Funding

Perth infection management medtech Cytophenix prescribed $1.3 million in pre-Seed

- November 7, 2025 2 MIN READ

Cytophenix, an infection management medtech using rapid antimicrobial susceptibility tests to quickly identify effective antibiotics for patients, has raised $1.3 million in pre-Seed funding. Founded in 2023 by a team of expert researchers, clinicians, and engineers, including Dr Kieran Mulroney, Dr Christine Carson, Sherief Khorshid, Teagan Paton, James Telders and Tim Inglis, Cytophenix is a… Read more »

AI/Machine Learning

NRF slings $54 million at Synchron, the Melbourne Uni rival to Neuralink that’s just raised a $305 million Series D

- November 7, 2025 2 MIN READ

The federal government’s $15 billion National Reconstruction Fund (NRF) has invested $54 million in Australian founder Brain-Computer-Interface (BCI) medical devices company Synchron as part of a US$200 million (A$305m) Series D. Synchron was spun out of University of Melbourne by cofounders Dr Tom Oxley, Prof Nicholas Opie, and Dr Rahul Sharma in 2012. The company is… Read more »

Accelerator

Team Techstars Sydney: Why Zipline AI is the future of customer collaboration

- November 6, 2025 3 MIN READ

Ahead of the TechStars Sydney ‘Demo the Future’ on December 8, Startup Daily is profiling the 12 startups and their founders in the 2025 cohort. Next we are featuring, Zipline – AI, which allows customers to become collaborators. Zipline AI Founder: Michelle Reeves One-liner: Zipline AI gives consumer brands their own brand-safe generative AI –… Read more »

AI/Machine Learning

Microsoft offers refunds to 365 subscribers over CopilotAI prices just 10 days after ACCC action

- November 6, 2025 2 MIN READ

Microsoft will offer refunds after admitting that it “fell short of our standards” by failing to inform users of the Microsoft 365 productivity suite that they could have stayed with a cheaper version of the suite that did not include the tech giant’s Copilot AI features. The move relates to the October 2024 introduction of… Read more »

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Global tech

Quantum Brilliance opens synthetic diamonds production plant in Melbourne with $31 million in Victoria and federal government support

- November 5, 2025 2 MIN READ

Government investments worth more than $31 million in Canberra quantum computing startup Quantum Brilliance have led to the world’s first commercial quantum diamond foundry opening in Melbourne today to produce computer circuits using lab-grown gems. Quantum Brilliance, founded in 2019, using research undertaken at ANU, is the world’s leading developer of miniaturised quantum computing products,… Read more »

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AI/Machine Learning

There’s an AI divide already emerging in Australia, new research reveals

- November 5, 2025 4 MIN READ

In the short time since OpenAI launched ChatGPT in November 2022, generative artificial intelligence (AI) products have become increasingly ubiquitous and advanced. These machines aren’t limited to text – they can now generate photos, videos and audio in a way that’s blurring the line between what’s real and what’s not. They’ve also been woven into… Read more »

Ag tech

Queensland agtech startup Nbryo nabs $10 million Seed round to breed better beef

- November 4, 2025 2 MIN READ

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 »

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Events

QuintessenceLabs founder Vikram Sharma wins Prime Minister’s Prize for Innovation

- November 4, 2025 2 MIN READ

The founder of 20-year-old Canberra cybersecurity firm QuintessenceLabs, Dr Vikram Sharma, is among eight of the nation’s top scientists, innovators and educators recognised in the 2025 Prime Minister’s Prizes for Science. The annual awards recognise outstanding achievements in scientific research, innovation, and teaching Queensland University of Technology physicist and air quality expert professor Lidia Morawska won… Read more »

Business

Metigy founder David Faithful pleads guilty to misleading investors and dishonesty over his AI adtech startup

- November 4, 2025 2 MIN READ

David Fairfull, the cofounder and former CEO of failed marketing startup Metigy has pleaded guilty to two charges in a prosecution brought by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). A year after first appearing in Federal Court in the ASIC case, and facing five counts of making false and misleading statements, plus one count… Read more »

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Business strategy

Beyond Silicon Valley: Why US founders are looking Down Under for investment

- November 4, 2025 3 MIN READ

For decades, Silicon Valley has been the default destination for ambitious founders. It is still the centre of gravity for venture capital – but that monopoly is quietly eroding. A growing number of global founders, particularly from the US, are now looking beyond the Valley for their next funding partner. And increasingly, that includes Australia.… Read more »

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Climate Tech

CEFC backs Brighte with $40 million for cheaper home battery installation

- November 4, 2025 2 MIN READ

The federal government-backed Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) is investing up to $40 million in household renewable energy fintech Brighte. The investment will share 2% off the cost of loans for home energy efficiency improvements, including solar and battery systems, energy-efficient heating and cooling, insulation, and EV chargers, with Brighte launching a new discounted green… Read more »

Climate Tech

Shipping climate tech startup Hullbot steams ahead with $16 million Series A

- November 4, 2025 2 MIN READ

Hull cleaning robotics startup Hullbot has raised $16 million in a Series A. The round was led by US-based Regeneration VC with support from Climate Tech Partners, making the first investment from its new fund backing technologies for emissions reduction in hard-to-abate industries. Also investing were Katapult Ocean, Folklore, Trinity Ventures, Rypples, NewSouth Innovations, and… Read more »

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Business strategy

Everything you need to know – and do – to make your startup pitch a winner

- November 3, 2025 11 MIN READ

The Founder Institute and Ben Chong, partner at Right Click Capital, take you through how to nail your startup pitch. tl;dr Pitch Deck Templates Don’t have time to read the guide? You can access our Pitch Templates quickly below. One‑Sentence Pitch Template | Elevator Pitch Template | One‑Minute Pitch Template | Long Angel/VC Template Introduction… Read more »

AI/Machine Learning

Paperform launches an AI-native workflow builder to automate small business

- November 3, 2025 2 MIN READ

Form-building startup Paperform has launched an artificial intelligence (AI) platform, called Stepper, to help small businesspeople automate workflows. Paperform, which founders Dean and Diony McPherson bootstrapped for the past decade, now has more than 23,000 subscription users globally. Stepper is the next logical step: automation for business people to scale without adding complexity or cost, Dean,… Read more »