Tag: funding

NSW sets aside $10m for women-led VCs

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Women-led startups will get access to a $10 million venture capital fund as part of the New South Wales government’s 2022-23 budget, to be released later this month. Named...

SA govt extends Southstart funding until 2025

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The South Australian government has committed to funding the Adelaide-based startup festival Southstart for a further three years. South Australia’s (SA) Minister for Innovation and Skills David Pisoni announced...

Call to restore flatlining public research investment

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Australian scientists have urged political leaders to address Australia’s falling levels of research funding in their upcoming election policies or risk a further slide down global rankings as other...

Archives gets $67m lifeline for cyber, digital records

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The funding-starved National Archives of Australia will receive $67.7 million in extra funding to digitise its decaying records, address a growing backlog of access applications, and bolster its cyber...

Labor to reinstate games fund

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The popular interactive games fund would be reinstated under an elected Labor government, with $25 million in funding pledged over three years. Labor leader Bill Shorten made the election...

Labor $15m digital health accelerator

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Labor will fund a new health technology accelerator and medical simulation facilities in Melbourne’s south-east as part of a $15 million digital health election commitment. Shadow health minister Catherine...

Funding slowdown for tech sector?

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Public investment in startups and tech companies is dropping while private investment growth is slowing in troubling signs for the local sectors amid political uncertainty, a new report has...

Airwallex achieves unicorn status

Posted on   |  by Aimee Chanthadavong
Melbourne-based cross border payments platform Airwallex has just earned unicorn status, following a successful Series C fundraising round of US$100 million. The fintech, which is now valued at over...