Brisbane VC TEN13 has won its first institutional mandate under QIC’s $130 million Queensland VCDF and immediately co-led a $2.5 million seed for preventive MRI startup OneMRI, as new data shows Queensland startup funding jumped 37 percent in FY25 to $417 million.
Advanced Navigation’s LUNA laser navigation sensor has cleared a critical validation campaign on Earth and is moving to final space qualification for Intuitive Machines’ 2027 south pole mission, with Australian Astronomical Optics supplying the space-qualified optical head.
Scalare Partners has bought Planet Startup to lead its virtual CFO services arm, keeping founder Marc Orchard as CEO. It’s the firm’s fifth acquisition since 2023, alongside Tank Stream Labs, Inhouse Ventures, Tech Ready Women and the Australian Technologies Competition, as Scalare builds out end-to-end founder support.
UniSA, RapidBeam and Japan’s Warpspace have teamed up to fast-track laser satellite communications in Australia and New Zealand, integrating Warpspace’s HOCSAI modem into UniSA’s optical ground station network to run interoperability and performance trials.
RecordPoint, an Australian AI and data governance scaleup trusted by regulated enterprises globally, has launched RexCommand, a free tool designed to help businesses tackle one of the fastest-growing risks in tech: shadow AI. With AI adoption soaring, new data from Anagram shows 78% of employees are already using AI tools at work—often without approval. RecordPoint CEO and… Read more »
One of the rising stars of Australia’s artificial intelligence startups, Relevance AI, was named Startup of the Year at the Startup Daily Best in Tech Awards 2025. The win for the Sydney startup, which is pioneering the future of work through agentic AI, with a platform that lets anyone build a team of AI agents,… Read more »
This week’s Startup 360 is a little different as cohosts Simon Thomsen and Majella Campbell frock up for the Startup Daily Best in Tech Awards. That’s the key theme of this week’s episode and we celebrate one of the winners by replaying our conversation with Climate Salad cofounder Mick Liubinskas. On Thursday night, Mick was… Read more »
Brisbane startup Fleetyr has banked a $750,000 Seed round four years after launching and going global. The raise was led by early-stage VC 77 Partners, which is also based in the Queensland Capital as well as Silicon Valley where’s it’s backed by Bee Partners. Also chipping in is state government-backed QIC Ventures through its enterprise… Read more »
Western Australians can register now for INVESTinWA’s free 24 September showcase at the Pan Pacific, which will put investment platforms and the state’s innovation hubs in one room to open up access to local startup and scaleup deal flow.
Build Club is touting early enterprise traction, claiming a Lendi Group pilot saved 10,000+ hours after non-technical staff built voice-automation workflows with Bland AI. It aligns with Lendi’s plan to be fully “AI-native” by 2026 and counters MIT’s view that most corporate GenAI pilots fail to scale.
Veridooh has tapped ex-Google APAC product lead Richard Spilsbury to steer its verification platform, aligning with rising OOH spend and programmatic uptake.
Blackbird’s disclosed portfolio value has climbed to $9.9b (AUD), capping a rebound led by Canva and fresh deep-tech momentum, and pushing performance to a 36.09% net IRR.
NSW has unveiled a new strategy for Sydney’s Tech Central, committing $5m to governance and investment attraction and confirming $38.5m in budget support to scale the precinct’s tech, research and housing mix.
The University of New South Wales (UNSW) is going all-in on generative AI after signing a deal with OpenAI to roll out its ChatGPT Edu platform to staff. It’s OpenAI’s biggest roll out in Australia as the US tech unicorn prepares to ramp up its presence in the region. UNSW has signed up for 10,000… Read more »
Round three of the South Australia Space Collaboration and Innovation Fund will open next Tuesday, September 23, with two projects awarded up to $150,000 each This round is focused on real-world applications of space-derived data to solve pressing challenges on Earth. Funding will support innovative projects that demonstrate clear commercial potential in areas such as: … Read more »
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