Top 50 Automotive Startup Investors in Australia (October 2026)

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• PREVE — Supporting back-to-back physios with their daily caseload, simplifying admin whilst making the patient experience more enjoyable. Preve does the admin work for practitioners. One click clinical notes, treatment plans, home rehab and documents.
• LendUs — LendUs caters for all different types of home loan requirements for consumers. The platform is designed to provide a simple home loan experience, completing much of the application preparation.
• Hubble Network — Connect a Bluetooth device to a global satellite network, delivering affordable, low-power tracking and monitoring for diverse industrial and commercial applications.

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• Apate.AI — Is the next generation of scam prevention and intelligence. We deploy advanced conversational AI bots combined with real-time insights to protect businesses, governments and communities globally.2
• Inspace XR — Inspire and engage prospective tenants, buyers, and your team with interactive virtual replicas of your assets, with 360 virtual tours, analytics & more.
• GeoSnapShot — Let's put your photos to work. Built for professionals, available to everyone. GeoSnapShot is loved by amateurs, professionals, teams and individuals.

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• Vaulta — Vaulta is a battery casing technology company based in Brisbane, Australia. Using advanced composite materials and smart, streamlined design, Vaulta has developed a lighter and smaller battery case with fewer parts, creating scalable efficiencies and opportunities for manufacturers. Vaulta founder and director Dominic Spooner has over 12 yearsexperience as a design engineer, and has worked in a range of industries, including renewables and batteries, defence and aerospace, consumer products, commercial products and startups. While working in battery design, Dominic saw firsthand that opportunities for growth were being overlooked in favour of continuing with the status quo – and that’s when the idea for Vaulta was born.Vaulta’s world-first no-weld design means modules can be easily assembled and disassembled, cells reused and recycled, and new cells added as battery technology continues to evolve.From stationary storage and electric vehicles to defence, aerospace and beyond, Vaulta’s battery case technology works wherever batteries do.
• TerraBlaster — TerraBlaster is a cutting-edge agricultural technology firm focused on transforming sustainable agriculture through enhanced automation and precise technologies.
• Andromeda Robotics — At Andromeda, our personalised robot companions are helping Australian aged care teams bring joy and connection to residents to improve wellbeing.

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• Vessev — Electric hydrofoiling vessels built for commercial use. Quiet, efficient, and better for the world.
• Heidi Health — Heidi Health is a healthtech company that develops an AI medical scribe platform that automates clinical documentation and related tasks.
• Gilmour Space Technologies — Gilmour Space is a rocket company in Australia that is developing and launching low-cost small satellite launch vehicles. All orbits, all planets: https://www.gspacetech.com

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• Axiflux — Axiflux® is the creator of the Adaptive Magnetic Flux Array™ (AMFA™), the world’s first modular, real-time, software-reconfigurable electric motor and generator. Relative to a traditional electrical motor, the innovative configuration and control of the AMFA™ yields significant size, weight and price reductions, while increasing power output,efficiency and reliability.
• upflowy — Build and AB test your lead and signup flow faster than ever with our no-code engine.
• Zabidou — Zabidou develops laser-based sensing systems that give machines real-time perception to separate materials and improve sorting efficiency.

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• EVOS Energy — Check out EVOS. Australian Made EV Chargers, Management Solutions and EV Software. Energy Solutions for EV Fleets, Home, SMB and Strata.

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• DryFlow Magnetics — DryFlow Magnetics is an industrial technology company that specialises in waterless mineral processing.
• Rebound Technologies — An agile cold chain solution that boosts revenues, preserves product quality and ensures food safety, all while offering proven energy cost reductions.
• Future Maintenance Technologies — Future Maintenance Technologies (FMT) develops autonomous robotics and AI-powered inspection solutions for rail and aviation. Trusted by global leaders including Hitachi and Rio Tinto.

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• Calumino — Developed the "ultimate sensor". Mass-deployable thermal sensor + AI. Capturing unprecedented, privacy-protecting, human activity and safety data. Platform technology with vast benefits for IOT, smart buildings, smart devices, security, fire safety, energy, industrial, automotive, health care and other markets.

