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Advisers warn that ATO audits and years-later repayment demands are destabilising firms claiming the R&D tax incentive, citing BindiMaps' administration and sale, as the government prepares to overhaul the scheme from 2028.
Roundup of three Australian raises: Skopos Bio's $12m seed for targeted cancer radiopharmaceuticals, Trendspek's $6m for infrastructure condition AI, and R2Crete's $750,000 pre-seed for concrete recycling.
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Laundry service launches a customer booking app built on its TimeBoss platform, recalling a 2025 investment raise that funded its tech team, with a British launch planned for early 2027.
Victoria's opposition pledges to shut down Breakthrough Victoria and sell its investments, calling the state fund a failure. The piece recalls portfolio raises, a rescue deal, an NYSE listing and the LaunchVic merger.
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Adaptive fashion brand JAM The Label is shutting down after nearly eight years, with founders Molly Rogers and Emma Clegg citing an underdeveloped Australian inclusive-design market and their new family priorities.
Womenswear label Proud Poppy will leave voluntary administration with control returning to founder Tara McKeon after creditors approved a deed of company arrangement; four stores closed during the process.
The NRFC has lent Global Resource Recovery $55 million in debt funding to expand its Darwin chemical recycling facilities, with the project forecast to create 115 temporary and 11 full-time jobs.
Roundup of four trans-Tasman raises: First Table, Metacognition AI, Dela and GoTroppo secured a combined $21.5 million for restaurant discounting, robotics software, scam-safe payments and flexible internet plans.
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Roundup of the week's Australia and New Zealand raises: Gridsight, Pearler and Apate.AI secure the biggest cheques, Drumbeat and GonGlobal add smaller sums, and ten AI startups join Airwallex's Latitude 37 program.
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Workforce platform Expert360 is being bought by AI hiring firm Swipejobs at a reported $16 million value, while its founder and earliest backers are set to receive nothing for their stakes.
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South Australian soft plastics recycler Recycling Plastics Australia, recipient of a $20m federal grant, has entered voluntary administration with KPMG appointed, after a major supplier's collapse derailed its plan to fill REDcycle's gap.
Airwallex has named ten AI startups as the first intake of its Latitude 37 program, each receiving equity-free funding, while cohort member Superstat separately raised $3.5 million.
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Two raises reported: Superhero has banked $20m of a hoped $30m round led by Salter Brothers at a $176m valuation, while New Zealand crime-intelligence startup Azonic took NZ$1m in a Blackbird-led pre-seed.
Melbourne payments fintech Pay.com.au has raised a Series E to launch in the United States under its PayRewards brand; the piece also recalls three earlier raises and names cap table backers.
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Escape room operator Escape This has passed 500,000 players and opened a Melbourne venue, under a year after a $1.4 million crowdfunding round backed by 357 investors, with more states flagged.
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OpenAI has handed Australian founders, including two school students, credits worth over $5.5 million; the piece also notes Firmus's $15 billion valuation after a big raise and rising business AI adoption.
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The federal NRFC has lent $120 million to prefab apartment maker Built Living, which has also drawn $100 million equity from Wesfarmers and a $20 million WA government grant.
Roundup of seven raises across the Tasman spanning fintech, marine tech, agtech, defence and AI, plus a first close for an ACT venture fund.
Proud Poppy Clothing entered voluntary administration in early August; administrators Hall Chadwick have since shut another store while the womenswear label keeps trading, with pop-up shops planned for Canberra and Adelaide.
Eight Australian and New Zealand startups secured a combined $67.4 million in funding across various sectors including agtech, medtech, robotics, and fintech.
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The government-backed growth fund has doubled its largest first-investment size to $30m and may now take majority stakes; it also invested an undisclosed multimillion sum in defence manufacturer Griffin Industrial Group.
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Data centre infrastructure firm Firmus has raised US$2 billion at an AU$15 billion valuation from Coatue, Nvidia, Blackstone and Jane Street, funding its Project Southgate rollout across Australia and Asia-Pacific.
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Roundup of four Australian raises: Firmus Technologies' US$2 billion round at a $15 billion valuation, Eudaemon's $3.75 million, Zabidou's $3.5 million seed round, and Rampart's $2.3 million.
Also This Week in Australian Startups
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Insurance technology firm Cover Genius raised a $143 million debt-style financing round led by Vista Credit Partners, reaching a valuation above $2 billion amid AI-driven expansion plans.
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Sydney visual merchandising startup Flagship raised US$3.75m in seed funding led by Coreline and Veridical Ventures, aiming to expand US operations and become retail's answer to Canva.
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Australian women's health startup Ovum secured $4 million seed funding led by Admiralty Capital Group to grow its AI health dataset and platform reach.
