Startup Daily

29/09/2025

Bradfield, the site of the new Western Sydney airport, will become a manufacturing hub for space infrastructure such as satellites following a deal between the NSW government and local startup Space Machines Company.

Bradfield, the site of the new Western Sydney airport, will become a manufacturing hub for space infrastructure such as satellites following a deal between the NSW government and local startup Space Machines Company. Space Machines Company will begin high-value manufacturing projects at the Advanced...

29/09/2025

Best in Tech Awards winners - https://mailchi.mp/pinstripemedia/startup-daily-sept-4747741

29/09/2025

From a $70m valuation to a $3m sale in just three months, StrongRoom AI’s dispute with EVP is back in court. Cofounder Max Mito’s defence? The VC should have carried out its own due diligence.

Catch the full convo on Startup 360: https://youtu.be/iw1fYwnUaMc

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29/09/2025

RecordPoint, an Australian AI and data governance scaleup trusted by regulated enterprises globally, has launched RexCommand, a free tool designed to help businesses tackle one of the fastest-growing risks in tech: shadow AI.

Many free - and even paid - versions of AI tools are designed to capture all input data for training purposes, including Claude.

29/09/2025

The NSW government has finally confirmed Stone & Chalk as operator of the relocated and rebranded Sydney Startup Hub at Tech Central with Fishburners as anchor partner.

The NSW government appointed Stone & Chalk as strategic partners and operators of the rebranded Tech Central Innovation Hub at 477 Pitt St.

29/09/2025

The last week of September saw $94.4 million raised across the tech, marketing, robotics and fleet spaces. Leading the charge was Morse Micro with $88 million in Series C.

After some quiet weeks of startup raises, we’ve seen some course correction on the funding front over the past few weeks, and the trend is continuing. The last week of September saw $94.4 million raised across the tech, marketing, robotics and fleet spaces. Leading the charge was Morse Micro with ...

29/09/2025

The research and development tax incentive (R&DTI) is only growing in value and scope, with a new Australian Taxation Office (ATO) transparency report detailing $16.2 billion in claims recorded over the 2022-23 financial year.

Public and multinational businesses were the biggest beneficiaries by dollar value, with some $8.7 billion in benefits claimed.

26/09/2025

Founders tell Startup Daily all the time about their challenges working out how to expand successfully - and sustainably. Should you ‘go global from day one’? Or is ‘Australia first’ not the worst? Can you do both without losing focus?

To help you answer those burning questions, we’ve put together an exclusive eBook in partnership with Vanta – Grow Local or Go Global? A Founders’ Guide To Expansion Planning.

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🌏Choose the right market for your startup – comparing Asia, the US, Europe and Australia
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26/09/2025

From AI to fintech across 14 categories. Meet the 2025 Startup Daily Best in Tech Awards winners. 🏆

Relevance AI, Press Play Ventures, Mick Liubinskas and Paz Pisarki were among the winners at the Startup Daily Best in Tech Awards 2025.

26/09/2025

Dive into the wild ride of Mick Liubinskas on this week's Startup 360 — startup founder, investor, accelerator exec and now Best in Tech Industry Champion.🏆🎉 From climate tech battles to cocktail-hour hustling, he’s earned every chapter.

Climate Salad cofounder Mick Liubinskas was named Industry Champion among 14 winners at the Startup Daily Best in Tech awards

25/09/2025

A friend and fellow businessman did a presentation to a group of Entrepreneurs titled: ‘The laziest Entrepreneur I know’ – he was talking about me, writes Tim Jack Adams, author of Energised.

Startups believe they'll succeed by working long hours. But author and leader, Tim Jack Adams, says there's a much better way.

25/09/2025

Twenty-one years after Facebook’s launch, Australia’s top 25 news outlets now have a combined 27.6 million followers on the platform.

The study enabled us to track de-identified Facebook comments and take a closer look at examples of how misinformation spreads