Startups pursuing decarbonisation and energy-efficient technologies for heavy industry are the target of a new green investment fund set up by a top venture capital group with backing from the...
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When Canberra startup founder Rhys Kissell arrived back in Australia from visiting a defence technology showcase in Ukraine, he joked with friends that you can’t walk down the street...
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Not long ago, building a tech company required millions of dollars and a small army of engineers. Today, $10,000 and a good idea might be enough to build the...
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New copper extraction technology from a Macquarie University spinout could unlock vast amounts of arsenic-contaminated minerals and drop carbon emissions from its production by as much as 80 per...
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The future of Australia’s leading survey of the startup sector is in doubt, with the organisers behind Startup Muster warning a further report is unlikely without new backing. Startup...
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Independent MP Allegra Spender has used a speech to the National Press Club about personal tax reform to argue for a broader policy agenda that would improve new business...
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NSW’s revamped MVP Ventures program has awarded $1 million to 22 startups developing breakthroughs like residential thermal storage system, medical devices and software platforms. The MVP Ventures program, which...
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Funding for Victorian startups almost tripled to $2.2 billion last year on the back of AirWallex’s $730 million in later stage raises, rocketing the state past NSW for the...
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Breakthrough Victoria’s patient investor methodology is beginning to bear fruit, with its first publicly traded portfolio company making a successful New York Stock Exchange debut and delivering significant unrealised...
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The Sydney chapter of the Techstars accelerator program will not run in 2026 and its team will exit, with the NSW government signalling it will shift focus towards a...
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Startups and small businesses can better access Commonwealth contracts after last year’s procurement rules changes, a Canberra founder says, but dense tender infrastructure and duplicative processes are keeping many...
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Founders in UNSW’s startup program will gain access to a network of global partners and investors from Tuesday in a new bid to overcome Australia’s scaleup barriers. The new...
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Firmus Technologies has secured a $100 million equity injection from construction materials and equipment giant Maas Group, pushing total investment in the AI infrastructure startup past $800 million. Maas...
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Chris Kirk will step down as chief executive at innovation hub operator Stone & Chalk in April, in what the company has labelled a “planned and considered transition” of...