Startup Radar

Small investigations and theses on the companies, markets and ideas being built in Queensland.

R-015 · HARDWARE

Why a Brisbane team is betting the future of everyday tech fits in your palm

Pocket is part of a small but growing cohort of Queensland founders choosing atoms over apps — and shipping hardware from Brisbane.

1 Sep 2026 · 8 min

R-014 · AGTECH

Cattle telemetry, cane-field imaging and a quietly world-class sensor supply chain are converging in regional Queensland.

25 Aug 2026 · 9 min

R-013 · CAPITAL

Valuations at seed have converged with Sydney for the first time. We looked at 62 rounds to work out whether that is warranted.

18 Aug 2026 · 7 min

R-012 · CLIMATE

Every gigawatt of announced capacity drags along a long tail of monitoring, compliance and workforce software.

11 Aug 2026 · 11 min

R-011 · DEFENCE

There is real capability here. There is also a lot of capability theatre. We tried to separate them.

4 Aug 2026 · 8 min

R-010 · HEALTH

A single-payer state health system with real procurement appetite is a structural advantage local founders underuse.

28 Jul 2026 · 6 min