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Now in its 10th year, the TechDiversity Awards in Melbourne celebrates inspiring tech initiatives across business, education, government, campaign of the year, and tech for good.

Founded just a year ago in Melbourne, Butter has secured 10,000 users, a $260,000 investment from ‘day one’ investor Antler, and a $2.2 million valuation. The problem it is solving is universal: loneliness.

Australia’s gender pay gap, driven in part by the undervaluation of the care economy, is having an impact on business performance and talent retention.

A former Canva software engineer and Westpac product manager have teamed up to bring ‘Loftia’ to life. Some big name US gaming firms are getting on board to make it happen.

The Sydney-headquartered startup led by Dr Jekaterina Viktorova was spun out of ANU in 2022. Its proprietary chip packaging breakthrough could unlock the next generation of AI and quantum computing.

Tesla Chair Robyn Denholm warns that Australia must act now or miss out on a $115 billion AI windfall.

In June, Canva and Google teamed up to bring Veo3’s AI-generated audio and improved video to the Canva Pro masses. Veo3 is now available to enterprise customers on Google’s VertexAI. We got a demo of what the gen-AI tool can do.

Tech billionaire Scott Farquhar has warned Australia is falling behind in the global AI race, unveiling a five-point plan to boost productivity, modernise copyright laws, and position the country as a regional data hub.

Australian billionaire Ed Craven is funding a sovereign AI startup in Melbourne called MainCode, aiming to build the country’s first LLM.

From fertility tech to quantum sensing, four Melbourne startups took centre stage at LaunchVic’s 2025 Gala as part of a broader $3.75 million push to grow Victoria’s startup sector.