. Esper develops an analysis tool, dubbed...
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Corporate disclosures and limits on employee equity are placing Australia’s software unicorns at a disadvantage against US rivals as they move into the crucial market, according to two of...
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Australia’s public research institutions landed more than $1 billion worth of private sector research contracts for the first time in 2023, according to an annual survey by Knowledge Commercialisation...
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Australia’s tech industry groups are divided on the impact stricter merger laws will have on the incentive to grow innovative startups in Australia and attract venture capital investment. Among...
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UK-based quantum computing startup Quantum Motion has opened a new lab in Sydney, giving it a platform to further tap into the wealth of research talent in Australia. Based...
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Sydney quantum startup Q-CTRL on Tuesday added an all equity $87 million raise to its multi-year Series B, taking the round past $166 million and bucking fears of a...
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The corporate regulator did not adequately review the impact of its recommended increase to the wholesale investor threshold, conceding on Friday that it had relied on its own judgement...
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Angel investors are warning the local sector will be decimated and startups will suffer from a proposal to tighten sophisticated investor rules while blasting evidence from the corporate regulator...