A startup hoping to chip away at China’s dominance in copper production with a new low-cost way of extracting it from low-grade resources has raised $1.05 million in a Seed round. Banksia Minerals Processing (BMP) was spun out of University of Queensland and has been backed by UniQuest, and IP Group, and grant funding from the… Read more »
Brisbane infrastructure monitoring startup Aurtra has been acquired by French multinational Schneider Electric in a multi-million-dollar deal. The startup, founded in 2017 by Dr Richard Harris, Steve McRae and Terry Woodcroft, was built on sensor technology developed at the University of Queensland technology to monitor the health of electricity network transformers. Aurtra licensed the patented… Read more »
It goes without saying, we have all felt the dread of Zoom by now. I felt the Zoom doom logging on recently, a double-shot coffee by my side. As it turns out, that call was one I will never forget. Entering the session to be met with the seven-time Grammy winning rapper, songwriter, and producer… Read more »
Smart ball maker Jetson Industries puts minute sensors into the core of a cricket ball or golf ball which captures data on speed, direction and spin
ARIVAL is a fan-focused mobile platform using AR to visualise player team data and statistics while gamification aspects are added to drive engagement.
Brisbane startup Math Mate is working to help all kids engage with and enjoy learning maths through the development of gamification app Do Math Good.
The University of Queensland has this week opened its Idea Hub, a coworking space designed to help entrepreneurial students grow their early-stage ideas.
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King River Capital is building a $157 million sixth VC fund to back AI 
US-Australian cybersecurity startup hacks $4.75 million Seed round 
Artificial intelligence expert Lee Hickin departs Microsoft to become National AI Centre director 
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