
With a clear-eyed understanding of what families need day to day, Helena set out to build a solution for the hundreds of thousands of households that must navigate severe food allergies. That solution is Raffy.

HackHunter is a Melbourne-based security company helping organisations around the world detect, analyse and locate wireless threats such as phones, cameras and bugs.

MyGigsters is a fintech platform to embed financial services directly into gig economy platforms, helping independent workers access payments, benefits and protections traditionally reserved for full-time employees.

Makers Empire is an Adelaide-founded edtech company led by Jon Soong to help children become creators, not just consumers, of technology.

Vyavos replaces fragmented tools and manual coordination with a single system to create business proposals.

This is the story of PromoSync, a South Australian startup founded by Henry Choo and Divyanshu Chauhan, who are using AI to tackle one of the most expensive problems in the supermarket supply chain.

Stone & Chalk has been named a finalist in the Finnies Awards 2026, shortlisted for Excellence for Provision of Fintech Support Services.

When a cyber incident strikes, chaos often follows. Cydarm is designed to bring order, helping teams coordinate and respond quickly.

Adelaide startup markup.one has been accepted into Y Combinator’s Spring 2026 batch, one of the most competitive startup programs on the planet.

RespectX is tackling one of the most persistent challenges in modern workplaces and education institutions: bullying, harassment and discrimination.

PHNXX is an Australian renewable energy startup with an ambitious goal to cut at least 100 million tonnes of carbon emissions in the next decade.

Melbourne startup Elbaite, founded by siblings Morty and Samira Tollo, is making cryptocurrency trading safer and more transparent.

Today, we share the stories of our 2026 IWD scholarship recipients – the inventors, the coders, and the leaders who are building Australia’s future.

This was a year defined by connection. How when we bring the right people together, extraordinary things unfold. This is what that looked like in 2025.

If you want a glimpse of where the world’s energy system is heading, you don’t need to look to Silicon Valley or Berlin. You just need to look a little closer to home in South Australia.

CA ANZ is proving that you don’t need a mandate or a giant tech budget to spark real change. Here's how they're making it happen through startup innovation.

Tim is the founder of MyVenue, an Australian point-of-sale system that now runs food and drink sales in almost 200 stadiums across North America.

Sebastian grew up in Sydney’s western suburbs, but his eyes were always on the sky. Now he's landed a major deal with Japan to manage their satellites faster and cheaper than ever before.

A community of startups, universities, researchers, and supporters, all focused on one big idea: using quantum science to build entirely new kinds of technology.

The NSW government has released its Innovation Blueprint – a comprehensive document outlining a 10-year vision for making NSW the best place to innovate.

Meet the female founders in our IWD scholarship program – building AI, tackling housing, transforming healthcare, and more.
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