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Matt Berriman has given up his eight-year US antitrust fight against Google over Unlockd's collapse; the adtech startup had raised over $60 million before winding up in 2018.
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After receivership, Barbeques Galore's brand and intellectual property now belong to Melbourne wholesaler ACOM International; licensed independent stores carry on while 62 company-owned outlets shut and Mike Ainsworth takes the CEO role.
Roundup of eight Australian and New Zealand startups whose late-July funding totals $102 million across space capsules, medical devices, livestock breath analysis, sports analytics and AI crop forecasting.
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Queensland medtech Laronix has built AI that recreates patients' own voices from brief recordings; the profile recalls its 2023 seed round, earlier federal grants and a 2025 non-dilutive award.
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Heaps Normal has launched High Hopes, its first non-alcoholic prosecco, after years of development, choosing brand trust over a fast entry into the alcohol-free wine category.
The Sendle delivery brand, liquidated earlier in 2026 after a troubled merger, has been bought by logistics executive Andrew McKenna, who expects a September relaunch with Quantium Solutions handling deliveries.
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Market research firm Tracksuit buys AI-monitoring startup Hall for an undisclosed sum; Hall's founder stays on as product lead while Tracksuit adds a new chief marketing officer.
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Insurtech Cover Genius, previously ranked first on the Smart50 list, has secured $143 million from Vista Credit Partners at a valuation above $2 billion, with funds earmarked for AI development and acquisitions.
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Melbourne scalp care label Straand is now stocked in 500 Priceline pharmacies nationwide, its biggest local rollout, building on Boots and Sephora deals; the piece recalls its 2023 $4 million backing.
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Roundup of three ANZ raises: BlueNexus' $2m seed led by M31 Capital, Hyades' NZ$1.1m pre-seed with Icehouse Ventures plus an R&D grant, and ESGAgent.ai's $725,000 seed led by DNX Ventures.
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Equity crowdfunding on Birchal saw the NSW pantry goods maker attract 179 backers, exceeding its minimum target, with proceeds earmarked for production capacity, wider retail reach and an export push.
Grants totalling slightly more than $1m went to 22 NSW startups in the latest MVP Ventures round, with individual awards between $24,225 and $75,000; a third round is being assessed.
A liquidator's report on collapsed buyers' agency Dashdot details a $69,295 founder loan to be recovered, a $3.08 million inter-company loan expected to be lost, and creditor claims of $15.46 million.
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Activewear brand Stax has gone into liquidation after a June receivership, prompting founders Don Robertson and Matilda Murray to apologise online to customers awaiting orders, with CasCap Advisory appointed to wind up the business.
The Dubbo-founded, Newcastle-based skincare brand for tradies completed a 535-backer equity crowdfunding raise on OnMarket and is expanding into the US via Amazon, with capital earmarked for marketing, inventory and team growth.
Congo Brands Australia, the local company behind the Prime drink, has entered administration with minimal cash after packaging firm Orora sought to wind it up; Alice Ruhe oversees the process.
Food-waste startup Goterra will be wound up after administrators found no viable sale or recapitalisation proposals, with Teneo's Walley and Ford appointed liquidator and large creditor claims recorded.
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South Australian spaceport operator Southern Launch has banked a $25m Series A with National Reconstruction Fund backing, while Gilmour Space adds a former NASA astronaut to its board.
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MAKO has banked a $28 million Series A, headed by Virescent Ventures, to take its drag-cutting Flightfilm coating to market; the piece also recalls an earlier seed round and a government grant.
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The preventative healthcare startup behind a diagnostics-and-data platform has banked a $65 million Series A, headed by Airtree Ventures with several funds and cricketer Pat Cummins taking part, to fund international growth.
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Partner content profiling Queensland laundry firm Consolidated Linen Service, whose 2024 minority growth investment from the Australian Business Growth Fund brought capital, governance and hiring support while the founding family kept control.
A liquidator's preliminary report shows collapsed buyer's agency Dashdot owed over $16.5 million, with the tax office, lender Mighty Partners, Meta and hundreds of customers listed as creditors.
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A profile of On The House, whose founder completed Startmate's program and later raised a seed round, alongside Startmate securing a multi-year commitment from Minderoo Foundation to back women founders.
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Weekly roundup covering seven raises across the Tasman: Phonely's Series A, Pay.com.au's private placement, and rounds for Atomic Tessellator, Caruso, Deteqt, Clean Slate Clinic and Earthletica, worth roughly $72 million combined.
Also crane.vc
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Payments fintech Pay.com.au shelved its planned ASX float amid war-driven market volatility, completing a private placement first reported at $20 million ($750 million valuation), ultimately $40 million at $753.4 million.