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• Car Next Door — Hire a car, van or ute from our community of local car owners, or rent out your car and make extra money. Peer-to-peer car share in Sydney, Melbourne, Newcastle.

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• Accord — Accord turns millions of conversations into structured, actionable insights for game teams.
• ReFresh — ReFresh is the psychosocial operating system that gives safety and people leaders their time back. Risk intelligence, safety orchestration, and governance evidence in one OS.
• Auric Essentials — Auric - The Power of Scent. Revolutionise your well-being with Auric. Discover our state-of-the-art AI-powered AromaSphere diffuser and app, designed to personalise your aromatherapy experience.

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• Ampaire — Ampaire is making flying more accessible to more people from more airports by developing electric aircraft that are safe, clean, quiet, and less costly.
• Switchgrid — Switchgrid is developing an API that allows you to collect consent from your users (individuals and businesses) digitally and access consumption data from their smart energy meters.
• Funnel — Our revolutionary CRM property management software saves both time and money for agents and owners while making leasing more efficient.

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• Diraq — Diraq is building quantum computers using modified silicon transistors, the technology best suited to reaching utility scale, where value outweighs cost.
• Andromeda Robotics — At Andromeda, our personalised robot companions are helping Australian aged care teams bring joy and connection to residents to improve wellbeing.
• Gilmour Space Technologies — Gilmour Space is a rocket company in Australia that is developing and launching low-cost small satellite launch vehicles. All orbits, all planets: https://www.gspacetech.com

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• black.ai — Build smarter spaces with Black.ai
• Tability — Automate the boring parts of OKRs to cut the waste and spend more time doing what really matters.
• Nomad Atomics — At Nomad Atomics, we develop innovative quantum sensors to solve outstanding problems in mining, underground resources and navigation

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• MarqVision — Effortlessly discover and remove counterfeits to protect your sales and reputation.
• Midas — Midas is the first neobroker of Turkey, providing zero commission Turkish and American stocks.
• Yunzhou Zhiwei — Yunzhou Zhiwei is a high-tech startup focused on serving large-scale equipment maintenance industries such as aviation, aerospace, shipbuilding, and rail transit. It leverages smart maintenance concepts and advanced digital technologies to make complex equipment maintenance more efficient and lean. The company drives industrial transformationtoward intelligent maintenance, helping enterprises enhance growth, efficiency, and operational excellence.

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• Keeyu — keeyu. is a B2B SaaS platform that continuously monitors e-commerce transactions from payment to delivery. Should any issue emerge, our system immediately notifies the customer service team, enabling proactive issue resolution before it impacts the customer, saving them from opening a support ticket. The result is an enhanced post-purchaseexperience, ensuring sales retention and reducing customer complaints.Founded in 2023, the company is headquartered in Sydney, Australia, and is dedicated to empowering businesses to deliver exceptional post-purchase experiences.
• iiShield — iiShield aims to improve patient outcomes and surgeon training in transplant surgery by providing effective organ heat protection.
• Mary Technology — Generate detailed chronologies from documents in minutes with Mary Technology. Achieve 90%+ time reduction and ensure 99%+ accuracy. Try for free.

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• StoReel — StoReel is a unique platform that brings captivating short dramas.
• Lilac — Lilac manages private GPU clusters at scale.
• Oasiz — AI x Games

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• Operata — Continuously measure performance to deliver the best possible customer experience.
• SPEC Toolbox — Structural timber design software for Australian engineers. Design CLT, GLT, and connections to AS1720 standards. Start your free trial and automate today.
• Teacher’s Buddy — Create lesson plans, worksheets, assessments, and more in minutes. AI-powered tools designed for educators.

