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Mental disorders account for one of the largest and fastest growing categories of the burden of disease worldwide. Mental ill-health has devastating effect on individuals, families and communities, and weighs heavily on societies and economies - the economic burden of mental ill-health can rise to up to 4% of GDP, and those with mental illness have poorer educational and work outcomes than those in good mental health. Xylo is building a proprietary platform for developing psychedelic medicines to redefine how we treat mental illness. The Xylo team is uniquely positioned to transform mental health treatment with the application of psychedelics. Collectively, they bring years of experience researching cannabinoids and building deep biotech companies. And, like all great company-builders, the founding team has assembled a supporting tribe of industry-leading biotech investors and psychedelic experts.

Blockchain technology creates new opportunities for game developers to incentivise players with real-world gain, offering a powerful dynamic in the race to attract and retain players. As this technology emerges, players will expect the ability to create real world value whilst playing games. Immutable's making it easy for game developers to enable that.

Uluu’s products act like plastic but are made from seaweed, not fossil fuels. They’re strong, lightweight and waterproof, while being truly biodegradable and biocompatible. Uluu is naturally produced via fermentation. This process uses saltwater microbes fed with farmed seaweed—a regeneratively-grown feedstock that can be scaled to entirely replace the fossil fuels used to make 400 million tonnes of plastic each year, all while sequestering carbon and bioremediating our oceans. Uluu can be directly substituted for plastic in existing manufacturing equipment, including to produce fibres that can replace polyester in textiles.

Crypto Tax Calculator is a platform designed to make approaching the tax obligations that arise from active investment in cryptocurrency a simple and straightforward process. The tools available on the platform help identify, track and organise all of the user’s crypto activity across hundreds of exchanges and blockchains with ease and accuracy. Through integration with major exchanges, wallets and chains as well as NFT, DeFi & DEX coverage, Crypto Tax Calculator saves time and makes transaction history transparent and easy to understand.

Fable’s founding team wanted to find a way to make it easier for people to transition to plant-based foods, and spoke to several chefs who suggested using mushrooms as a base ingredient. Fable use shitake mushrooms and have developed a unique methodology that enables them to utilise the mushroom’s stem for a delicious meat alternative.

Provectus Algae is an Australia-based biotechnology company specializing in the optimization of microalgae species to produce high-value biobased chemicals, specialty ingredients, and biologics for use in a wide array of industries and applications. Provectus Algae enables groundbreaking capabilities with a well-balanced fusion of innovative proprietary technology and a thorough knowledge of the unique biological traits of microalgae. By leveraging advanced automation, machine learning, and synthetic biology approaches, Provectus Algae can rapidly develop, execute, and license biomanufacturing processes depending on the needs of their commercial partners.

Heidi is building the gateway for patients anywhere in the world to get the care they need rapidly, easily and cheaply while providing every doctor with the tools to provide modern care that is safe, productive and deeply satisfying.

With Arlula, organisations can access a range of different provider satellites which collectively capture the earth in high definition. So, rather than working with one satellite company to task satellites, they can simply access the images from a range of different satellite companies on-demand. Arlula is working on a further offering of a SaaS platform to make it easy for new satellite providers to host, manage and distribute their satellite imagery.

As rising house prices and decades of stagnating wage growth makes traditional pathways to home ownership challenging for younger generations, there is a great opportunity to transform this sector. The talented team at OwnHome is doing just that, learning from the 'rent to buy' model gaining momentum in the US and England, and bringing it to the booming Australian property market.

Mass Dynamics' cloud-based software is designed from the bottom up for all the stakeholders in the project workflow: biologists, chemists, mass spec. experts and scientific report writers. There are two core features behind this initial version: a 'compute' module to run the massive data processing workflow, and a 'sharing and collaboration' module for teams to share insights and communicate.

Food businesses leverage Cookaborough's end-to-end platform to build their menu on a branded webpage, take and aggregate orders in advance, manage ingredients, create labels and organise delivery.

With a strong foundation of fundamental research, Inventia has developed a proprietary platform encompassing drop-on-demand bio-printing technology, an expanding library of printable matrices and custom protocols for specific applications. The RASTRUM platform is now available to enable efficient and powerful bio-printing of 3D cell-based assays for biomedical research.

Kite Magnetics is an Australian-based aerospace start-up enabling emissions-free aircraft to fly further and carry more by producing the next generation of ultra-high-performance electric motors. Spun out from Monash University in 2022 and backed by Investible, Possible Ventures and Breakthrough Victoria, Kite’s products use a new nanocrystalline magnetic materials technology that has an energy loss ten times lower than traditional materials, giving their electric motors unmatched efficiency and power density potential. Their first product, a 120 kW electric motor for 2-4 seat electric training aircraft, marks the beginning of their journey to become a global leader in zero emissions aircraft engine production.

Upstock is transforming the foodservice industry by automating wholesale ecommerce and logistics. The company is on a mission to reduce friction and waste across the global supply chain, making digital trading effortless and efficient. Upstock is made by key members of the team who created Xero.

Aquila is transforming the way we think about energy, constructing a cutting-edge energy network based on the utilisation of light. By directing light beams at receivers integrated into power systems, they convert this energy into much-needed electricity. Aquila's revolutionary approach removes barriers to energy access, making power available wherever it's needed. This innovative wireless energy infrastructure lays the foundation for what they call the "internet of energy", which will pave the way for a sustainable future.

Co-founded in 2021 with Norco Dairy Cooperative, Main Sequence Ventures and CSIRO, Australian-based Eden Brew is on a critical mission to put delicious animal-free dairy at the forefront of global food sustainability. Through a sustainable brewing technique called precision fermentation, Eden Brew uses yeast to produce dairy proteins, creating the base for a range of great tasting dairy products made lactose and cholesterol free. Through developing the world-first animal-free casein micelle, the key ingredient that enables animal-free milk to emulate the sensory and nutritional experience of cow’s milk in a way plant-based milks cannot, Eden Brew is readying to launch new consumer brands featuring ice cream, milk and more that the whole family will love.

Number 8 bio is a synthetic biology company engineering microbes to eliminate agricultural greenhouse gas emissions. Our team of synthetic biologists is developing innovative microbial solutions capable of reducing ruminant methane emissions, saving money for our farmers, and saving our climate.

Sumday exists to bring the same rigor, transparency, and trust to environmental accounting that we expect from financial accounting. With the commercial and regulatory landscape now demanding it, companies and consumers want to know that those they buy from or invest in are sustainable. Companies need access to data they can rely on, to make informed investment and purchasing decisions.

Tetratherix has developed a proprietary, fully synthetic biomaterial that is compatible with minimally invasive administration techniques and does not induce any foreign body reaction, a genuine biostealth platform technology. The company has active development programs in the areas of regenerative medicine and mRNA delivery. Our world-leading team has spent a decade, inventing and developing the biomaterial technology and has proven its safety and efficacy as the world’s first biostealth matrix.