Also SmartCompany·Startup Daily·SmartCompany·Dealroom·Fintech News Australia
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Canberra medtech Dentroid has banked $32 million at a $265 million valuation, with Septodont both investing and signing a worldwide licensing deal for its light-based device that eases dental pain without needles.
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The maker of a companion robot for aged care has shifted to a far bigger Melbourne site to scale production, with the story recalling its $23m raise of September 2025.
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Weekly roundup of seven Australian and New Zealand startup raises totalling $17 million, including two startups entering Y Combinator, plus a new QuantX Labs board director and SmartrMail's earlier sale to Relay Commerce.
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Nardo, a Sydney platform for amateur sports clubs' teamwear, has secured $1 million pre-seed backing, with ex-Socceroo Tim Cahill investing and taking a strategic partner role ahead of international growth.
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ASX-listed Scalare Partners has bought Fishburners out of voluntary administration, acquiring its brand, programs and community assets, weeks after KPMG was appointed administrator over unpaid rent.
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DataMasque, whose platform masks customer data for AI use, has collected $5.6 million from Wavemaker Partners, OIF Ventures and Icehouse Ventures, with Wavemaker leading.
Birchal launched a new CSF raise at a reduced $5 million pre-money valuation, with about $800,000 already committed, amid sector downturn; rival Equitise collapsed and Earthletica raised $1.1 million.
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Sydney energy startup Cable, which installs batteries at small businesses to cut power bills, has banked a $4 million pre-seed round from Systemiq Capital and Black Nova VC while opening its public beta.
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Deals recorded from SmartCompany's coverage. A round is listed once, however many of their articles mention it.
| Company | Stage | Announced | Amount | Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R2Crete | Pre-seed | 1 Oct 2026 | $750k | |
| Trendspek | Unnamed stage | 29 Sep 2026 | $6m | |
| Global Resource Recovery | Venture debt | 11 Sep 2026 | $55m | |
| Metacognition AI | Pre-seed | 9 Sep 2026 | $10m | |
| Dela | Seed | 8 Sep 2026 | $1m+ | |
| Drumbeat | Seed | 4 Sep 2026 | $1.6m | |
| Gridsight | Series B | 1 Sep 2026 | $36m | |
| Pearler | Series A | 1 Sep 2026 | $16m | |
| GonGlobal | Grant | Sep 2026 | $1m | |
| SyncPay | Accelerator | 28 Aug 2026 | $100k | |
| Kronus | Accelerator | 28 Aug 2026 | $100k | |
| Geospan | Accelerator | 28 Aug 2026 | $100k | |
| Forward | Accelerator | 28 Aug 2026 | $100k | |
| Dreamscale Labs | Accelerator | 28 Aug 2026 | $100k | |
| Blank Robotics | Accelerator | 28 Aug 2026 | $100k | |
| AXIOMS | Accelerator | 28 Aug 2026 | $100k | |
| Superstat | Accelerator | 28 Aug 2026 | $100k | |
| SeatFinder | Accelerator | 28 Aug 2026 | $100k | |
| Polarbear AI | Accelerator | 28 Aug 2026 | $100k | |
| Pay.com.au | Series D+ | 23 Aug 2026 | $39m | |
| Farmbot | Series B | 14 Aug 2026 | $22m | |
| Sterling | undisclosed | 14 Aug 2026 | $3.2m | |
| Atmo Biosciences | undisclosed | 14 Aug 2026 | $12m | |
| Alloy Technologies | Seed | 12 Aug 2026 | $11.5m | |
| Kantoko | Seed | 12 Aug 2026 | $3.5m | |
| Fabulate | undisclosed | 9 Aug 2026 | $4.5m | |
| Eudaemon Technologies | Unnamed stage | 8 Aug 2026 | $3.8m | |
| Vexev | undisclosed | 7 Aug 2026 | $8.6m | |
| Enrola | Seed | 7 Aug 2026 | $2.1m | |
| Rampart | undisclosed | 6 Aug 2026 | $2.3m | |
| Apate.ai | Accelerator | 5 Aug 2026 | $11.4m | |
| Firmus Technologies | undisclosed | 4 Aug 2026 | $100m | |
