Minister for the Public Service and Minister Assisting the PM&C, Federal Government
| Role | Organisation | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Founder | Bygen | SmartCompany (20 Jun 2025), SmartCompany (19 Apr 2024), Startup Daily, Alberts Impact Ventures |
| Minister for the Public Service (former) | the federal government | The Mandarin |
| Minister for the Public Service and Minister Assisting the PM&C | Federal Government | SmartCompany |
| Researcher (former) | University of Adelaide | SmartCompany, Startup Daily, Alberts Impact Ventures |
Stories naming Ben Morton. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Roundup of two raises: a seed round for a cloud-security startup protecting enterprise infrastructure, and growth money for a cleantech firm converting nut shells into filter material.
Also Startup Daily
Weekly roundup detailing funding rounds by five Australian and New Zealand startups: a diversity analytics platform, a thermal energy storage maker, a carbon accounting service, an activated carbon producer, and legal communications software.
Seventeen Australian startups and SMEs share $1.6 million in federal BRII grants for feasibility studies cutting regulatory burdens, including livestock welfare monitoring and real-time analysis of listed-company market disclosures.
Seventeen unnamed startups and small businesses share federal grant funding for feasibility studies aimed at reducing regulatory burdens, under the latest round of a government innovation program.