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Queensland has opened 2 grant programs for women founders, worth up to $200,000 a pop

Startup Daily - March 14, 2024 2 MIN READ

The Queensland government’s support for women in startups has continued with two grant programs under the $8 million Backing Female Founders initiative currently accepting new applications. The Accelerating Female Founders Program provides grants worth between $50,000 and $200,000 for business support initiatives, such as mentoring and advocacy support and customised business development activities, for female-led… Read more »

Funding

LaunchVic is writing $300,000 cheques to set up angel networks to back Victorian startups

Startup Daily - March 13, 2024 2 MIN READ

The Victorian government’s startup arm, LaunchVic, has a new bucket of grants of up to $300,000 for specialised angel networks to invest in pre-seed and seed rounds in the state. LaunchVic CEO Dr Kate Cornick said the new grant round would work to inject more capital into the market when early-stage funding in Victoria remained… Read more »

Space

Spacetech startups score $9 million in latest Moon to Mars grants

Simon Thomsen - March 5, 2024 2 MIN READ

More than $9 million has been awarded to Australian startups focused on space supply chain solutions for NASA’s Artemis program for lunar exploration. The recipients include Victorian startup NextAero, which is developing cryogenic rocket propellants, and South Australia’s Neumann Space, which is focused on electric spacecraft propulsion. The both received $1 million grants from the… Read more »

Politics

The feds are offering grants worth up to $5 million grants to startups

Denham Sadler, Information Age - December 1, 2023 3 MIN READ

The federal government’s flagship $392 million Industry Growth Program has been officially launched, with grants of up to $5 million available for startups and small businesses. The $392.4 million program was unveiled in the May budget, replacing the former Coalition government’s Entrepreneurs’ Programme, which was embroiled in controversy due to bungled procurement processes. The aim of the… Read more »

Funding

The NSW government’s MVP grants program is back – at a quarter of its previous funding level

Simon Thomsen - November 7, 2023 2 MIN READ

The NSW government has reinstated the minimum viable products (MVP) grant program, six months after it was halted in May, but at just a 25% of the value of the previous government’s program. The government has allocated $12 million to the rebadged “MVP Ventures Program” over the next four years – $3m a year –… Read more »

Women in tech

Scriibed founder Melanie Greblo lands NSW government and Paul Ramsay Foundation backing to help women upskill after escaping family violence

Simon Thomsen - September 13, 2023 2 MIN READ

Sydney startup Scriibed, which offers safe, secure, and flexible digital economy work to women rebuilding their lives following domestic violence, has received backing from the NSW government to help them get into tech. The Paul Ramsay Foundation also co-investing to Scriibed’s not-for-profit arm, Banksia Academy, with $250,000 as part of a payment-by-outcomes contract. The government… Read more »

Politics

Sydney Startup Hub funding set to be cut amid signs it’s going to be a grim state budget for the NSW startup sector

Simon Thomsen - September 11, 2023 3 MIN READ

Six months after forming government in NSW following the defeat of the Coalition after 12 years in power, Labor has been dealing with a familiar ritual when it comes to a change of ruler who looks in the money cupboard to discover it’s empty. Now, with the state budget due to be handed down by… Read more »

Quantum Computing

Q-CRTL, Diraq & Quantum Brilliance share $7 million in grants from NSW government commercialisation fund

Simon Thomsen - July 25, 2023 2 MIN READ

University of NSW quantum computing startup Diraq has won the lion’s share of a one-off NSW government $7 million quantum commercialisation fund, pocketing $3 million, alongside $2.34m for Professor Michael Biercuk’s Q-CTRL and $1.44m for Quantum Brilliance. The former Coalition government announced NSW Quantum Computing Commercialisation Fund (QCCF) late last year, with applications closing before… Read more »

Politics

NSW startup sector sounds the alarm as the state government turns off funding taps in pre-budget review

Simon Thomsen - May 25, 2023 5 MIN READ

The NSW startup sector has responded with dismay after the NSW government suddenly shut down a range of funding programs for early-stage companies in the wake of an expenditure review by the new Labor government. Popular programs such as the Minimum Viable Product (MVP) grant have been put on hold “as part of the sector-wide… Read more »

Politics

The government’s $15 billion National Reconstruction Fund is now a thing

Simon Thomsen - March 29, 2023 2 MIN READ

The Albanese government’s plan for a $15 billion National Reconstruction Fund to invest in technology, science and manufacturing became a reality today after the Senate passed the legislation last night, before the House of Representatives gave final approval at lunchtime today. Industry and science minister Ed Husic said passing the legislation delivers on a major Labor… Read more »

Accelerator

LaunchVic has $300,000 grants for organisations to run female-focused pre-accelerator programs

Simon Thomsen - March 1, 2023 2 MIN READ

Victorian startup agency LaunchVic’s ongoing support for female founders is continuing with a new grants program for organisations to run pre-accelerator programs for women entrepreneurs. Grants of up to $300,000 are available to support programs offering women founders with the advice, support and networks required to build a minimum viable product and find their first… Read more »

Ag tech

LaunchVic is offering $50,000 to agtech startups

Simon Thomsen - February 23, 2023 < 1 MIN READ

The Victorian government is offering $1.3 million in new funding to the agtech startup sector through LaunchVic. The funding including $1 million under the AgTech Grants Program, which will offer individual grant funding of $50,000 to 20 emerging agtech startups. The program is a partnership between Agriculture Victoria and the state’s startup agency LaunchVic. On top… Read more »

Funding

The NSW government is tipping $40 million into bioscience startups

Simon Thomsen - January 18, 2023 < 1 MIN READ

The NSW government has launched a new $40 million fund to back bioscience startups. The Biosciences Fund (BioSF) comes just days after the state government announced $7 million quantum computing commercialisation fund, and backing for the Techstars accelerator program to set up at Tech Central in Sydney. Science, innovation and technology minister Alister Henskens said… Read more »

Quantum Computing

NSW launches $7 million quantum computing commercialisation fund

Simon Thomsen - January 16, 2023 2 MIN READ

Applications for a new $7 million Quantum Computing Commercialisation Fund launched by the NSW government are open for the next two weeks for applications. Grants of between $200,000 to $4 million are available for projects involving quantum computing hardware and/or software in NSW. The program is being run through the office of the NSW Chief… Read more »

Funding

Epic Games gives Australian medtech startup Vantari VR a $131,000 grant

Simon Thomsen - April 13, 2021 < 1 MIN READ

Virtual reality startup Vantari VR, which has developed the medical version of a flight simulator for doctors, has scored a US$100,000 (A$131k) grant from US video games giant Epic Games, the company behind smash hit video game Fortnite. The Epic MegaGrants are designed to assist game developers and others use Unreal Engine, the commercial game engine… Read more »

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