| Navi Medical Technologies | Unnamed stage | 4 Aug 2026 | $6.8m | |
| Cover Genius | Venture debt | 4 Aug 2026 | $143m | |
| Oli | Series A | 4 Aug 2026 | $6.5m | |
| Mako | Series A | 4 Aug 2026 | $28m | |
| Southern Launch | Series A | 4 Aug 2026 | $25m | |
| Everlab | Series A | 4 Aug 2026 | $65m | |
| Deteqt | Seed | 4 Aug 2026 | $5m | |
| Nitrosend | Seed | 4 Aug 2026 | $700k | |
| Flagship | Seed | 4 Aug 2026 | $6m | |
| Ovum | Seed | 4 Aug 2026 | $4m | |
| Nardo | Pre-seed | 4 Aug 2026 | $1m | |
| Oscorp Energy | Pre-seed | 4 Aug 2026 | $1.3m | |
| Zabidou | Seed | 3 Aug 2026 | $3.5m | |
| Firmus Technologies | Unnamed stage | Aug 2026 | $2.8b | |
| Griffin Industrial Group | undisclosed | Aug 2026 | - | |
| Agscent | undisclosed | 29 Jul 2026 | $5m | |
| Early Bird | Seed | 29 Jul 2026 | $2m | |
| Outlier Space | Pre-seed | 29 Jul 2026 | $10.5m | |
| Superstat | Pre-seed | 28 Jul 2026 | $3.5m | |
| Octopusbot | Unnamed stage | 27 Jul 2026 | $1m+ | |
| BlueNexus | Seed | 15 Jul 2026 | $2m | |
| ESGAgent.ai | Seed | Jul 2026 | $725k | |
| Hyades | Grant | Jul 2026 | $332k | |
| Hyades | Pre-seed | Jul 2026 | $910k | |
| Birchal | Unnamed stage | 16 Jun 2026 | ~$800k | |
| Dentroid Technologies | Series A | 11 Jun 2026 | $32m | |
| Gutgutgoose | Unnamed stage | 5 Jun 2026 | $700k | |
| Alloovium | Unnamed stage | 5 Jun 2026 | $700k | |
| DataMasque | Unnamed stage | 5 Jun 2026 | $5.6m | |
| Gutgutgoose | Accelerator | 5 Jun 2026 | - | |
| Alloovium | Accelerator | 5 Jun 2026 | - | |
| QuantX Labs | Seed | 3 Jun 2026 | $7m | |
| Atomic Tessellator | Seed | Jun 2026 | $11.3m | |
| Cable | Pre-seed | May 2026 | $4m | |
| Caruso | Series A | 15 Apr 2026 | $9.3m | |
| Clean Slate Clinic | Venture debt | 14 Apr 2026 | $1.5m | |
| Clean Slate Clinic | Bridge / extension | 14 Apr 2026 | $2.8m | |
| Earthletica | Unnamed stage | Apr 2026 | $1.1m | |
| Firmus Technologies | undisclosed | Apr 2026 | $725m | |
| Phonely | Series A | 2Q 2026 | $22m | |
| On The House | Seed | Jan 2026 | $1.7m | |
| Mako | Grant | 2026 | $3.1m | |
| Superstat | Accelerator | 2026 | $7.5k | |
| Laronix | Grant | Nov 2025 | $3.2m | |
| Firmus Technologies | undisclosed | Sep 2025 | $330m | |
| Andromeda Robotics | Series A | Sep 2025 | $23m | |
| Apate.ai | undisclosed | Aug 2025 | $2.5m | |
| Hall | Pre-seed | 27 Jul 2025 | $2m | |
| Everlab | Seed | 22 Jul 2025 | $15m | |
| Seer Medical | Unnamed stage | 17 Apr 2025 | $40m | |
| Deteqt | Pre-seed | 8 Apr 2025 | $750k | |
| Gridsight | Series A | Apr 2025 | $7.5m | |
| Pay.com.au | Unnamed stage | 2025 | $25m | |
| Pay.com.au | Unnamed stage | 2025 | $18m | |
| Escape This | undisclosed | 2025 | $1.4m | |
| Laronix | Accelerator | 2025 | - | |
| Liquid Instruments | undisclosed | 19 Jun 2024 | $15m | |
| World View | Series D+ | 15 May 2024 | $37m | |
| Cover Genius | Series D+ | 2Q 2024 | $120m | |
| Phonely | Unnamed stage | 2024 | $750k | |
| Scalare Partners | Unnamed stage | 2024 | $4.3m | |
| Oli | Series A | 2024 | $1.8m | |
| Straand | Unnamed stage | 11 Dec 2023 | $4m | |
| Caruso | Seed | Nov 2023 | $3m | |
| Navi Medical Technologies | Seed | Aug 2023 | $2.4m | |
| Laronix | Seed | Aug 2023 | $2m | |
| Pay.com.au | Unnamed stage | 2023 | $5m | |
| DataMasque | Seed | 2023 | $2.3m | |
| Laronix | Grant | 13 Dec 2022 | $409k | |
| Trendspek | Series A | 9 Dec 2022 | $6.3m | |
| Pearler | Seed | 1 Jul 2022 | $7.8m | |
| Oli | Series A | 2022 | $4.7m | |
| Mako | Seed | 2022 | $5.6m | |
| Laronix | Grant | Aug 2021 | $551.1k | |
| Cover Genius | Series C | 2021 | $100m | |
| Expert360 | Unnamed stage | 2020 | $12m | |
| Expert360 | Series B | 2017 | $13m | |
| Expert360 | Series A | 2015 | $4.1m | |
| Expert360 | Unnamed stage | 2014 | $1m | |
| Unlockd | Unnamed stage | undated | $60m+ | |
| Zabidou | Pre-seed | undated | $1.3m |
Companies named in SmartCompany's articles, most-covered first.
