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Celebrating the best of Australia’s startup community
The Startup Daily Best in Tech Awards 2025 is a major celebration of the innovation, impact and diversity of the Australian tech startup and scaleup community.
As Australia’s leading digital publisher of startup news, insights and stories, Startup Daily wants to recognise the founders, investors, startups and individuals who are progressing our tech landscape with their brilliant ideas and achievements.
Congratulations to all finalists in the 14 categories of this year’s Best in Tech Awards!
Winners will be announced at the Best in Tech gala dinner on Thursday 25 September.
Scaleup of the Year
Buildkite
Emesent
Everlast Networks
Asseti
Startup of the Year
WeMoney
Relevance AI
Apate
ProcurePro
Most Innovative Startup
Electric Power Conversions Australia
Apate
Xefco
Lenexa Medical
Best Regional Startup
Rainstick
Cauldron Ferm
Mondus Capital
Laundry Lady
Best Startup Event of the Year
EvokeAG
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Cicada x Tech23
Tropical Innovation Festival
Industry Champion
Paz Pisarski
Preethi Mohan
Mick Liubinskas
Sam Garven
Best Sustainability Startup
Lenexa Medical
Xefco
HydGene Renewables
Levur
Best New Idea
Safe Call Up
Hello Canopy
Neoma
Cell Bauhaus
Best Technical Leader
Sumith Jitta, Lawpath
Pallavi Nates, Pathfindr
Daniel Engelke, HowdyGo
Will Yang, Lenexa Medical
Best New Founder
Trent McLaren, Vinyl
Rebecca Keeley, Yarn Speech
Parth Gulati, Gather
Saara Jamieson, Cool Beans Underwear
The GSD Award
MTPConnect
Tech Ready Women
Press Play Ventures
Christie Jenkins, Techstars
Future Leader of the Year
Shilpa Mohan
Paz Pisarski
Poonam Advani
Gwen Masonsong
AI Gamechanger
Lima AI
Minikai
Lenexa Medical
Relevance AI
Startup Investor of the Year
Tidal Ventures
Euphemia
Giant Leap
Scalare Partners
