Kate Pounder: Ledger

Role	Organisation	Sources
CEO (former)	The Tech Council of Australia	This Week in Australian Startups, nsw.gov.au, insidestategovernment.com.au, SmartCompany
Commissioner	Royal Commission into AI	This Week in Australian Startups

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🇦🇺 This Week in Australian Startups #180, 4th October 2026

Weekly roundup reporting Australian startup funding rounds and government grants, a venture fund close, agreed acquisitions, an IPO pricing, a collapse, plus executive hires and AI policy developments.

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Minns Labor Government puts female founders in the fast lane with launch of Diversity Pre-Accelerator Program

The NSW Government has opened the first round of its $4 million Diversity Pre-Accelerator Program for female founders, appointing University of Newcastle and UNSW Founders to deliver training and mentoring for women-led startups.

nsw.gov.au Thu 30 Apr 2026 NSW Government The Tech Council of Australia University of Newcastle UNSW Founders Professor Alex Zelinsky AO Anoulack Chanthivong Dina Titkova Jodie Harrison Kate Pounder Yasmin Catley

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NSW Govt backs new wave of female founders - Inside State Government

The NSW Government has opened the first round of its $4 million Diversity Pre-Accelerator Program for female founders, appointing University of Newcastle's I2N and UNSW Founders to deliver training and mentoring.

insidestategovernment.com.au Thu 30 Apr 2026 NSW Government The Tech Council of Australia University of Newcastle UNSW Founders Professor Alex Zelinsky AO Anoulack Chanthivong Dina Titkova Jodie Harrison Kate Pounder

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🇦🇺 This Week in Australian Startups #180, 4th October 2026

Minns Labor Government puts female founders in the fast lane with launch of Diversity Pre-Accelerator Program

NSW Govt backs new wave of female founders - Inside State Government