Government · 4 deals
Every published round Office of the NSW Chief Scientist & Engineer took part in, and every parcel of existing shares it bought off another holder. Deals we hold but haven't published yet are not counted.
| Company | Stage | Announced | Amount | Role | Alongside | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Envision Systems | Accelerator | 27 Nov 2024 | - | Lead | @AuManufacturing, Startup Daily | |
| Syenta | Accelerator | 2024 | - | Participant | Startup Daily, @AuManufacturing | |
| Diraq | Grant | 17 Jul 2023 | $3m | Participant | @AuManufacturing (Tue 5 Sep 2023), @AuManufacturing (Mon 4 Sep 2023), @AuManufacturing (Tue 18 Jul 2023) | |
| Quasar Satellite Technologies | Unnamed stage | 4 May 2021 | $12m | Participant | SmartCompany (Wed 5 May 2021), SmartCompany (Wed 5 May 2021), @AuManufacturing |
Everyone Office of the NSW Chief Scientist & Engineer has named to a program in published coverage. A place in a program is not a raise: the cheque is the figure recorded with the place, which is the program's standard terms where we hold them, and a blank is one we don't.
Companies Office of the NSW Chief Scientist & Engineer has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Syenta | 2024, Accelerator | 1 | 0 | |
| Quasar Satellite Technologies | 4 May 2021 | 1 | 0 | |
| Envision Systems | 27 Nov 2024, Accelerator | 1 | 1 | |
| Diraq | 17 Jul 2023, Grant | 1 | 0 |
Fund closes reported for Office of the NSW Chief Scientist & Engineer, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies Office of the NSW Chief Scientist & Engineer has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal Office of the NSW Chief Scientist & Engineer did.
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Professor Hugh Durrant-Whyte | NSW Chief Scientist & Engineer | @AuManufacturing (Tue 15 Jul 2025), @AuManufacturing (Wed 27 Nov 2024) |
Stories naming Office of the NSW Chief Scientist & Engineer. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Advanced Navigation trialled technology that tracks commuters' phones inside underground stations at Castle Hill in Sydney, aiming to help people with vision impairment navigate transport interchanges where GPS performs poorly.
Manufacturing roundup: Nova Systems wins a Norwegian contract, R.M. Williams opens a women's boot line, International Graphite secures government grants, three biotechs win NSW Biosciences Fund awards, and Lazo Paper is fined.
Also @AuManufacturing
Roundup of manufacturing news: Namoi Cotton agrees a takeover scheme with Louis Dreyfus, Bio-Gene receives an R&D tax payment, SPEE3D and NIOA appoint executives, and Cicada opens workshop applications.
Weekly roundup of eight Australian startups raising a combined $30.2 million, spanning SME lending, quantum computing grants, proptech, consumer apps and recycling, plus Stylerunner's earlier sale to Accent Group.
Also Startup Daily
Quantum computing startup Diraq has received a $3 million grant from NSW's Quantum Computing Commercialisation Fund, following federal support last month through CRC-Projects round 14.
Weekly technology roundup covering Australia's digital economy budget, multiple startup raises including SafetyCulture's unicorn round, Data Republic's administration, TikTok's new permanent CEO, and Bill.com's purchase of Divvy.
Also Startup Daily
Funding roundup: Zoomo and Chemist2U raise new rounds, First AML launches in Australia after its Series A, Frank Body closes private equity backing, and Quasar Satellite Technology receives Main Sequence investment.
Also Startup Daily
Ground-station startup Quasar has launched alongside a $12 million raise from CSIRO, Main Sequence, a NSW government office and several Australian space and telecom firms, commercialising phased array technology that talks to many satellites simultaneously.
Also SmartCompany·SmartCompany
Australia's CSIRO and the NSW Chief Scientist's office have launched Quasar Satellite Technologies, a startup developing phased-array technology so ground stations can communicate with many satellites simultaneously.
UNSW's SMaRT Centre, whose microrecycling turns waste into building panels, is among five inaugural winners sharing $5 million from the NSW Physical Sciences Fund, money its founding director says will progress commercialisation.