Government · 2 deals
Every published round Office of the NSW Chief Scientist & Engineer took part in, and every parcel of existing shares it bought off another holder. Deals we hold but haven't published yet are not counted.
| Company | Stage | Announced | Amount | Role | Alongside | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Syenta | Accelerator | 2024 | - | Participant | Startup Daily, @AuManufacturing | |
| Diraq | Grant | 5 Sep 2023 | $3m | Participant | @AuManufacturing (5 Sep 2023), @AuManufacturing (4 Sep 2023), @AuManufacturing (18 Jul 2023) |
Everyone Office of the NSW Chief Scientist & Engineer has named to a program in published coverage. A place in a program is not a raise: the cheque is the figure recorded with the place, which is the program's standard terms where we hold them, and a blank is one we don't.
Companies Office of the NSW Chief Scientist & Engineer has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
Fund closes reported for Office of the NSW Chief Scientist & Engineer, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies Office of the NSW Chief Scientist & Engineer has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal Office of the NSW Chief Scientist & Engineer did.
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Professor Hugh Durrant-Whyte | NSW Chief Scientist & Engineer | @AuManufacturing (15 Jul 2025), @AuManufacturing (27 Nov 2024) |
Stories naming Office of the NSW Chief Scientist & Engineer. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Advanced Navigation trialled technology that tracks commuters' phones inside underground stations at Castle Hill in Sydney, aiming to help people with vision impairment navigate transport interchanges where GPS performs poorly.
Manufacturing roundup: Nova Systems wins a Norwegian contract, R.M. Williams opens a women's boot line, International Graphite secures government grants, three biotechs win NSW Biosciences Fund awards, and Lazo Paper is fined.
Also @AuManufacturing
Roundup of manufacturing news: Namoi Cotton agrees a takeover scheme with Louis Dreyfus, Bio-Gene receives an R&D tax payment, SPEE3D and NIOA appoint executives, and Cicada opens workshop applications.
Weekly roundup of eight Australian startups raising a combined $30.2 million, spanning SME lending, quantum computing grants, proptech, consumer apps and recycling, plus Stylerunner's earlier sale to Accent Group.
Also Startup Daily
Quantum computing startup Diraq has received a $3 million grant from NSW's Quantum Computing Commercialisation Fund, following federal support last month through CRC-Projects round 14.