Accelerator · 4 deals
Joint project of New Energy Nexus and EnergyLab running programs to build an Australian lithium battery supply chain
Every published round Supercharge Australia 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, and a place in one of its own programs is under Cohorts.
| Company | Stage | Announced | Amount | Role | Alongside | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sicona Battery Technologies | Accelerator | 2023 | - | Participant | SmartCompany, Startup Daily | |
| Vaulta | Accelerator | Feb 2023 | - | Lead | RenewEconomy, @AuManufacturing, Startup Daily | |
| The Good Car Company | Accelerator | 2 Feb 2023 | $10m | Lead | Startup Daily (2 Feb 2023), SmartCompany, Startup Daily (6 Oct 2022), Forbes Australia | |
| Sustainable Lithium Cells Australia | Accelerator | 20 Apr 2025 | - | Lead | RenewEconomy, Startup Daily |
Everyone Supercharge Australia 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.
| Member | Program | Announced | Cheque | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Renewable Metals | Supercharge Australia Innovation Challenge | 4 Apr 2023 | $8m | @AuManufacturing (5 Oct 2023), Startup News (WA), @AuManufacturing (31 Mar 2023) |
| Roev | Supercharge Australia Innovation Challenge | 4 Apr 2023 | - | Startup News (WA), @AuManufacturing |
| Sicona | Supercharge Australia Innovation Challenge | 4 Apr 2023 | - | Startup News (WA), @AuManufacturing |
| Renewable Metals | Innovation Challenge | 2023 | $8m | RenewEconomy, Startup Daily |
Companies Supercharge Australia has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Renewable Metals | Startup recycling lithium-ion batteries to recover critical minerals | 4 Apr 2023, Accelerator | 2 | 2 |
| Roev | 4 Apr 2023, Accelerator | 1 | 1 | |
| Sicona | 2023, Accelerator | 2 | 1 | |
| Sicona Battery Technologies | 2023, Accelerator | 1 | 0 | |
| Sustainable Lithium Cells Australia | Uses second-life batteries to bring affordable energy storage to Australians | 20 Apr 2025, Accelerator | 1 | 1 |
| The Good Car Company | 2 Feb 2023, Accelerator | 1 | 1 | |
| Vaulta | battery tech startup | Feb 2023, Accelerator | 1 | 1 |
Fund closes reported for Supercharge Australia, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies Supercharge Australia has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal Supercharge Australia did.
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Kirk McDonald | Project Manager | RenewEconomy, Startup Daily |
Stories naming Supercharge Australia. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
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.
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.