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Cicada Innovations: Product Launch
Cicada Innovations announced the 2026 cohort of 23 Australian deep tech startups selected from 230+ applications, spanning energy, health, space, defence, agriculture, manufacturing and AI. Cohort includes companies developing thermal batteries, AI on edge hardware, solar surface technology, robotics, and medical diagnostics.
Source: Dynamic Business
The leadership read
Product momentum tends to widen the sector product and commercial leadership bench strength.
Market context: This lands while the Talent Market Index reads 107.2 (Hot) — down 1.8 versus the prior month — and Oceania signal share is easing (-4.4pts).
Cicada Innovations: 1 signal in the last 90 days; 0.2% of MitchelLake's Oceania signal flow; 2 tracked across 72 days.
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