Mandalay Venture Partners is the first off the mark in delivering funding out of the Queensland government’s Venture Capital Development Fund, revealing deals with two local AgTech startups on...
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Australian founders need to back themselves and focus on building sustainable, profitable small businesses rather than immediately looking for government support or outside funding, according to Octopus Deploy founder...
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The Industry department has issued a call out for more external advisers for its $392 million commercialisation program to meet strong demand from startups in Victoria and NSW, eight...
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Q-CTRL’s software will be available on four leading quantum platforms, including global hardware giant IBM and fellow Sydney challenger Diraq, in another boost for the University of Sydney spinout and...
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Female-led startups shine bright in this year’s New South Wales-government backed Techstars accelerator cohort, with 10 of the 12 startups accepted into the program having at least one female...
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Workplace software unicorn SafetyCulture secured $75 million in new capital through its latest funding round, which has valued the Sydney-based company at $200 million less than last year. SafetyCulture...
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The Western Australian government on Thursday announced it will invest $30 million into venture capital funds looking to set up in the state if they support local startups in...
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If you ask Elli Hanson about the barriers facing Australian startups and founders in a US-centric VC world, she’ll tell you it has a lot to do with our...
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NSW-based startups will get the chance to grow their businesses from landing pads in South-East Asia as part of new state government pilot program intended to help scale innovative...
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Royalties from a breakthrough Australian cancer treatment are bolstering a new $66 million life sciences venture fund that has been aimed squarely at the local sector’s “broken” commercialisation link....
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Sydney quantum startup Diraq on Tuesday claimed another technology breakthrough it says keeps it on track to deliver a useful quantum computer within four years and a fault tolerant...
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The first cohort of scaleups in the Albanese government’s flagship innovation pipeline program have been unveiled, with $7.4 million in grants to be shared by five companies. The local...
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The Victorian government has pledged $2.4 million to venture capital firms to set up in the state and raise funding for local startups, setting up competition with Queensland’s venture...
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Australian innovation will disrupt global energy, health, water and chemicals industries if startups, investors, industry and governments can come together in a systems model, according to local deep tech...