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• Vyro — Browse, compare and finance an electric car, with instant trade in and personalised loans.
• Nullify — Nullify performs product security tasks alongside your developers.
• iNSPIRETEK — More Than (Just) An Athlete Management System We go further by empowering young athletes, coaches, parents, teams and sporting organisations to gain insight into mental health and wellbeing through tracking, evidence-based content, support and interventions through our Prevention-via-Prediction platform. Our accessible and affordable WMS focuses on the whole athlete, not just their

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• Applied EV — Software Defined Vehicle Technology
• Energy Decarb — Energy Decarb is a Renewable Energy service provider that offers integrated system for decarbonization.
• Evie Networks — Evie is your reliable friend sharing the Freedom of the Open Road. Building a nationwide ultrafast electric car charging network.

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• DingGo — DingGo | Free quotes from local car body shops using just a few photos of your damage. Car ding? DingGo!
• Zoomo — Check our reliable electric bikes and enjoy flexible lease plans in Australia, US, UK, France and more soon!

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• Enosi — Enosi traces ‘your’ energy – matching site-specific, half-hourly energy demand with site-specific, half-hourly generation data – across the grid. From this Enosi: - Allocates, sorts and prioritizes settlements of that energy supply amongst a defined “community” - Delivers price and usage data to that community’s common retailer for easysettlement on monthly retail bills
• Oxamii — Oxamii is a peer-to-peer marketplace that allows businesses to purchase renewable energy from local producers.
• BlockTexx — BlockTexx is an early stage clean technology company that recovers polyester and cellulose from textiles and clothing.Through an Australian developed patent pending process that combines chemical recovery technology and advanced manufacturing to produce high quality recycled materials of rPET pellets and cellulose powder from textile waste.BlockTexx is positioned at the end of the value chain, where raw materials and end-of-use solutions have the highest environmental impact and revenue potential.

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• Hullbot — Hullbot offers an autonomous, frequent cleaning service for vessel hulls and propellers using specialized underwater robotics technology. This proactive cleaning prevents biofouling buildup, which reduces drag and results in fuel savings and increased fleet performance for operators. The robotics system is designed to work with all hull coatingsand provides routine inspections, asset intelligence, and real-time analytics on vessel performance without requiring divers.
• FortifyEdge — Fortifyedge, creators of MoveID frictionless ZeroTrust authentication. Tiny neural networks that learn about the operator and run on the device. We continuously assess risk in real-time when accessing systems. Turning you into the password. So you can make decisions at the speed of relevance.
• Advanced Alloy Holdings — Tailored alloy solutions for advanced applications

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• ShopMy — ShopMy is the affiliate marketing and collaboration tool used by the top content creators and brands in the world.
• Inspiren — Transform senior care with Inspiren's AI ecosystem. Reduce falls by 68%, increase occupancy 22%, and improve care planning. Trusted by leading communities.
• Solana Company — Building the Preeminent Solana Treasury $HSDT

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• GoCatch — Created in 2011 by two tech savvy entrepreneurs, goCatch has grown to become a multi-award winning free smartphone application that connects passengers directly with taxi drivers allowing customers to book a cab with certainty every time.Co-founded by Andrew Campbell and Ned Moorfield, the goCatch app has been supported by the NSW Department ofTrade and Investment. goCatch has also formed partnerships and alliances with several prominent blue chip companies including Google, Microsoft, Nokia, PayPal and RIM. Australians have embraced goCatch with tens of thousands of drivers and passengers nationwide downloading the convenient booking service. goCatch is now one of the fastest growing apps in the country and is the clear market leader in the taxi sector.
• Travelshoot — Your holidays are really important to us to create good memories and we are offering Worldwide Photographer Services. Get the best vacation photographer NYC & across the globe. Visit us now!
• Car Next Door — Hire a car, van or ute from our community of local car owners, or rent out your car and make extra money. Peer-to-peer car share in Sydney, Melbourne, Newcastle.

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• Arkeus — Arkeus is a leader in the fusion of optics and autonomy. Our wide area autonomous optical systems are deployed to conduct Search, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance in a range of operating environments.
• Emesent — Solutions for GPS-denied environments - delivering revolutionary efficiency, safety and operational insights to underground mining and other industries.
• ProcurePro — Construction Procurement Software providing visibility, consistency and control over procurement.

