Deep tech
Sydney startup Gega Elements wants to challenge China’s dominance in gallium and germanium refining, aiming to secure Australia’s foothold in critical minerals.
The former Investment NSW director for innovation hopes to continue Cicada's legacy of setting up Australian innovators for global expansion.
The former Grok Ventures investment chief is tackling the funding gap stranding climate hardware firms between venture capital and traditional infrastructure money.
Portfolio manager Jeff Brunton says super funds would invest more in the energy transition if contentious performance test rules are overhauled.
Our quantum rise is helping reverse brain drain, drawing scientists home and turning local innovators into global tech standouts. We should celebrate that.
Silicon Valley's unprecedented $100 million seed rounds are forcing venture capitalists from Austin to Sydney to rethink their investment strategies.
Australia risks falling behind as brilliant research fails to translate into commercial outcomes. The innovation pipeline must be fixed to really deliver impact.
Australia’s deep tech startups clear the first hurdle from lab to prototype, but many stall at scale. Blended finance could be the solution.
AI is expected to radically speed up drug discovery. But Australia risks falling behind.
If Australia wants to be more to China than a resource supplier, the federal government must put the nation's innovation exports on the agenda with Beijing.
Silicon Quantum Computing has sold quantum chips that accelerate AI development to the Department of Defence.
The university’s new investment platform, Barker Street Ventures, is designed to bridge the ‘valley of death’ between research and commercialisation.