| Company | What it does | Articles |
|---|---|---|
| 3ME Technology | 1 | |
| a large family office in Europe | 1 | |
| Accent Group | Australian retail group operating Stylerunner and Jo Mercer | 1 |
| ACI Logistix | US business merged with Sendle to create FAST Group, later accused of providing inaccurat… | 1 |
| ACT Government | 1 | |
| Activate Capital | Pre-seed to Series-A investment for Canberra startups | 1 |
| Adore Beauty | 1 | |
| AFL | 1 | |
| AgriZero | 1 | |
| Agscent | Australian deeptech company using AI-powered platform that interprets chemical signatures… | 1 |
| Airbnb | US home-sharing platform | 1 |
| Airtasker | Australian startup initially focused on household tasks like cleaning, gardening, and fur… | 1 |
| Algenie | 1 | |
| Alice Anderson Fund | 1 | |
| Alloovium | 1 | |
| Alloy Technologies | Building the deployment layer for the physical AI revolution | 1 |
| Amex | 1 | |
| Andromeda Robotics | 1 | |
| Apate.ai | Helps banks, telcos, and governments dismantle scam operations | 1 |
| Aramex | Major delivery network | 1 |
| Atlassian | Australian software company referenced as Accel's earlier investment. | 1 |
| Atmo Biosciences | Maker of an ingestible diagnostic capsule for gut conditions | 1 |
| Atomic Tessellator | 1 | |
| Australian Competition and Consumer Commission | 1 | |
| Australian Department of Defence | 1 | |
| Australian Fashion Week | 1 | |
| Australian Financial Review | 1 | |
| Australian Government | 1 | |
| Australian Institute for Machine Learning | 1 | |
| Australian Open | 1 | |
| Australian Red Cross Lifeblood | Blood donation organisation running a pilot with Ovum. | 1 |
| Australian Securities and Investments Commission | 1 | |
| Australian Space Agency | Federal government space agency | 1 |
| Australian Technologies Competition | 1 | |
| AWS | Cloud computing platform | 1 |
| Azonic | New Zealand law enforcement startup for online crime | 1 |
| Bain & Company | Corporate partner of Everlab. | 1 |
| Baraja | Developer of advanced LiDAR systems for autonomous vehicles | 1 |
| Barbeques Galore | 1 | |
| Bell Potter | 1 | |
| Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation | 1 | |
| BindiMaps | 1 | |
| Blacksheep Capital | 1 | |
| Blamey Saunders | Hearing aid company co-founded by Dr Elaine Saunders and Dr Peter Blamey. | 1 |
| Blinq | Digital business card product aiming to help people connect and share details quickly | 1 |
| BlueNexus | AI agent workspace integrating with existing tools | 1 |
| Boots | 1 | |
| Bower | The AI research partner for scientists | 1 |
| Built | Construction contractor | 1 |
| Built Living | modular apartment company | 1 |
| Cable | Installs company-owned batteries at small business premises at no upfront cost, billing c… | 1 |
| Caruso | AI-based registry and fund administration platform | 1 |
| Catch of the Day | 1 | |
| CDC Data Centres | 1 | |
| Ceres Capital | 1 | |
| Chevron | 1 | |
| CIA | 1 | |
| Clean Slate Clinic | delivers Australia's first fully-virtual alcohol detox program | 1 |
| Collarts | Melbourne-based educational institution partnering with Flagship | 1 |
| Constantinople | Company where Chris Dwyer worked as a founding engineer | 1 |
| Couriers Please | Major delivery network | 1 |
| Crimson Education | Global education advisory business spanning university admissions consulting, tutoring an… | 1 |
| Dairy Farmers of America | country's largest dairy cooperative representing around one-third of US dairy production | 1 |
| Darwin Port | 1 | |
| DayOne | Digital infrastructure company | 1 |
| Dela | Dela handles transactions for second-hand goods on social platforms. | 1 |
| Delta Air Lines | Commercial aviation partner of Mako | 1 |
| Dentroid Technologies | 1 | |
| Department of Industry, Science and Resources | 1 | |
| Deteqt | Deep tech spin-out building diamond quantum chips for magnetic field detection | 1 |
| Dovetail | Customer insights and research platform | 1 |
| Drumbeat | PR and communications tech startup helping founders find, tell and measure their stories | 1 |
| Early Bird | A start-up founded by former Eucalyptus staff targeting hangovers. | 1 |
