Ten Australian companies worth watching.
A selection of early Australian AI companies given real stage time at AI:NEXT — not a pitch competition, and not a paid slot.
Selected, not sold. Announced together.
The slots below stay empty until companies are confirmed. We publish the ten as one list, not as a slow drip of logos.
- 01Open
- 02Open
- 03Open
- 04Open
- 05Open
- 06Open
- 07Open
- 08Open
- 09Open
- 10Open
What gets a company on this list.
- 01
Built in Australia
Founded or substantially engineered here.
- 02
Working product
Something real in the hands of real users.
- 03
AI is the product
Not a feature bolted on for the deck.
- 04
Early
Before the company becomes an obvious answer.
- 05
Specific
A clear problem, clearly explained in five minutes.
Real stage time. No pay-to-play.
What selected companies get
- 01A stage slot in front of the full summit room
- 02A place on The AI:NEXT Floor
- 03An introduction round with investors and operators attending
- 04Inclusion in the published Next 10 write-up
Selection criteria are published with the application form. Selected companies are announced only once confirmed.
How it works
- 01
Apply
A short written application. No fee, no pay-to-play.
- 02
Selection
Assessed against the published criteria by the programme team.
- 03
Announcement
The ten are published together ahead of the summit.
Six questions. Nothing you have to dress up.
Short by design. We are looking for what you have built and who is using it, not a pitch deck.
What we do not ask for
- A fee. No slot on The Next 10 stage is for sale.
- A deck. If we need one, we will ask for it later.
- Vanity metrics. Tell us what is real instead.