Scaleup tech companies from Australia, New Zealand, Canada and USA have been selected as finalists in a competition run by Moreton Bay council, north of Brisbane, for the $1 million “Ultimate HQ”. The competition, a collaboration between City of Moreton Bay and the University of the Sunshine Coast, aims to embed a high-potential scaleup business… Read more »
Queensland agtech startup Nbryo has raised $10 million for its livestock genetics platform. The agri-biotech is developing a bovine IVF platform to deliver scalable, high-quality outcomes for cattle producers globally. The round was co-led by existing investor Tenacious Ventures, and Kiwi government-backed new believer AgriZeroNZ, with the Queensland Investment Corporation (QIC), founding investor the Murdoch… Read more »
Queensland agtech startup SwarmFarm Robotics has secured $30 million in Series B funding to ramp up production of its autonomous SwarmBots and expand into North America. The round was led by European agtech investor Edaphon, with participation from the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC), QIC and Artesian Capital. The CEFC contributed $7 million through its… Read more »
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.
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 »
UQ has crowned its 2025 Entrepreneurship & Innovation Award winners and unveiled new scholarships for student founders, as MyHive, Polinate, Kolmi and My PlantCo showcase how the university’s pipeline is converting ideas into high-impact startups.
The Queensland government has opened applications for its new $180.6 million Sovereign Industry Development Fund, which will invest in defence, biomedical and biofuels companies in the state. Deputy Premier and state development, infrastructure and planning minister Jarrod Bleijie, said the fund will collaborate on “strategic and catalytic partnerships that will accelerate development in our priority… Read more »
Queensland-based superannuation fund Brighter Super will invest $50 million into local startups in a partnership with state government-backed investment manager QIC. The Brighter Super mandate will invest in startups expected to deliver strong investment returns, create jobs and have a positive impact on Queensland’s innovation landscape and economy. The project has already seen QIC back… Read more »
Queensland’s venture scene is back in growth mode. Cut Through Venture’s FY 2025 report shows $417 million across 109 deals—up 37 percent year‑on‑year—fuelled by enterprise software, climate and health tech. With bigger seed and Series A cheques and strong female‑founder uptake, investors say Brisbane is no longer a satellite market.
Brisbane biotech startup creating lactoferrin, a key protein in human breast milk, using precision fermentation, after securing $7 million in funding. The investment for Eclipse Ingredients includes $2.9 million from the federal government’s Food and Beverage Accelerator, as well as backing from Silicon Valley investor AgFunder. Eclipse hopes to launch its first product in 2027,… Read more »
Brisbane patient experience software provider Five Faces, has raised $1 million in a Series A. The round was led by Utiliti Group, with support from Queensland Government initiative, the Female Founders Co-Investment Fund. It’s the first external round for Alphalitica (trading as Five Faces), which will use the capital to develop new digital health solutions… Read more »
UQ Venture’s iLab, Australia’s longest running accelerator program for early-stage startups, has merged with their later-stage Momentum accelerator for a super cohort in the second half of 2025. But you’re keen to be part of the action, get cracking – applications for both the iLab and Momentum Accelerators close this Monday, July 7, at noon.… Read more »
The Queensland government is holding a Parliamentary Inquiry into personal e-mobility devices (PMD), such as e-scooters and e-bikes, in a bid to improve safety and address community concerns about their use. The reviews comes after 8 users died last year in Queensland and the number of injuries PMD riders, passengers, and pedestrians jumped 112% between… Read more »
The Queensland government has opened applications for the latest round of grant funding for two programs that help to bring startup ideas from prototype to market-ready stage. The Ignite Ideas Fund is for Queensland Small to Medium Enterprises (SMEs) with high-growth potential to bring their product or service to domestic and international markets, with grants of… Read more »
A Queensland renewable energy tech company has taken on its first external investment, banking $15 million in a round led by Ellerston Capital’s Industrial Growth Fund and Fifth Estate Asset Management. The raise for EcoJoule Energy, which provides solutions for managing renewable energy integration, will be used for international expansion, as well as a national… Read more »
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