Funding

Mining business management startup SprintSuite digs up $3.5 million Seed round

- August 12, 2025 2 MIN READ

A business management platform purpose-built for mid-market mining and engineering services companies has raised $3.5 million in a Seed round led by Sydney VC EVP. The funding for SprintSuite is for expansion across Australia’s mining industry and international markets such as North America, as the company capitalises on the accelerating digital transformation in the mining… Read more »

Climate Tech

The National Reconstruction Fund’s 1st investment is $40 million for a stake in a 40-year-old mining industry manufacturer

- November 19, 2024 3 MIN READ

Last week the industry and science minister Ed Husic stood in front of Australia’s tech titans at the National Tech Summit, telling them the $15 billion National Reconstruction Fund was about to announce its first investments. Today Husic delivered on the promise, announcing $40 million for a manufacturer in Queensland. The funds went to Toowoomba-based… Read more »

Plotlogic CEO Andrew Job
Funding

Queensland mining tech startup unearths $43 million in Series B

- July 31, 2023 < 1 MIN READ

CSIRO’s venture capital arm Main Sequence Ventures has backed a Brisbane mining technology startup in a US$28 million (A$43m) Series B raise led by international investors. Plotlogic, founded in 2018 by former mining exec and engineer Andrew Job, scans mine deposits using LiDAR (laser-based light detection and ranging) and hyperspectral imaging technology to analyse their… Read more »