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The National Reconstruction Fund’s 1st investment is $40 million for a stake in a 40-year-old mining industry manufacturer

Simon Thomsen - November 19, 2024 3 MIN READ

Last week the industry and science minister Ed Husic stood in front of Australia’s tech titans at the National Tech Summit, telling them the $15 billion National Reconstruction Fund was about to announce its first investments. Today Husic delivered on the promise, announcing $40 million for a manufacturer in Queensland. The funds went to Toowoomba-based… Read more »

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Queensland mining tech startup unearths $43 million in Series B

Simon Thomsen - July 31, 2023 < 1 MIN READ

CSIRO’s venture capital arm Main Sequence Ventures has backed a Brisbane mining technology startup in a US$28 million (A$43m) Series B raise led by international investors. Plotlogic, founded in 2018 by former mining exec and engineer Andrew Job, scans mine deposits using LiDAR (laser-based light detection and ranging) and hyperspectral imaging technology to analyse their… Read more »

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Springtech offers cloud-based platforms to help mining companies manage their projects and data

James Ward - July 28, 2017 3 MIN READ

Through the cloud-based ‘Spring Portal’ platform mining companies are able to easily manage their exploration and field staff online.

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Western Australian startup Cribber is a cloud-based communication stream for tradies

James Ward - April 6, 2017 4 MIN READ

Cribber is an app facilitating communication and compliance between tradies and site manager through a daily content “bulletin board”.

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Malaysia is developing new digital hubs and incentives in a bid to attract Australian startups

James Ward - February 21, 2017 2 MIN READ

The MDEC has announced the development of new digital startup hubs and incentives that it hopes will attract Australian startups to Malaysia.

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Global Drone Solutions is training drone pilots to cater for the growing industry

James Ward - December 20, 2016 3 MIN READ

Training existing and new businesses with the knowledge to fly drones and apply them to their work is Perth drone training startup Global Drone Solutions.

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KPMG launches 2016 Energise accelerator to spur innovation in the energy and natural resources sector

Gina Baldassarre - October 13, 2016 2 MIN READ

KPMG Australia has launched this year’s edition of Energise, its accelerator program focused on startups working in the energy and natural resources (ENR) sector.

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Queensland startup iCompLii is a cloud compliance solution for highly-regulated industries

Liz Leigh - December 18, 2015 3 MIN READ

Sending through all your work credentials via email seems like an age old tradition, but it’s still the way we do it. On average workers send anywhere between 6 to 13 emails when taking on a new job, which can be quite a laborious task. But it doesn’t end there – HR hates chasing up all your medical certificates by going back and forth between emails.

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