| Edale Capital | 1 | |
| Elders | agricultural services company | 1 |
| Emerge | 1 | |
| Endeavour Energy | Australian utility partner of Neara | 1 |
| Enrola | 1 | |
| Epicorp | 1 | |
| Equitise | rival platform | 1 |
| Escape This | Australian-owned escape room provider | 1 |
| ESGAgent.ai | Klean Technologies, trading as ESGAgent.ai: AI software automating climate, safety and go… | 1 |
| Eudaemon Technologies | Australian medtech startup developing hydrogel condoms | 1 |
| Everlab | AI-powered preventative healthcare platform | 1 |
| Evolution Trustees | 1 | |
| Expert360 | 1 | |
| Fabulate | Leading APAC influencer marketing and technology platform | 1 |
| Farmbot | Farmland remote water and asset monitoring platform for livestock farms | 1 |
| FAST Group | Delivery operation created by the Sendle, FirstMile and ACI Logistix merger | 1 |
| FBI | 1 | |
| FDA | US Food and Drug Administration | 1 |
| Federation | Investment products for institutional and individual investors | 1 |
| Fernwood Fitness | Fitness chain partnering with Ovum. | 1 |
| FirstMile | US business merged with Sendle to create FAST Group | 1 |
| Fishburners | Australia's largest and longest-standing tech startup community | 1 |
| Flagship | Digital visual merchandising platform bridging e-commerce data and bricks-and-mortar reta… | 1 |
| FTI Consulting | 1 | |
| Gandel Invest | Strategic capital, contacts and expertise for businesses | 1 |
| Gates Foundation | 1 | |
| GCQ Funds Management | 1 | |
| Get Advanced | Financier that provided funds against Goterra's R&D tax incentive claim. | 1 |
| Gilmour Space | Queensland rocket builder and launchpad scaleup | 1 |
| Glance | Indian adtech company Google invested in | 1 |
| Glitch Capital | 1 | |
| Global Proptech Operations Pty Ltd | Corporate entity used to build Rhomeo, a proprietary real estate industry software tool | 1 |
| Global Resource Recovery | 1 | |
| Google Play | 1 | |
| Goterra | Sustainable biotech startup processing food waste using insects, now in liquidation | 1 |
| GoTroppo | 1 | |
| Grain LNG | 1 | |
| Grant Thornton | Auditors | 1 |
| Gridsight | AI-powered capacity management platform for energy grids | 1 |
| Griffin Industrial Group | defence supplier | 1 |
| Gutgutgoose | Biotech startup offering personalised probiotics tailored to an individual's gut microbio… | 1 |
| Hall | 1 | |
| Heaps Normal | Non-alcoholic beer company | 1 |
| Hectre | 1 | |
| Heidi Health | Australian HealthTech company | 1 |
| Heineken | 1 | |
| Hello Fresh | 1 | |
| HMC Group | 1 | |
| Hubbed | 1 | |
| Hyades | Builds AI models from map-based data such as satellite imagery, drone footage and radar | 1 |
| Hyper Anna | 1 | |
| Hyper Capital Startups | 1 | |
| HZ Tutoring | 1 | |
| Ideally | On-demand insights and innovation platform | 1 |
| Infleqtion | Quantum technology company that listed on the NYSE | 1 |
| Inhouse Ventures | 1 | |
| Inskin Cosmedics | 1 | |
| International Online Crime Coordination Center | non-profit connecting law enforcement agencies with major online platforms to combat onli… | 1 |
| Kantoko | A venture seeking to simplify ADHD assessment and treatment via telehealth. | 1 |
| Kirin | 1 | |
| Koala | 1 | |
| Laronix | A Queensland startup using artificial intelligence to replicate the natural voice of pati… | 1 |
| Liquid Instruments | Maker of reconfigurable measurement devices originating from ANU research | 1 |
| Livewire | 1 | |
| Livium | ASX-listed battery recycler collaborating with Oscorp as a design partner | 1 |
| Luxury Escapes | 1 | |
| Mako | Maker of shark skin-inspired film that reduces drag on aircraft to cut fuel use and emiss… | 1 |
| Mars | 1 | |
| Mastercard | Global payments company | 1 |
| McGrath Nicol | Insolvency firm | 1 |
| Meat & Livestock Australia | 1 | |
| Mecwacare | aged care facility operator | 1 |
| Medibank | Health insurance provider partnering with Ovum. | 1 |
| Megaport | 1 | |
| Menopause Friendly Australia | Organisation partnering with Ovum on menopause support. | 1 |
| Mental Health Australia | 1 | |
| Metacognition AI | An AI startup building 'Windows for robots', an operating system for AI agents sitting un… | 1 |