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• Blastone — Leading supplier of blasting abrasives and equipment for the surface preparation and protective coating industry.
• DyFlex Solutions — Incorporating adaptive technologies to unlock new levels of success for your organisation using next-generation SAP solutions backed by industry expertise.
• Checkbox — Checkbox is an award-winning no code platform which allows users to build their own business apps for process automation.

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• Sleek — All-in-one business finances and admin for business owners, SMEs and investors in Singapore. Get started with our 100% online platform.
• Firmus Technologies — Building the cloud infrastructure of tomorrow, today.
• EcoJoule Energy — EcoJoule Energy delivers intelligent, Australian-made power management systems that improve energy quality, reliability, and efficiency.

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• Univa — Empower innovation with versatile HPC and cloud solutions, boosting AI, EDA, CFD, FEA and data-heavy workloads for faster, smarter performance
• Mzinga — Outsourced content moderation and social customer service staffed by trained human moderators - 24/7, multilingual, in your brand voice. See pricing.
• Redfern Integrated Optics — Leading global supplier of single frequency narrow linewidth lasers, modules, and subsystems to clean energy, security, oil & gas, test/measurement markets.

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• Carma — Want to sell or trade in your old car? Good news: Carma takes care of both! Get a valuation online, with easy drop-off and seamless transition between cars.

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• Mobile Tyre Shop — Mobile Tyre Shop Australia.

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• Replica Studios — Synthesize AI voice for your creative projects. Create naturally expressive voice performances with a Replica Voice.

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• Praktiki — Praktiki is building the "Decision Layer" for medicine.While medical knowledge doubles every 73 days, frontline clinicians struggle to translate guidelines into practice. Current AI search tools excel at surfacing public data from clinical trials, but fail to capture "how" experts apply that evidence in real-world scenarios.Praktiki fills this gap. We utilise an AI Agentic Creator Engine to capture tacit specialist reasoning and fuse it with public evidence. This feeds a proprietary Expert Knowledge Graph that powers: 1) Microlearning: Case-based modules created 10x faster and which are 170% more effective than traditional education 2) AI Expert Guidance: Real-time decision support synthesising evidence with expert implementation strategies.2025 Traction - our MVP proved that solving the expertise gap drives high engagement: - Registered >10% of UK GPs - 60,000+ modules completed with an 85% completion rate - 51% month-over-month growth - Market-leading NPS of 83We are building a compounding data moat to expand beyond education into clinical intelligence and healthcare data solutions.
• Mast — Mast is the cloud-native, fully configurable loan origination platform empowering lenders to process applications faster and smarter. We make lending better, smoother and faster.
• Forti Foods — The mission of Forti Foods is to enhance communities and change lives beyond the plate by fostering resilience and dignity via sustainable food innovation.

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• Biotalys — Biotalys is an Agricultural Technology (AgTech) company that employs its proprietary Agrobody technology platform to develop crop and food protection products. The company develops a new generation of protein-based biocontrol solutions, shaping the future of sustainable and safe food supply. Biotalys' unique protein-based biocontrols combinethe high-performance characteristics of chemicals with the clean safety profile of biologicals, making them ideal crop protection agents for both pre- and post-harvest applications.It was incorporated in 2013 and is based in the Biotech hub in Ghent, Belgium.
• Amos Dairies — A Milk processing factory in western Uganda.
• Kariki Group — Kariki Group provides flowers cultivation services.

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• Agronomeye — Agronomeye uses the power of 3D farm modelling to transform your decision-making process.
• Sumday — Non - financial accounting software. Start carbon accounting, properly, with the support of your existing advisors
• Marlee (Fingerprint For Success) — AI technology to bring out the best in your team. Start now for free. Trust in more than 1 million coaching minutes, rated 4.4 out of 5 with a 90% success rate.

