Top 19 AI startups in Australia
Feb 22, 2026
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Appen delivers high-quality datasets that power world-leading AI models. Its Appen AI Data Platform (ADAP) combines automation and human oversight to deliver high-quality data for a wide range of AI modalities and use cases. It streamlines complex workflows, enabling rapid model iteration and the development of advanced AI systems that meet business needs. Appen's network of over a million AI trainers worldwide evaluates datasets for accuracy and bias, adding value through language proficiency, creativity, and adherence to brand guidelines. Appen also provides enterprises with software for collecting, processing, customizing data that automates tasks traditionally performed by humans.
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Funding: A$11.2M
Breaker is developing Avalon - software platform for creating and orchestrating military AI agents that understand natural language commands from operators and control one or more autonomous drones. Avalon can be deployed on existing robotic platforms, processes mission context, autonomously coordinates drones and provides mission-specific responses. It's running 100% onboard, with no cloud dependency. Operators can issue instructions via voice, text or graphical interface, and agents self-organize to complete the task. Each action is algorithmically verified against mission constraints before execution. The system transforms unstructured commands into coordinated swarm actions.
Breaker is developing Avalon - software platform for creating and orchestrating military AI agents that understand natural language commands from operators and control one or more autonomous drones. Avalon can be deployed on existing robotic platforms, processes mission context, autonomously coordinates drones and provides mission-specific responses. It's running 100% onboard, with no cloud dependency. Operators can issue instructions via voice, text or graphical interface, and agents self-organize to complete the task. Each action is algorithmically verified against mission constraints before execution. The system transforms unstructured commands into coordinated swarm actions.
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Funding: $2.5B
Canva facilitates graphic design by providing a drag-and-drop design tool and a library of stock photographs, graphic elements, and fonts. Canva provides multiple AI design tools to create, edit, and enhance your designs.
Canva facilitates graphic design by providing a drag-and-drop design tool and a library of stock photographs, graphic elements, and fonts. Canva provides multiple AI design tools to create, edit, and enhance your designs.
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Funding: $252.6M
Harrison.ai is a clinician-led healthcare AI company using deep learning to improve the odds of IVF success for thousands of patients.
Harrison.ai is a clinician-led healthcare AI company using deep learning to improve the odds of IVF success for thousands of patients.
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Funding: $42M
Relevance AI provides an AI agent operating system that helps companies automate repetitive reasoning tasks.
Relevance AI provides an AI agent operating system that helps companies automate repetitive reasoning tasks.
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Funding: $38.6M
Clearview AI is a new research tool used by law enforcement agencies to identify perpetrators and victims of crimes.
Clearview AI is a new research tool used by law enforcement agencies to identify perpetrators and victims of crimes.
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Funding: $38.8M
Leonardo AI is generative AI platform for content creation, targeting creative industries including gaming, advertising, fashion and architecture. Sample use cases include storyboards for video production or game character mockups. The platform allows users to create a series of images in a consistent style. Company's proprietary model is built on open-source technologies and trained using synthetic data and Creative Commons data. Users can also create and train their own image-generating models. An enterprise version is also available. It includes collaboration tools and allows hosting of assets in a private cloud. Enterprise users also have access to APIs, allowing them to build their own apps on the Leonardo.Ai platform.
Leonardo AI is generative AI platform for content creation, targeting creative industries including gaming, advertising, fashion and architecture. Sample use cases include storyboards for video production or game character mockups. The platform allows users to create a series of images in a consistent style. Company's proprietary model is built on open-source technologies and trained using synthetic data and Creative Commons data. Users can also create and train their own image-generating models. An enterprise version is also available. It includes collaboration tools and allows hosting of assets in a private cloud. Enterprise users also have access to APIs, allowing them to build their own apps on the Leonardo.Ai platform.
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Funding: $39M AUD ($26m USD)
Design.com is a leading AI design platform with 50+ design tools - including the world's #1 AI logo generator, an AI business card generator and an AI website builder.
Design.com is a leading AI design platform with 50+ design tools - including the world's #1 AI logo generator, an AI business card generator and an AI website builder.
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Funding: $7.8M
Strong Compute is building the future of Cloud Computing, priced by performance not consumption. Our software and hardware optimizations speed up neural network development 10x-1000x, file transfer 1000x, instance start time 10x. We're starting with AI and are aimed at the $500B cloud market.
Strong Compute is building the future of Cloud Computing, priced by performance not consumption. Our software and hardware optimizations speed up neural network development 10x-1000x, file transfer 1000x, instance start time 10x. We're starting with AI and are aimed at the $500B cloud market.
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Funding: $7.2M
Vervoe is a hiring software used by recruiters and hiring managers. Vervoe uses AI machine learning that can test candidates for any skill, and automatically grade their responses.
Vervoe is a hiring software used by recruiters and hiring managers. Vervoe uses AI machine learning that can test candidates for any skill, and automatically grade their responses.
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Funding: $4.5M
The UNITH platform generates interactive digital humans in real-time by combining speech and language recognition technologies with video synthesis machine learning models, through a conversational AI engine.
The UNITH platform generates interactive digital humans in real-time by combining speech and language recognition technologies with video synthesis machine learning models, through a conversational AI engine.
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Funding: $2.3M
LoveHeart assists educators in understanding children's growth and creating appropriate plans. LoveHeart is an AI assistant that helps you understand a child's development and plan what to do next, while simultaneously making you a better teacher by building your knowledge, skills and confidence.
LoveHeart assists educators in understanding children's growth and creating appropriate plans. LoveHeart is an AI assistant that helps you understand a child's development and plan what to do next, while simultaneously making you a better teacher by building your knowledge, skills and confidence.
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Funding: $1.5M
Hubble is an AI platform that guides residents in understanding energy efficiency and building resilient communities prepared for climate change.
Hubble is an AI platform that guides residents in understanding energy efficiency and building resilient communities prepared for climate change.
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Funding: A$400K
Nexobot is a robotics company that develops robotic sorting solutions for warehouses and logistics companies.
Nexobot is a robotics company that develops robotic sorting solutions for warehouses and logistics companies.
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Pustakh is AI-powered applied learning platform that transforms powerful ideas from 1000+ non-fiction books into actionable steps you can use immediately. It combines concise summaries, audio insights, and personalized action plans to help you move beyond reading and actually create real change in your life and work.
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Building custom AI agents for enterprise clients. Automating success, one business at a time.
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NexLaw.ai is at the forefront of the legal technology (legal-tech) sector, leveraging advanced artificial intelligence algorithms to streamline and optimize various aspects of legal work. The platform offers a range of cutting-edge features designed to automate labor-intensive tasks, improve accuracy, and enable data-driven decision-making.
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exci is the “Smoke Alarm for the Bush”. The exci system detects bushfires automatically within minutes, using satellite and ground-based sensor data analysed by powerful deep machine learning algorithms.
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Green Dynamics is a Australian company that offers services on designs, manufactures and wholesales lighting.
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