The Commonwealth and Queensland government's invested $940 million in PsiQuantum in May. Now, the startup has struck a deal to build a quantum computer in Chicago.
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The Melbourne startup is in talks with VCs as its first Vision Pro release debuts on the App Store.
The founder, one of Australia's most successful, sold A Cloud Guru for $2 billion. He's bringing the lessons he learned to Cuttable, an automated ad agency.
From VCs to loan providers and crowdfunding platforms, those who fund startups are feeling the long-tail effects of a struggling economic environment. But at least we're seeing more transparency about it.
A number of startups are emerging to cater to the longevity hype. Nick Bell might be Australia's number one advocate — and he admits it is a tough business.
Tech leaders like Elon Musk and Marc Andreessen are bucking the industry's liberalism and putting their wallets and their words behind the former president.
Launching a luggage startup just before Covid hit was not ideal, says July founder Athan Didaskalou. But it taught the team how to operate lean and diversify.
It's accepted that startup employees can lose their equity if they fall afoul of bad leaver clauses or break NDAs. But there are other tripwires that threaten equity even for those who leave on good terms.
The startup will hope it can ride on the tailwinds of Apple’s flagship VR headset as it strives to become the standard-bearer for communicating in 3D.
A funding round for delivery startup Sendle has sparked concern among early stage VCs and angel investors.
Sydney’s Vow and Melbourne’s Magic Valley are aiming to corner different ends of the waning cultivated meat market. One is aiming high, the other's going low.
Sydney healthcare startup Eucalyptus is the latest company to chase a piece of the growing longevity market with a $995-a-month program called Compound.
As the market shows signs of recovery, Australian VC heavyweights signal a potential surge in Series B and beyond for the latter half of 2024, challenging perceptions of a risk-averse funding landscape.
With its biggest revenue driver in weight loss drugs like Ozempic facing uncertainty, Eucalyptus is expanding into men's longevity. But its offering isn’t cheap.
The Sydney-based startup is building “CO2-sucking machines”, taking lessons it learned from developing the world’s biggest solar farm.
Local universities are brimming with climate tech innovations, but the path to commercialisation is hard and funding gaps remain.
Private equity firms like Quadrant and Federation Asset Management are increasingly investing in later stage startups. VCs are divided on whether it is a good thing or not.
Last week, plastics recycler Samsara Eco raised $100 million and quantum startup Diraq raised $10 million. Today, another Australian deep tech startup got a cash infusion.
Up to 30,000 disability support workers are being incorrectly paid by NDIS providers, a union says, including those employed by a prominent startup backed by ASX-listed employment giant Seek.
NeoGenix Biosciences is helping infertile couples find healthy sperm. In a world-first, the technology has already seen some impressive results — including a baby.
The big banks have a mixed record with their VC funds, but National Australia Bank remains committed to NAB Ventures and it's on the lookout.
The Melbourne startup wants to be the latest in a growing list of construction software success stories to hail from Australia.
Green energy startup NRN has secured $1 million in a pre-Series A bridge funding round led by Investible’s Climate Tech Fund.
The startup is part of a growing space diplomacy movement between Australia and India.
Startups are turning to artificial intelligence to help them raise capital. Sydney crowdfunding platform VentureCrowd is releasing new tools to help them do it.
Has the successful IPO of a fast-food giant made the ASX more digestible for Australia's tech startups? Investors say yes, while founders are more cautious.
The frosty sentiment towards the ASX among startups is thawing in the wake of the Guzman y Gomez IPO — just as the barriers to listing in the US get higher.
After a US$8 million seed round, Sydney startup Psylo is shipping its headquarters to the US. But there’s a reason why American co-founder and CEO Joshua Ismin is staying put.
As companies like Rippling and Deel expand into Australia, the country's HR tech disruptor has revealed it expects to achieve profitability this calendar year.
