Cicada Innovations reveals final 23 ventures for Tech23 showcase
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The news: Deep tech incubator Cicada Innovations has released the names of the 23 ventures chosen to feature at Cicada x Tech23 2026.
The national event showcases startups developing sovereign capabilities, with innovations spanning critical technologies, physical AI and advanced manufacturing.
The context: Despite ongoing uncertainty around government support for commercialising and scaling innovation, Cicada stated that this year’s cohort of 23 ventures was selected from 236 applicants, marking a 57% increase from the previous year.
The names include:
- ALBON
- ANT61
- Arelis
- Armatide Pharmaceuticals
- Blue Carbon
- Clean & Recover
- Corellian Technologies
- Cortisonic
- Dentroid
- Forward Deployed
- Gega Elements
- Hydro Harvester
- Monadd-AI
- MP Space
- Parking Spotz
- PremieHealth
- Space CoLAB
- Stratoship
- Sydekick Robotics
- SydSol
- Thermal Dawn
- Ultra Bionics
- Undatech.
What they said: “What excites me most isn’t just the technologies being developed with breakthroughs in science and engineering, but the new industries, capabilities and opportunities these companies have the potential to unlock,” Cicada Innovations CEO Liza Noonan said.
“They create new competitive advantages, strengthen supply chains, attract investment and build the foundations for the Australian industries of tomorrow,” she added.
The source: Cicada Innovations media release
