Tag: funding

Southern Launch lands new chair in quiet funding raise

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Southern Launch on Monday announced it has closed a “significant” funding round led by infrastructure investors that will allow it to build out its launch and test facilities in...

Privacy watchdog loses 30pc of staff

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Australia’s privacy watchdog has lost more than 30 per cent of its workforce in less than six months thanks to a budget cut that has triggered morale issues among...

Funding cuts rip through ANU innovation initiatives

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The future of the ANU’s data science research centre hangs in the balance due to $55 million in innovation funding cuts that have already claimed the university’s tech policy...

Brisbane BioTech in the hunt for US vaccine prize

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Brisbane BioTech Vaxxas has snared fresh US government funding to accelerate its needle free vaccination platform for COVID-19 applications, as the company courts private investors. Vaxxas on Tuesday announced it...

$150m Series D lifts Fleet Space valuation sky-high

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Fleet Space Technologies has closed a $150 million Series D funding round, bringing the nanosatellite startup’s valuation to more than $800 million – twice what it was worth less...

WA launches $8m wind turbine manufacturing scheme

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
A new grants program designed to support wind turbine manufacturing in Western Australia has been launched by the state government and the Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre. The Wind Energy...

OAIC slashes staff to meet $11m budget crunch

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The privacy and information watchdog has slashed dozens of staff in response to a 23 per cent budget cut by government and a review by management consultants, sparking fears...

$68m in ARC Linkage grants flow to researchers

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The Australian Research Council has awarded $68.1 million in the latest annual round of the Linkage Program to 92 new research projects. ARC acting chief executive Richard Johnson this...

RDTI growth outpaced Industry dept projections by $860m

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The value of Australia’s research and development tax incentive exceeded Industry department estimates by almost $860 million last financial year as companies flocked to the scheme for relief amid...