Ledger. Australian venture funding, tracked

Startup · $2.2m raised

FeBI

Medtech startup developing quantum diamond sensor chip to detect blood iron levels

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Stories naming FeBI. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.

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SQC among 6 startups sharing $12.3 million in quantum grants

Six Australian quantum startups, including Silicon Quantum Computing and QuantX Labs, have received federal grants totalling $12.3 million under the Critical Technologies Challenge Program for projects in energy, health, biosecurity and logistics.

Startup Daily 5 Oct 2026 Avicena SystemsFeBIiQ SenseQ FactorialQuantX LabsSilicon Quantum ComputingSchneider ElectricSiemensSwinburne University of TechnologyTech CouncilUNSWCritical Technologies Challenge ProgramDefenceNRF CorporationSmartSat CRCProfessor Andre LuitenProfessor Michelle Simmons
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🇦🇺 This Week in Australian Startups #180, 4th October 2026

Weekly roundup reporting Australian startup funding rounds and government grants, a venture fund close, agreed acquisitions, an IPO pricing, a collapse, plus executive hires and AI policy developments.

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Grant ~$1.5m

FeBI Technologies lands $1.52M grant for quantum iron blood test

FeBI Technologies won an Australian government grant of about A$1.52 million for its quantum-based iron blood test, building on earlier Stage 1 funding, and will partner with universities and Aboriginal health services.

Dealroom 2 Oct 2026 FeBICritical Technologies Challenge ProgramDijan Training ProgramFlorey InstitutePlanet InnovationSunrise Health Service Aboriginal CorporationUniversity of MelbourneAustralian GovernmentDavid SimpsonGawain McCollDr Nicole Jenkins

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