Celebrating the best of Australia's startup community
2023 Startup Daily Best in Tech Awards is a major celebration of the innovation, impact and diversity of the Australian tech startup and scaleup community.
As Australia’s leading digital publisher of startup news, insights and stories, Startup Daily wants to recognise the founders, investors and startups who are progressing our tech landscape with their brilliant ideas and achievements.
2023 Startup Daily
Best in Tech Awards gala event
Join us for the inaugural 2023 Startup Daily Best in Tech Awards, a major gala awards ceremony and dinner that celebrates the innovation, impact and diversity of Australia’s tech startup and scaleup community.
Wednesday 6 September 2023
Establishment Ballroom 252 George St, Sydney
Dress code Cocktail
Doors Open & Arrivals
Pre-dinner drinks
Guests Seated
Dinner will be served while our finalists and winners are announced
Event Concludes + Afterparty
Afterparty continues downstairs at Establishment Garden
2023 Startup Daily Best in Tech Awards
From hundreds of nominations from across Australia, our expert judging panel have selected the most exceptional startups, founders and tech leaders to be crowned across 10 categories:
Scaleup of the Year
WINNER: Go1
SPEE3D
Shift
Startup of the Year
WINNER: Hysata
Neara
Vively
Most Innovative Startup
WINNER: Q-CTRL
Hysata
MGA Thermal
Best Regional Startup
WINNER: Zondii
Hydrogen at Home
IIF
Best Startup Culture
WINNER: Kanopi
Bridgit
SolveSquad
Change Champion
WINNER: Kate Cornick, LaunchVic
Nicole Cook, SBE Australia
Ben Moore, Ben's Bees
Best Sustainability Startup
WINNER: Goterra
Hysata
Kapture
Best New Idea
WINNER: Earlywork
MRead
Abtulus
Best Technical Leader
WINNER: Gokul Chandrasekaran, JDoodle
Andrew Minett, Sicona Battery Technologies
Ron Conry, Conry Tech
Best New Founder
WINNER: Molly Fullee, Onvol
Nikki Cali, WISDOME
Michael Kambouridis, TaxLeopard
Judging panel
A panel of industry leaders will judge each award. Judges include:
Simon Thomsen
Editor, Startup Daily
Murray Hurps
Director of Entrepreneurship, UTS
Sally-Ann Williams
CEO, Cicada Innovations
Sam Mostyn
CEO, Chief Executive Women
Gabrielle Munzer
Partner, Main Sequence Ventures
Tim Fung
CEO, Airtasker
John Kearney
Head of Sales (ANZ), AWS
Jessy Wu
Investment Principal, AfterWork Ventures
Pauline Fetaui
Director, ACS Innovation Labs
Mark Calvetti
Director, Corporate Finance, William Buck
Adam Spencer
Presenter, Welcome to Day One
Misha Schubert
CEO, Science & Technology Australia
Bradley Delamare
CEO, Tank Stream Labs
Alison Deans
Chair, Cochlear
Jack Qi
Director, William Buck
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