Tag: Startups

Sally-Ann Williams set to leave incubator Cicada Innovations

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
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....

Victoria sets up review of its VC fund and startup supports

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Victoria’s state-run VC fund and startup development agency will go under the microscope as part of the most extensive review of the state’s innovation investment settings in a decade....

Aussie AI statrtup raises US$1.5m pre-seed funding

Posted on   |  by Trish Everingham
Australian startup Heatseeker AI has raised US$1.5 million (A$2.3 million) in pre-seed funding from US investors at a “pivotal moment” in the multi-billion dollar market research industry. The oversubscribed...

EU plans tech scale-up fund to narrow gap with US, China

Posted on   |  by Philip Blenkinsop
The European Commission plans to create a public-private fund of at least €10 billion euros (A$17.5 billion) to help tech companies scale up as the European Union aims to...

Sydney voice AI startup finds buyer after collapse

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
One of Australia’s first voice AI startups has been acquired and had its technology and assets stripped after collapsing into administration earlier this year, in a blow to the...

Qld SportsTech showcased at blockbuster NRL weekend

Posted on   |  by Trish Everingham
Eight Queensland startups were selected to showcase their technology to the NRL and rugby league fans as part of a program designed to boost fan engagement, athlete performance and...

Government VC and the catalysing of private investment

Posted on   |  by Jo-Ann Suchard
A recently released NSW Innovation Blueprint presents the NSW government’s strategic vision for the state’s innovation ecosystem. The Blueprint includes a proposal to investigate the development of a government...

Govt must rise to its Innovation Blueprint ambition

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
A new state plan for a decade of innovation in NSW has identified gaping holes in strategic industries, funding and talent, while floating ambitious policy options to close them....