Director of Entrepreneurship, UNSW Sydney
| Role | Organisation | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Advisor | NetNada | Startup Daily |
| Director of Entrepreneurship | UNSW Sydney | Startup Daily (Mon 4 May 2026), Startup Daily (Mon 28 Mar 2022), Startup Daily (Thu 27 Aug 2020), SmartCompany, Startup Daily (Fri 5 Jul 2019) |
| Director of Entrepreneurship (former) | UNSW Founders | Forbes Australia, SmartCompany, Startup Daily (Tue 9 Apr 2024), Startup Daily (Fri 25 Nov 2022), Startup Daily (Wed 31 Aug 2022), Startup Daily (Tue 25 Aug 2020), Startup Daily (Tue 28 Jul 2020), Startup Daily (Fri 5 Jul 2019) |
| Executive Manager | CSIRO ON | Startup Daily, @AuManufacturing |
| Executive Manager | CSIRO | Startup Daily (Fri 5 Jul 2019), Startup Daily (Tue 5 Feb 2019) |
Stories naming David Burt. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Opinion by UNSW Founders' entrepreneurship director arguing founders should pick geography strategically instead of debating staying or leaving, using Cauldron's recent raise and Breaker's US expansion as contrasting examples.
UNSW Founders marks a decade of its 10x Accelerator and opens 2026 applications across health, climate and all-industries streams; selected startups get $100,000 SAFE investments, and three alumni are profiled.
UNSW Founders partnered with Luminary Partners to invest $200,000 each in 18 early-stage deeptech startups across its 2025 accelerator cohorts, extending prior backing arrangements.
Australian job-simulation edtech Forage has been bought by US education company EAB on undisclosed terms; the story also recalls its accelerator days and earlier venture raises.
Also Startup Daily
UNSW Founders honoured eight winners at its inaugural awards, with Forage taking Startup of the Year; the piece also notes Psylo's $5 million seed raise and this year's 10x Demo Day cohort.
Carbon measurement startup NetNada has raised seed money from Skalata Ventures, which is shifting to rolling investments, and previously won a NSW government grant and completed UNSW and CSIRO programs.
Also Techboard
UNSW Founders is launching SynBio 10x, a synthetic biology accelerator run with Main Sequence, CSIRO's venture arm, which plans $120,000 per startup plus UNSW's $20,000; applications close May 15.
Angel investor and Investible co-founder Trevor Folsom has joined UNSW Founders as Entrepreneur in Residence, mentoring early-stage founders and advising on validation, scaling and capital raising.
UNSW Founders' 2020 10x Accelerator is running seven startups chosen from 75 applicants, each receiving $20,000; the cohort spans four states, and David Burt discussed the program on Startup Daily TV.
UNSW Founders' accelerator has invested $20,000 each in seven startups chosen for its 2020 10x cohort, selected from 75 applicants, with alumni Tiliter and InsideSherpa cited as program successes.
Analysis arguing that despite eye-catching raise headlines during COVID-19, deal counts fell sharply in early 2020, with experts citing portfolio protection, pipeline deals rushing to close, and media amplification.
Interview with CSIRO ON's executive manager about turning research into businesses, recalling past raises by two spin-outs and launching a fellowship with the Menzies Foundation.
An opinion piece arguing scientists' evidence-driven mindset makes them strong founders, citing RapidAIM's Nancy Schellhorn, who raised from Main Sequence Ventures after completing the ON program for researchers.
A Sydney conversational AI startup built for automated job interviews has raised seed capital from two investors to grow its team and product; a competitor's earlier backing is also recalled.