The Victorian Government has announced a new $1.6 million Digi-Tech Start-Up Grants funding package for schools in an effort to get students engaged with science, technology, engineering, and maths (STEM).
A Federal Government committee has warned that there must be more investment in quality STEM education if Australia is to turn back the “decay curve” of STEM-capable students and grow its “nascent but promising” innovation ecosystem.
Arludo’s games are focused on teaching students using immersive modern game elements, such as augmented reality, focusing on subjects like biology.
Connect Education is offering students an online platform that allows them to completing practice work developed and guided by graduate students.
Adelaide startup Makers Empire has developed an app and teaching kit that allows kids to create 3D designs which can later be printed.
Edutech startup Quizling has been selected to take part in the SxSWedu Launch competition, the only Australian startup set to pitch at this year’s event.
Launched in 2014 by Australia’s now chief scientist Alan Finkel, Melbourne edutech startup Stile looks to replace textbooks with digital platforms for students to engage with content in a way that makes more sense to a tech-generation.
Sydney edutech 3P Learning has been awarded 2016 Microsoft Education Partner of the Year award for its excellence in innovation. The award recognises partner organisations that excel at providing innovative and unique services or solutions based on using Microsoft technologies to educate consumers.
Paul Little’s seed round fund, Skalata Ventures, has made its first investments, including F1 engineers using driving simulators to make roads safer 
The NAB wants to back tech startups to the tune of $2 billion over the next 5 years 
Web development platform Codebots lands a $1.4 million Series A 
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