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Startups
Eastend Ventures gets $5m from Funds SA for debut fund
Eastend Ventures gets $5 million from Funds SA, pushing its first fund past $25 million as Adelaide chases more early-stage tech capital.
Cicada Tech23 2026 maps Australia's deep-tech pipeline
Cicada Tech23 2026 maps Australia's deep-tech pipeline as 23 startups from 236 applicants point to the sectors drawing attention in 2026.
Emesent $25m funding: NRFC backs defence robotics push
Emesent $25m funding includes $10 million from the National Reconstruction Fund as the Brisbane robotics startup hires and expands into defence.
MAKO raises $28 million for shark-skin aircraft film
MAKO raises $28 million to commercialise Flightfilm, a shark-skin-inspired aircraft film backed by IAG and aimed at cutting fuel burn.
Southern Launch raises $25m as NRF backs spaceport expansion
Southern Launch raised $25 million, including $10 million from the National Reconstruction Fund, to expand launch and re-entry sites in South Australia.
Baseten funding hits $US1.5b as Blackbird makes record bet
Baseten funding reached $US1.5 billion as Blackbird made its biggest-ever bet, highlighting Australian ties to the AI inference boom.
Ovum seed funding: women's-health AI startup raises $4m
Ovum seed funding adds $4 million for an AI-driven women's-health data platform, as the Australian startup scales beyond 20,000 downloads.
PsiQuantum shifts Brisbane quantum project to Moreton Bay
PsiQuantum shifts its Brisbane quantum project to Moreton Bay, with construction under way and a 2029 target tied to Queensland's push.
Startup CGT carve-outs 2026: Labor lifts threshold to $10m
Startup CGT carve-outs 2026: Labor lifted the small-business threshold to $10 million and promised founder relief after backlash.
SpaceX IPO jumps 19% as $US75bn debut tests tech
SpaceX IPO shares closed 19% above offer after a $US75bn raise, setting the public-market test for OpenAI and Anthropic.
Silicon Quantum Computing gets $40m NRF top-up
Silicon Quantum Computing has secured another $40m from the National Reconstruction Fund as Canberra backs local quantum-chip manufacturing.
Fishburners sale 2026: Scalare buys startup hub assets
Fishburners sale to Scalare shifts the 15-year-old founder hub from administration into a listed startup investor's ecosystem.
QuantX Labs raises $US5m for quantum atomic clocks
QuantX Labs has raised $US5 million to scale optical atomic clocks for defence, space and critical infrastructure from Adelaide.
South Australia $50m R&D fund gives startups a narrow win
South Australia $50m R&D fund targets startup commercialisation, but the 2026-27 budget offers a narrow form of relief.
SpaceX IPO price set at $US135 in record $US75bn float
SpaceX IPO price of $US135 puts Elon Musk's rocket company on track for a record $US75bn float and a $US1.75tn valuation.
DataMasque raises $5.6m for safer AI data privacy tools
DataMasque's $5.6 million raise puts AI data privacy in focus as enterprises look for safer ways to train and test models.
Pre-ChatGPT startups face AI's valuation reset in 2026
Pre-ChatGPT startups are being repriced as generative AI changes what investors will pay for older SaaS tools and leaner software teams.
AUKUS underwater drones open lane for Australian start-ups
AUKUS plans to deliver underwater drones from 2027, and recent Defence contracts show where Australian companies in navigation, sensing and cable-protection tools could fit.
Australia startup ranking 2026 faces AI and capital test
Australia startup ranking 2026 puts the country back at No. 9, but AI diffusion, capital depth and tax settings will decide if it lasts.
Advanced Navigation revenue jumps 73% before Series C
Advanced Navigation revenue rose 73% before its $158 million Series C, giving investors a harder test of the Australian deep-tech unicorn.
AUKUS drones open narrow path for AU defence startups
AUKUS drones give Australian defence-tech startups a clearer mission, but procurement power still sits with US and UK suppliers.
Birchal cuts valuation to $5m in new crowd-funding round
Birchal valuation cut resets the platform at $5 million as chief executive Kirstin Hunter argues Australia's crowd-funding market has tightened.
HEO $30m raise tests appetite for Australian space tech
HEO's mooted $30 million raise puts Australian space tech, Airtree backing and sovereign-capital questions into focus.
Startup CGT carve-outs: Labor moves to policy design
Startup CGT carve-outs are now Labor's consultation problem, with founders watching whether Canberra offers real relief or just narrows the backlash.
Canva AI pivot: 4 senior exits in a single month
Four senior leaders left Canva in May 2026 as the design giant races to become AI-native, testing its promise to redeploy staff rather than replace them.
