Tag: Startups

Industry split on govt’s cyber sovereignty plan

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Local cyber industry stakeholders have welcomed the focus on sovereign capability in the federal government’s 2023-2030 Cybersecurity Strategy, but there are differing views on the how effective the government’s...

NSW govt set to restore first innovation grants

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Six months after turning off the tap to the startup community, the New South Wales government is set to restore the innovation grants program known as MVP Ventures, but...

Lumi.Media wins Creative Tech Award

Posted on   |  by Stuart Mason
Sydney-based tech firm Lumi.Media has won the InnovationAus 2023 Award for Excellence in Creative Tech and Software for its all-in-one project management platform for television productions. The InnovationAus 2023...

CSIRO opens R&D funding program to more SMEs

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Research and development grants awarded through the CISRO’s Kick-Start program will now be accessible to larger small and medium-sized enterprises, with firms earning up to $10 million now eligible for...

Revamped Spark Festival kicks off, spreading startup cheer

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Monday marks the return of Spark Festival, one of New South Wales’ largest tech sector gatherings which boasts a week long celebration of entrepreneurship via a multitude of in-person...

Lumi: Software-as-a-service for TV productions

Posted on   |  by Stuart Mason
The concept for Lumi came from a simple realisation that most good ideas start from: “surely there’s a better way of doing this”. Karen Dewey was working as an...

$87m for research spinouts through Victorian Unis

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Breakthrough Victoria has launched $87 million worth of research commercialisation partnerships with Deakin University, La Trobe University, Monash University, RMIT, and Swinburne. Startups spun out of the five universities...