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• Vyro — Browse, compare and finance an electric car, with instant trade in and personalised loans.

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• Vyro — Browse, compare and finance an electric car, with instant trade in and personalised loans.
• Minke — Send, save and invest crypto with zero fees and an experience as intutive as your bank.
• Cor — Obi by Cor is the leading voice AI agent for customer onboarding and user activation. It uses voice and on-screen awareness to guide users, share best practices, and answer questions in real time.

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• Tendl — Write tenders faster with Tendl's AI tool. Keep your data private and secure. Easy installation, no sharing. Boost productivity and streamline your contract opportunities.
• Edexia — Edexia is the first accurate and safe AI assessment marking assistant for educators. Edexia learns like a teacher, uses advanced syllabus specific criteria, allowing educators to focus on teaching and drive continuous improvement in education.
• Fleetyr — Connect, streamline, & revolutionise your fleet. Fleetyr connects and cleans your data across multiple sources, so you can make smarter business decisions.

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• Stathera — Stathera transforms the global timing market from Quartz-based to MEMS-based devices.
• Normal Computing — Normal Computing was founded by former members of the Google Brain Team, Palantir, and X who unlocked AI for some of the largest-scale and most mission-critical production systems, and the industry leading ML frameworks for Probabilistic and Quantum AI.
• PowerLattice Technologies — PowerLattice Technologies is a power delivery company that helps improve power delivery for AI accelerators. The company supports AI accelerators with its power delivery chiplet, which integrates power and compute, delivering power where and when it’s needed to achieve performance, efficiency and reliability for AI and data center infrastructure.

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• Gathar — Gathar is a dinner party marketplace that matches hosts with caterers. Gathar offers a range of set menus priced at between $38 and $150 a head, and even a $750 five-course lobster, steak and truffle meal for two.
• Motoinno — Motoinno manufactures auto components like triangulated steering and suspension system for motorcycles.
• Bloom Impact Investing — Bloom Impact Investing provides an investment platform to investors wanting to make a difference to the environment. Join us to access clean energy and cleantech investment portfolios that your future self will thank you for.

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• Datalogix — Datalogix® is the industry-recognized leader at connecting digital media and offline purchasing data. We help more than half of the top 100 consumer marketers increase the effectiveness and measurability of their advertising. DLX Platform®, encompasses over $1 trillion in consumer spending and powers campaigns for more than 75% of online mediacompanies. DLX ROI® is rapidly becoming the industry standard for measuring offline sales lift for digital media. Datalogix also offers predictive analytics for Direct Mail, and integrated media solutions via the DLX Net. Our expertise spans the major consumer segments, including Retail, CPG, Automotive, Telecom, Travel and Financial Services. We are based in Colorado, with offices in New York City, San Francisco, Boston, Chicago, Detroit, and London.
• Legora — By streamlining and simplifying legal workflows, we empower elite law firms and legal professionals to work more efficiently and effectively. Enabling them to focus on higher-value tasks and deliver exceptional results for their clients.
• Ayr Energy — Ayr Energy designs, engineers, manufactures, and supplies power transformers, distribution transformers, switchgear, and circuit breakers.

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• Mad Paws — Mad Paws is a Sydney-based start up that was created to fill in the ever growing need in the pet boarding market for affordable, and local pet accommodation while still maintaining the care, love, and attention pets received at high-end, expensive, pet boarding services.
• InStitchu — Custom, tailored suits, tuxedos, shirts & chinos made to your exact measurements. Book a free fitting at an InStitchu showroom or design your own online.
• CarExpert.com.au — Australia's most reputable and independent motoring experts bring you the latest car reviews, comparisons, news and auto content.