| Michael Johnson Associates | 1 | |
| Microsoft | 1 | |
| Minderoo Foundation | 1 | |
| Mindset Health | 1 | |
| Modibodi | Company founded by Kristy Chong. | 1 |
| Modra Technology | 1 | |
| Move Bank | 1 | |
| Mutinex | 1 | |
| NASA | Space agency and customer of Advanced Navigation | 1 |
| Navi Medical Technologies | Developer of Neonav, a vascular device to help clinicians insert catheters into veins of … | 1 |
| NBC Universal Studios | 1 | |
| Nbryo | Queensland agtech startup focused on advanced reproductive technologies | 1 |
| Nestlé | food giant backing a voluntary industry-led scheme | 1 |
| New+Improved Ventures | Venture studio | 1 |
| NEXA | digital queue and appointment management platform | 1 |
| Nine | Australian media company that acquired Pedestrian TV | 1 |
| Nitrosend | AI-native email marketing platform for small and mid-sized businesses | 1 |
| NSW Parliament House | 1 | |
| NSW Ports | 1 | |
| NZVC | 1 | |
| Octopusbot | grain forecasting platform | 1 |
| Oli | Wireless wearable device monitoring maternal and fetal signals during childbirth | 1 |
| On The House | Free period product dispenser | 1 |
| Orora Group | 1 | |
| Oscorp Energy | Robotics startup building AI-based machines for the waste and recycling industry | 1 |
| Outlier Space | Builds autonomous, uncrewed satellites acting as orbital factories for high-value materia… | 1 |
| Ovum | AI-powered women's health platform building a longitudinal health dataset. | 1 |
| Palantir | Data analytics software company | 1 |
| Partly | 1 | |
| PayPal | 1 | |
| PayRewards | US arm of Pay.com.au | 1 |
| Pearler | Investment platform for younger Australians | 1 |
| PepsiCo | 1 | |
| Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre | Cancer research and treatment centre in Melbourne | 1 |
| Petrex | 1 | |
| Phonely | Horizontal business software company | 1 |
| Planet Startup | 1 | |
| Port of Rotterdam | 1 | |
| Pushpay | 1 | |
| QIC Ventures | 1 | |
| QuantX Labs | Quantum sensing startup developing optical atomic clock technology | 1 |
| Queensland Government | 1 | |
| Quincey Jones Preserves | 1 | |
| R2Crete | 1 | |
| RAAF | 1 | |
| Rampart | Business publication founded by Joe Aston | 1 |
| RealVC | Pre-seed and Seed stage funding for technology opportunities | 1 |
| REDcycle | major soft plastic recycling program | 1 |
| Relay Commerce | Acquirer of SmartrMail in 2022 | 1 |
| Royal Hospital for Women | Hospital running clinical trials with Ovum. | 1 |
| Rubino family | 1 | |
| Rypples | 1 | |
| Salter Brothers | 1 | |
| Samsung | 1 | |
| Scalare Partners | 1 | |
| Seer Medical | Medtech company providing advanced patient monitoring and diagnostics | 1 |
| Seitec | Canberra-based maker of software-defined seismic sensing systems for military operators | 1 |
| Sendle | Delivery logistics company | 1 |
| Sephora | Global beauty retailer, customer of Atelier | 1 |
| Shasta Ventures | 1 | |
| Shopify | 1 | |
| Skopos Bio | 1 | |
| SmartrMail | Email marketing automation tool for Shopify, acquired by Relay Commerce in 2022 | 1 |
| Snowflake | US data cloud company | 1 |
| Solbari | 1 | |
| Sophiie AI | AI-powered client management system for service-based businesses | 1 |
| South Australian Space Industry Centre | South Australian space industry body | 1 |
| Southern Launch | South Australian rocket launchpad and spaceport operator | 1 |
| Sowing the Seeds of Farming Innovation Fund | 1 | |
| SpaceX | Aerospace company operating the Starlink satellite constellation and orbital launch servi… | 1 |
| St George Hospital | Hospital running clinical trials with Ovum. | 1 |
| Stax | Technology/consulting company | 1 |
| Sterling | AI startup developing an ‘autopilot’ for finance teams | 1 |
| Straand | 1 | |
| Suncor Energy | 1 | |
| Superhero | Trading platform expanding into crypto trading | 1 |
| Sweat | Fitness app partnering with Ovum. | 1 |
| Swinburne University of Technology | 1 | |
| Swipejobs | AI-based recruitment firm targeting an imminent ASX listing | 1 |
| Tank Stream Labs | 1 | |
| Tech Ready Women | 1 | |
| Telstra | Telecommunications company | 1 |
