Going global is often seen as a rite of passage for many Australian scaleups as it can provide the company with access to new overseas markets, a broader pool of investors or the ability to attract and retain key talent from around the world. During this period of growth, founders often focus on product-market fit,… Read more »
An Australian compliance training company has been accused of turning the laptops of its workers into listening devices to surveil them while they worked from home. Online compliance training provider Safetrac deployed employee monitoring software earlier this year that recorded the audio and screens of some of its workers, which picked up online team meetings… Read more »
US artificial intelligence giant OpenAI, is looking to open a base in Sydney by the end of 2025. The company behind ChatGPT, now worth around A$750 billion, has been busy signing local deals over the past 12 months, including with UNSW and most recently, the Commonwealth Bank, as well as ramping up its lobbying efforts… Read more »
Vector Capital will acquire Showpad and fold it into Bigtincan—taken private in April—under the Showpad brand, uniting two revenue enablement leaders as analysts flag rapid, AI-driven consolidation in a market tipped to reach US$12.7bn by 2030.
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.
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.
Akula Tech has joined Australia’s space cohort in orbit, launching its Nexus-01 AI payload on SpaceX via Dhruva Space’s LEAP-1 as Esper’s OTR-2 hyperspectral imager rode along.
Sydney’s Eyes of AI has secured a $2.2m CRC-P grant toward a $6.7m project to build Perio-Detect, an AI-powered, contactless periodontal screening tool with Data61 and the University of Sydney.
Alfred Travel’s AI app generates structured trip itineraries and plans to reward users with tokens, but the bootstrapped startup still faces tough competition from incumbents and giant LLM players.
Perth startup Coursebox raises $750K from Purpose Ventures to scale its AI-powered platform that lets organisations create engaging, compliant training courses in minutes—already boasting users across 180+ countries and strong organic traction.
Auckland startup Nurox Hydrothermal has partnered with Interwaste to deploy its hydrothermal hazardous-waste processing technology—using heat, water, and air to convert dangerous waste into useful by-products without harmful emissions.
ResetData has put its $1 million AI innovation competition in the spotlight – paired with its Melbourne AI-F1 supercomputer launch – to drive ideas in health, housing, sustainability, and tech.
Clean energy and climate tech startup accelerator, EnergyLab, has selected 10 startups for its 2025 Climate Solutions Accelerator This is the 12th cohort since launching in 2017, helping develop ideas ranging from breakthroughs in energy storage, grid optimisation and dynamic retail, to critical minerals recovery, carbon utilisation, and circular manufacturing. Earlier this month, alumni startup… Read more »
South West Sydney’s brightest innovators were given a chance to tell their stories at Pitch Night South West at the Liverpool Powerhouse. The initiative was led by UNSW Founders and featured eight finalists who pitched their business and social change ideas tackling key societal challenges. They ranged from harnessing the benefits of AI and giving… Read more »
In less than four months, world-first legislation will ban Australian under-16s from certain social media platforms. Facebook, Snapchat, TikTok, Instagram, X, Reddit and YouTube will all be off limits for children and teens. It’s still not clear exactly how the restrictions will be implemented. But the federal government says social media platforms must take “reasonable… Read more »
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