Support for women startup founders will be the focus area of the first round of a new diversity program launched by the New South Wales government on Thursday, with...
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Liquid Instruments, a Canberra-based startup building world-class software-defined test and measurement tools, has secured a $70 million Series C funding round led by the National Reconstruction Fund and US...
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Investors are backing Australian deep techs commercialising computer chips, space exploration and dual-use hardware in the strongest first quarter for startup funding since 2022. The surge includes a trio...
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Two Australian biotech startups have led the latest round of grants from the federal government’s Industry Growth Program, which will deliver $6.9 million across five projects ranging from biodegradable...
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More than a dozen organisations supporting startups and innovation skill development in Western Australia have shared in in $2.5 million in state funding. The largest competitive grants of up...
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The competition regulator is clearing mergers and acquisitions in a matter of weeks under its new scheme, allaying some of the concerns from tech and investment groups that startup...
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DroneShield chief executive Oleg Vornik and chair Peter James have stepped down from the counter-drone device-maker just months after selling off tens of millions of dollars worth of company...
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Startups pursuing decarbonisation and energy-efficient technologies for heavy industry are the target of a new green investment fund set up by a top venture capital group with backing from the...
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When Canberra startup founder Rhys Kissell arrived back in Australia from visiting a defence technology showcase in Ukraine, he joked with friends that you can’t walk down the street...
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Not long ago, building a tech company required millions of dollars and a small army of engineers. Today, $10,000 and a good idea might be enough to build the...
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New copper extraction technology from a Macquarie University spinout could unlock vast amounts of arsenic-contaminated minerals and drop carbon emissions from its production by as much as 80 per...
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The future of Australia’s leading survey of the startup sector is in doubt, with the organisers behind Startup Muster warning a further report is unlikely without new backing. Startup...
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Independent MP Allegra Spender has used a speech to the National Press Club about personal tax reform to argue for a broader policy agenda that would improve new business...
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NSW’s revamped MVP Ventures program has awarded $1 million to 22 startups developing breakthroughs like residential thermal storage system, medical devices and software platforms. The MVP Ventures program, which...