Here are the winners of the 2024 Governor of Victoria Startup Awards Announcements Last Updated: Thursday 27 July Local founders representing Victoria’s startup ecosystem globally have been recognised at the 2024 Governor of Victoria Startup Awards. The awards are proudly supported by Her Excellency Professor the Honourable Margaret Gardner AC, Governor of Victoria, with the winners celebrated at a reception at Government House overnight. DAS—Digital Agriculture Services– took out Startup of the Year for its satellite mapping technology, which performs productivity and disaster risk assessments on rural properties from space. Founded in 2017 in partnership with the CSIRO, DAS has a vision to ensure any farmer, grower or owner can access independent, “one click” insights backed by science. Acusensus was awarded Scaleup of the Year following a successful listing on the Australian Securities Exchange and $20 million IPO capital raise in January 2023. The company – which adds AI to road safety cameras to detect distracted drivers – also opened a USA manufacturing facility in Las Vegas and an outpost in the United Kingdom as a base for future expansion. Best Newcomer was jointly awarded to BuildPass – a ConstructionTech streamlining site operations – and Jupiter Ionics – an emerging BioTech developing breakthrough Green Ammonia production technology for the agriculture and energy sectors. HEX CEO and Co-Founder Jeanette Cheah was celebrated as Ecosystem Hero of the Year for her global advocacy of Victorian startups, while Jodie Imam and Rachel Yang were jointly recognised as Investor of the Year for their work activating capital for purpose-driven founders. Victoria’s startup ecosystem Victoria’s startup ecosystem is now valued at over $100 billion and has created 56,000 jobs. For more information about the growth of the sector, visit dealroom.launchvic.org: a dedicated source of real-time data for startup founders, investors, corporates and policy makers. discover insights related posts Case Studies 27 Jun 2024 Acusensus is taking the fight against distracted driving global Case Studies The Victorian-headquartered startup harnessing AI to curb deadly distractions. DEBUG VALUES: post date: 27 Jun 2024 Announcements 20 Dec 2023 VICTORIA’S STARTUP VALUE REACHES $100B+ MARK, DESPITE VC SLOWDOWN Announcements A new report by LaunchVic and dealroom.co has found Victoria’s entire startup ecosystem value has jumped from $91B to $103B in the past year. DEBUG VALUES: post date: 20 Dec 2023 Case Studies 29 Mar 2023 HEX started here Case Studies HEX founder Jeanette Cheah was working in banking when she became curious about the world of innovation. DEBUG VALUES: post date: 29 Mar 2023