The Dell AI Innovation Day 2025 brought together top global AI leaders and trailblazing local scaleups – Airspeeder, Fleet Space Technologies and Relevance.AI among them – to give founders a peek beneath the hood of successful AI strategies. Global tech giant Dell Technologies, along with Startup Daily, kicked off the first-ever Dell AI Innovation Day… Read more »
Women are starting and growing businesses at pace, from consultancies and creative firms to tech startups. However, the money, networks and time still stack against them. In Australia, all-women founding teams received just 2% of total capital in 2024, and in Q2 2025 dipped below 0.5%, according to Cut Through Venture data. That’s despite evidence… Read more »
The University of Newcastle is backing women entrepreneurs and aspiring leaders around the Hunter and Central Coast regions with a new program to help them take charge. FLIP is a nine-week program aimed at building entrepreneurial confidence, validating business ideas and developing an authentic leadership presence in a supportive, hands-on environment. It’s run by the… Read more »
A new $1m-plus competition from City of Moreton Bay and UniSC will hand one scale-up a five-year rent-free headquarters at UniSC’s Moreton Bay campus with fit-out and concierge support, with finalists pitching at a February 2026 gala.
Unicorn Day, the annual AWS-led gathering of founders, investors and startup operators, took over Sydney recently – and the message was loud and clear: Australia might be a small market, but our startups are playing on a global stage. From an impressive lineup of speakers spanning AWS heavyweights to big-name customers and VCs, here are… Read more »
The annual Smart50 awards for fast-growing Australian businesses are back for 2025 with entries now open and even more award categories up for grabs. You have until September 12 to enter the Smart50 Awards, with this year’s program culminating in a special dinner event in Melbourne on November 13. The Smart50 awards, now in their… Read more »
An Australian built and operated cube satellite has won the SmallSat Mission of the Year award at the AIAA Small Satellite Mission of the Year Awards in Salt Lake City, USA. The Waratah Seed-1 – Australia’s first ‘rideshare’ satellite – launched 12 months ago and beat 10 rival finalists from global space experts includes NASA, the… Read more »
An AI-driven logistics platform powering millions of low-carbon deliveries for companies such as Australia Post’s StarTrack Courier has taken out the Startup World Cup Sydney pitch competition. The win earns cofounder Richard Savoie a trip to the Grand Finale in San Francisco where he’ll compete for US$1 million in investment this October. Hosted by Startup&Angels,… Read more »
Lenexa Medical, a Victorian startup helping prevent pressure injuries for healthcare patients, is one of 54 standout finalists in the 2025 Startup Daily Best in Tech awards. A record 273 entries were submitted across 14 categories, with Lenexa singled out as a finalist for Best Sustainability Startup, Most Innovative Startup and AI Gamechanger, while cofounder… Read more »
Melbourne-based AI-tech startup Deeligence just took out top gong at the Startup World Cup 2025 regional event and earned a place on the global stage with a sponsored trip to the Grand Finale in San Francisco this October – and the chance to compete for US$1 million in investment. Hosted in Melbourne, the prestigious international… Read more »
Applications for the 2026 Groundbreakers program, run by the annual evokeAG agritech gathering, close this Sunday, August 3. The program is a launchpad for emerging talent from Australia and New Zealand for young agrifood leaders and innovators. It’s looking for people committed to delivering positive impact across the agrifood sector, from producing to processing and… Read more »
One of the world’s fastest growing AI startups, Swedish “vibe-coding” unicorn Lovable, with A$2.75 billion valuation just eight months after its launch, has teamed up with Australia’s Build Club to launch Lovable Learning Academy. It’s a platform of Lovable’s hands‑on curriculum and designed to help anyone go from zero to launching a live vibe-coded app,… Read more »
INXS topped Triple J’s Hottest 100 Australian songs of all time with Port Adelaide’s unofficial anthem, Never Tear Us Apart – this writer is devastated TISM’s Whatareya? and Joe Dolce’s 1981 anthem Shaddap You Face failed to crack the ton – on the weekend, but it’s not the only top 100 in town. Tweed Heads… Read more »
The future of the annual 3-day _SOUTHSTART gathering in Adelaide has been assured until 2028 with three more years of funding from the South Australian government. The new three-year $2 million commitment supporting the delivery of _SOUTHSTART, starting next year, will take the innovation festival to a decade under its current custodianship, with Craig Swann… Read more »
Nominations for the 3rd annual Startup Daily Best in Tech Awards have been extended for another 48 hours to midnight on Sunday, July 6. There are 14 categories in the 2025 Best in Tech awards including startup investor of the year, best technical leader, the AI gamechanger, best startup event, and the GSD Award –… Read more »
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