Company
Industry lobby group
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round The Tech Council of Australia raised.
Companies The Tech Council of Australia 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Damian Kassabgi | CEO (former) | SmartCompany, Tech Council of Australia |
| Kate Pounder | CEO (former) | nsw.gov.au, insidestategovernment.com.au, SmartCompany |
| Mina Radhakrishnan | Board Member | Startup Daily |
| Robyn Denholm | Chair (former) | Tech Council of Australia, Women's Agenda, Startup Daily |
| Scott Farquhar | Chairman (former) | Forbes Australia (14 Jul 2026), Forbes Australia (5 Sep 2025), Tech Council of Australia |
Stories naming The Tech Council of Australia. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
The head of neo-cloud firm Sharon AI argues no copyright change is needed to attract data centre investment; the piece recalls its Nasdaq listing raise and a large new financing.
WiseTech founder Richard White is leaving the chairman role after intense coverage of his private life, remaining chief innovation officer, with board member Raelene Murphy taking over; the story revisits his Kyckr purchase.
The NSW Government has opened the first round of its $4 million Diversity Pre-Accelerator Program for female founders, appointing University of Newcastle and UNSW Founders to deliver training and mentoring for women-led startups.
The NSW Government has opened the first round of its $4 million Diversity Pre-Accelerator Program for female founders, appointing University of Newcastle's I2N and UNSW Founders to deliver training and mentoring.
UNSW Founders partnered with Luminary Partners to invest $200,000 each in 18 early-stage deeptech startups across its 2025 accelerator cohorts, extending prior backing arrangements.
Industry minister Ed Husic told a Tech Council summit the National Reconstruction Fund is close to its first investments after asking for a $300m drawdown; the piece recaps federal tech funding moves including PsiQuantum's.
TCA chair Robyn Denholm praises departing Atlassian co-CEO Scott Farquhar, crediting his role building the software firm and his service on the council's board as an inspiration to Australian founders.
Property management startup Different has gone into administration with KPMG after failing to raise new capital, despite backing from AirTree and CBA's venture arm; the piece also recalls the failures of Milkrun and Brosa.
Robyn Denholm has joined SafetyCulture's board as a director, adding to her Tesla chairmanship and Technology Council role, replacing long-serving director and Blackbird co-founder Rick Baker.
Techboard's anniversary roundup catalogues a month of Australian startup funding: megadeals, three acquisitions, large debt deals, grants, accelerator intakes, and fund news including Archangel Ventures' committed capital.
Ignition Lane's weekly roundup covers Linktree's unicorn raise, several Australian funding rounds, Tiger and Insight's new mega-funds, falling SaaS valuations, the ACCC's action against Meta, and new accelerator and product launches.