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• AIStorm — AIStorm is an AI startup that develops chipsets that can process data directly from devices. AIS technology is analog and mixed-signal technology. The sensor itself can deal with events, make decisions, and can perform complex analysis. The company was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.
• Calumino — Developed the "ultimate sensor". Mass-deployable thermal sensor + AI. Capturing unprecedented, privacy-protecting, human activity and safety data. Platform technology with vast benefits for IOT, smart buildings, smart devices, security, fire safety, energy, industrial, automotive, health care and other markets.
• Theia Tech — Theia provides 3D display without glasses.Theia’s vision for next-generation displays. Theia integrates 3D photography, 3D image processing, and 3D viewing to make personal 3D content possible. With Theia’s Threal app and specially designed phone case, users can take 3D pictures, 3D videos, and see glasses-free 3D images immediately. Theia isalso focusing on 2D-to-3D deep-learning to transform existing 2D content to 3D. Plus, the Theia team is collaborating with game engines and game studios to transform current games to glasses-free 3D games.

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• 1Wheel — Sell your car privately in Australia with 1Wheel. Get the best price, expert guidance, and a seamless digital process. No sale, no fee!

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• Good Car Company — We provide high-quality and affordable electric cars and vans across Australia to assist in an equitable transition to low emissions transport.
• Marlee (Fingerprint For Success) — AI technology to bring out the best in your team. Start now for free. Trust in more than 1 million coaching minutes, rated 4.4 out of 5 with a 90% success rate.

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• Qnovo — Trusted worldwide to power the products that power your life.
• Upstage — Upstage AI develops artificial intelligence technologies focused on large language models and document processing systems designed to support enterprise workflows. Its platform includes tools that convert unstructured data such as PDFs, scans, and emails into structured, machine-readable formats, enabling downstream analysis and automation. Thecompany also provides models like its Solar LLM, which are optimized for tasks such as text generation, information extraction, and question answering within business environments. Its solutions are applied across industries including finance, healthcare, insurance, and manufacturing to handle tasks like document parsing, data extraction, and workflow automation. Additionally, its services can be deployed through APIs, cloud environments, or on-premise systems to integrate with existing enterprise infrastructure.
• Video Rebirth — Video Rebirth Limited is a private limited company that is established with shares.

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• Bae Juice — 100% Korean pear juice
• Green Li-ion — Green Li-ion is a deep clean technology that solves the existential risk to the precious metals industry and the environment. Its patented deep technology is Cleaner, Faster, and 4x more profitable than current Lithium-Ion Battery recycling and the only technology to fully Rejuvenate the battery cathode. It was founded in 2020 and is based inSingapore.
• CarExpert.com.au — Australia's most reputable and independent motoring experts bring you the latest car reviews, comparisons, news and auto content.

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• Gimlet Labs — Gimlet Labs is an applied research lab focused on building high performance AI systems.
• Vecna Robotics — Vecna Robotics is the leading autonomous mobile robot (AMR) company that provides logistics automation and workflow optimization solutions.
• Temporal Technologies — Build invincible apps with Temporal's open source durable execution platform. Eliminate complexity and ship features faster. Talk to an expert today!

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• CarExpert.com.au — Australia's most reputable and independent motoring experts bring you the latest car reviews, comparisons, news and auto content.

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• Mowi — Mowi supplies sustainable seafood to over 70 countries, providing 8 million meals daily. Explore our products, investor relations, and global careers.
• Fidra Energy — Fidra Energy is committed to supporting renewable energy generation through efficient battery energy storage production. Learn more.
• Zenobe Energy — Zenobe Energy ( formerly known as Battery Energy Storage Solutions Limited) is the largest independent owner and operator of battery storage in the UK. We transform the way grid operators and businesses use power to reduce costs, improve reliability and benefit the environment.

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• Chamelio — Chamelio builds intelligent technology for in-house legal teams. We understand that every in-house legal team operates uniquely - shaped by their industry context, company culture, and strategic priorities. Our platform adapts to these distinct characteristics, delivering hyper-personalized workflows that evolve with your team's specific needs.
• Archy — SaaS Practice Management Software for Dental Practices
• Lasso Security — Lasso Security defends the LLM frontier with advanced LLM Cybersecurity solutions. Embrace progress and strengthen your AI cybersecurity posture