Company
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round New Energy Nexus raised.
Companies New Energy Nexus acquired or merged with, per published coverage. Buying a company is not investing in one: nothing here counts in the deals column.
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Danny Kennedy | CEO (former) | RenewEconomy, Startup News (WA), Startup Daily |
Stories naming New Energy Nexus. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
EnergyLab names ten hardware-focused climate tech companies joining its 2026 Climate Solutions Accelerator, which pairs seed investment with a six-month program. Several hold government grants, and Catch Power's 2024 purchase of Solar Analytics is recalled.
Also RenewEconomy
Melbourne battery-separator startup Voltavate has banked $850,000 in an Artesian-led pre-seed round, with Investible, Electrifi Ventures and angel backers taking part, to make energy storage safer and more efficient.
Also RenewEconomy
Ten battery start-ups, mostly Australian, join Supercharge Australia's first incubator cohort; the piece also recalls earlier Innovation Challenge award wins by Renewable Metals and Veepower.
Wollongong spin-out Sicona is expanding into the United States with a plant making silicon-carbon battery ingredients, aiming to extend electric vehicle range; the EnergyLab accelerator alumnus secured $22 million during 2023.
EnergyLab has picked 10 startups, six of them Australian, for the newest round of its Scaleup Program, which pairs clean energy companies with corporates, backers and mentors to hasten grid decarbonisation.
A Perth company that recycles lithium batteries has won the inaugural Supercharge Australia Innovation Challenge Award, finishing ahead of Sicona and Roev, and now plans a NSW plant feasibility study with state fund support.
Turkish battery-circularity firm Niocycle has become Brisbane startup Vaulta's first overseas backer, joining a further funding instalment; earlier backers included Renu Energy, and Vaulta was picked for a Supercharge Australia program.
Roundup covering an SME sentiment survey, Renewable Metals winning a Supercharge Australia award, a new Queensland trade commissioner, an FFI green hydrogen power deal, a Siemens emissions pilot, and a CDU drones grant.
EnergyLab's Supercharge Australia initiative has selected eleven startups for its first Innovation Challenge, covering lithium batteries, EV conversion and recycling, with experts judging a Sydney pitch event in March.