| Tenacious Ventures | Venture firm backing early-stage agri-food startups | 1 |
| TGA | Therapeutic Goods Administration | 1 |
| The Founders Union | 1 | |
| The Laundry Lady | Pickup and delivery laundry services via home-based contractors, with the TimeBoss platfo… | 1 |
| Thinkerbell | 1 | |
| Timely | 1 | |
| Total Green Recycling | 1 | |
| Trendspek | Structural lifecycle management software for 3D asset inspection | 1 |
| Uber | Ride-hailing and delivery platform | 1 |
| UniSuper | 1 | |
| University of Auckland | 1 | |
| University of Maryland | 1 | |
| University of Queensland | Research university where Cortisonic's underlying phononic computing research originated | 1 |
| University of Southern Queensland | 1 | |
| Unlockd | 1 | |
| UNSW | 1 | |
| US Air Force | 1 | |
| v2food | 1 | |
| Varda Space Industries | Space manufacturing company that grew and returned crystalline pharmaceutical compounds f… | 1 |
| VentureCrowd | 1 | |
| Vessev | New Zealand deep tech marine startup commercialising electric hydrofoiling technology | 1 |
| Vexev | AI-powered robotic ultrasound for vascular imaging | 1 |
| Victorian Government | 1 | |
| Virgin Airlines | 1 | |
| Visaible.ai | Hotels customer acquisition platform | 1 |
| Vocus | 1 | |
| WelleCo | 1 | |
| Wellumio | Portable neuroimaging for point-of-care stroke detection | 1 |
| Westpac | Australian bank | 1 |
| Whole Foods | 1 | |
| Wisetech Global | Logistics system of record that started below the enterprise segment | 1 |
| Woodside Energy | 1 | |
| Workwise | 1 | |
| World View | 1 | |
| Xailient | 1 | |
| YC | 1 | |
| Zabidou | AI computer vision for automated industrial robotics QA | 1 |
| Zimmermann | 1 | |
| Zip | Buy now pay later fintech | 1 |
| Afterpay | Buy now pay later company | 2 |
| Airwallex | Fintech payments and financial infrastructure company | 2 |
| Amazon | Global e-commerce and technology company | 2 |
| American Express | Financial services corporation owning Resy | 2 |
| Australia Post | Postal service provider | 2 |
| AXIOMS | 2 | |
| Blank Robotics | 2 | |
| Booking.com | Online travel agency and Cover Genius client | 2 |
| Commonwealth Bank | Australian bank | 2 |
| Consolidated Linen Service | 2 | |
| Cover Genius | Embedded insurance and protection APIs for digital brands | 2 |
| Dashdot Pty Ltd | Buyers' agency and property investment startup | 2 |
| DataMasque | Protecting sensitive data. | 2 |
| Dreamscale Labs | 2 | |
| Earthletica | B Corp–certified Australian activewear brand | 2 |
| eBay | E-commerce platform and Cover Genius client | 2 |
| Forward | Forward sources borrowers globally, structures their documents, and matches them to the b… | 2 |
| Geedup Co | Streetwear label. | 2 |
| Geospan | 2 | |
| GonGlobal | Melbourne startup developing needle-free IVF treatment | 2 |
| Griffith University | 2 | |
| Hall Chadwick | Administration and insolvency firm | 2 |
| KPMG | Professional services firm | 2 |
| Kronus | 2 | |
| Macquarie Group | 2 | |
| Meta | 2 | |
| Mighty Partners | Venture debt provider | 2 |
| Nardo | Software platform helping amateur sports clubs design, manage and order team apparel. | 2 |
| OnMarket | 2 | |
| Perennial Private Investments | 2 | |
| Points Hack | 2 | |
| Polarbear AI | 2 | |
| Proud Poppy Clothing | Online and physical retailer of colourful womenswear | 2 |
| Qantas | 2 | |
| SeatFinder | 2 | |
| SyncPay | 2 | |
| Teneo | administrators of Bathla Group | 2 |
| Tracksuit | 2 | |
| University of Melbourne | University operating the Melbourne Connect innovation precinct | 2 |
| Visa | 2 | |
| Vista Equity Partners | 2 | |
| Australian Taxation Office | 3 | |
| Birchal | Equity crowdfunding platform | 3 |
| Firmus Technologies | GPU-powered AI cloud and scalable compute infrastructure | 3 |
| NSW Government | 3 | |
| Pay.com.au | Australia's largest payments and rewards platform | 3 |
| Priceline | Online travel agency and Cover Genius client | 3 |
| Superstat | Melbourne-founded startup turning iPhone footage of amateur basketball games into full bo… | 3 |
| Eucalyptus | 4 | |
| Technology company operator of Firebase, referenced as comparison | 4 |
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