Jupiter Ionics

Monash University Science Industry Week 2024 is just around the corner! From August 26-30, join us for a dynamic week of industry insights, and networking sessions with top professionals in the science sector. The week kicks off with a focus on Chemistry on 26 August. Science Industry Week is perfect for students, passionate about science and innovation. Don’t miss the chance to broaden your horizons and connect with industry leaders. #ScienceIndustryWeek #MonashScience #STEM #Innovation #Networking #CareerDevelopment

🏗 How do you Scale Deep Tech Ventures..? Don’t Miss This Insightful Webinar. Scaling a deep tech venture is no small feat, but with the right insights, it’s absolutely possible. That’s why we’re excited to co-host this upcoming webinar presented by Monash University —a true leader in the ecosystem and proud sponsor of Cicada x Tech23! Join a stellar panel of experts as they dive into real-world strategies for overcoming challenges, unlocking potential, and building thriving deep tech businesses. You’ll hear from: 🎙️ Dr Michelle Perugini (CEO, Presagen) 🎙️ Charlie Day (CEO, Jupiter Ionics) 🎙️ Dr Alastair Hick (Chief Commercialisation Officer, Monash Innovation) 🎙️ Moderated by Emerald Scofield (Main Sequence Ventures) 🗓️ Date: Tuesday, 3rd September ⏰ Time: 12:00 💻 Online via Zoom 🔗 RSVP https://lnkd.in/gihgfuHp Monash continues to lead the charge in supporting Australia’s deep tech ecosystem, and this webinar is another great example of their commitment. Don’t miss out on these valuable insights! #deeptech #commercialisation #monash #CxT23

Today, we’re thrilled to announce the winners of the 2024 Governor of Victoria Startup Awards, which celebrate the outstanding contribution of Victoria’s $103 billion startup ecosystem. Startup of the Year DAS (Digital Agriculture Services) Scaleup of the Year Acusensus Best Newcomer (Joint Winners) BuildPass Jupiter Ionics Ecosystem Hero of the Year Jeanette Cheah 💁🏻♀️ CEO and Co-Founder, HEX Investor of the Year (Joint Winners) Jodie Imam Co-Founder and CEO, Tractor Ventures Rachel Yang Partner, Giant Leap The awards are proudly supported by Her Excellency Professor the Honourable Margaret Gardner AC, Governor of Victoria. Learn more about the winners here: https://bit.ly/4cWfJcv

My heart was pounding all morning knowing this news would go live. But I was struggling to figure out why. Was I nervous that the angle would be somehow negative?  Was I afraid that our transparency in sharing our fundraising "out loud" would be twisted against us?  Was I just excited? I tried to meditate. To journal. But I couldn't figure it out. Then it hit me. I didn't want to celebrate. Sure, hitting first close, especially in current conditions, is huge.  I'm proud of this milestone.  I'm thrilled to be welcoming so many new and returning investors to Fund II.  And I'm super excited about what it means for our mission at Tenacious. My hands were shaking because celebrating feels inauthentic when we have so much more work to do. Not just more money to raise ("always be raising!" is just a fact) or more to prove. More IMPACT to be had. More companies solving climate challenges in agri-food to fund and support. With this framing clear in my head, and the mission front and center, I could ask myself: well, what would feel authentic? That's easy! It feels good, fantastic even, to celebrate the impact we've already helped to catalyze. RapidAIM Pty Ltd launching game-changing products to optimize pesticide use, and deploying on farms in several countries with some of the biggest players in their space. GOTERRA proving out their first-in-the-world model and vision - again and again - with new partners like the City of Sydney and Skretting. SwarmFarm Robotics bots farming over 4 million acres fully autonomously and sending their first robot to the US. Cutting input costs and improving farmer's lives. Jupiter Ionics announcing world-leading scientific breakthroughs in green ammonia, championing a new future for green fertilizer. We don't just back software companies. We don't just back men. We never compromise on impact or commercial ambition. The sacrifices these teams have made to bring their visions to life - not just on paper where valuations are calculated but in the lab, on the field, in the shed... in the real world! - is what I want to celebrate. Systems-change is never linear, never easy, never without cost. But it's what we urgently need to combat the multi-billion dollar realities facing our agri-food system. And more challenges are coming. It's going to get harder, more complex. We couldn't back these companies without the support of our investors. So, here's to first close. Here's to being Tenacious and backing Tenacious founders. And let's keep building. https://lnkd.in/gmWsJR_H Tenacious Ventures J. Matthew Pryor Vela Georgiev Simon Uzcilas

We're thrilled to announce the finalists of the 2024 Governor of Victoria Startup Awards, celebrating the state’s $103 billion startup sector. 🌟 BEST NEWCOMER Andisor Andromeda BuildPass IIF - Invest Inya Farmer Jupiter Ionics Psychae Therapeutics 🚀 STARTUP OF THE YEAR DAS (Digital Agriculture Services) Eugene JigSpace TRAVLR Willed ⬆ SCALEUP OF THE YEAR Acusensus Amber Electric Applied EV - Software Defined Machines™ Carbar Vivi 🏆 ECOSYSTEM HERO OF THE YEAR Professor 🔗Colin McLeod, University of Melbourne Garry Williams 🚜, Tractor Ventures Jeanette Cheah 💁🏻♀️, HEX Kerri Lee Sinclair, SBE Australia Susan Oliver AM, Chair, Alice Anderson Fund Tracey Warren, F5 Collective 📈 INVESTOR OF THE YEAR Ben Armstrong, Archangel Ventures Jodie Imam, Tractor Ventures Rachel Yang, Giant Leap Simon Wright, InterValley Ventures Vadim Petrichenko, Blossom Capital Partners Read more about the Governor of Victoria Startup Awards here: https://lnkd.in/gEEBCKFB

Congratulations to the graduates of CDL-Melbourne's inaugural 2023/24 program at Monash Business School 🚀 - PlanBlue: Combines hyperspectral imaging, precise underwater navigation and AI-based automated data processing to ground-truth satellite, aerial and hydrographic imagery to scale nature-based solutions - Solstice AI: Developer of a platform which uses satellite data and AI for precise solar panel identification and accurate solar generation forecasts. - Conry Tech: Developer of an ultra-efficient micro heat-pump chiller, called a BullAnt, offering a decentralised approach to heating and cooling systems. - HackHunter: Provides a detailed, real-time picture of all WiFi devices in a given environment, including devices outside of their authorised WiFi network. - Aquila: Creating a long-range wireless energy-transmission system using lasers, computer vision and specialised solar panels to transmit energy from one place to another - Jupiter Ionics: Has produced a breakthrough electrochemical technology, the MacFarlane Simonov Ammonia Cell, to produce green ammonia. - KASPR Datahaus PTY LTD: Provides continuous, real-time monitoring of global internet infrastructure and quality at very fine spatial granularity - Vidi Labs: Flagship product, Seekr, is a wearable assistive device aimed at being a lifelong visual companion to the elderly and visually impaired. We're looking forward to seeing the growth of these incredible companies, and founders, over the coming years. Now we prepare for Creative Destruction Lab's Super Session in Toronto (in less than a month) where ventures, mentors, partners and investors from all 13 sites globally come together to network, and explore opportunities for investment, trials and partnerships.