The home for deep tech in Australia

Where Deep Tech Ventures Thrive

Our incubators are purpose-built to meet the unique needs of deep tech startups, offering bespoke training, specialist labs, and a vibrant community of mentors, experts, investors, and ambitious peers to support you at every stage of your journey.

Cicada Incubator Eveleigh, NSW

Our flagship incubator empowering Australia’s deep tech ventures

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HealthTech Hub Westmead, NSW

Innovation hub supporting transformative healthtech startups

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Jumar Bioincubator Parkville, VIC

Specialised incubator for biotech startups advancing life sciences

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Everything you need to build and scale

Built for Innovation

Whether you need purpose-built labs, prototyping facilities, or flexible offices that scale with you, our incubators provide the infrastructure to fuel your innovation.

Essential Connections

Cicada’s ever-growing network opens doors to investors, industry leaders, policymakers, and top talent—offering residents valuable introductions and unique access.

Specialist Training

Our commercialisation programs help founders and innovators gain clarity, secure partnerships, and get fast feedback to push their ventures forward.

Mentors and Experts

Residents have access to experienced mentors, experts, and coaches—providing trusted guidance to navigate challenges and scale successfully.

Ambitious
Peers

As a resident you’ll be joining a tight-knit community of equally brilliant minds to draw on for advice, introductions and peer-to-peer support.

By the numbers

Science-led technology not only drives significant social and environmental impact globally but also positions Australia for a prosperous and sustainable future. We use our decades of experience to create a proven pathway that helps ventures at the forefront of innovation achieve commercial success.

400+

deep tech ventures incubated over 25 years

$6.1B

in funding raised by resident ventures

$1.3bn

in exit returns from six deep tech ventures over the last 25 years.

350+

ventures have been residents at Cicada incubators since we opened our doors in 2000.

Meet Resident Companies

Our incubators are home to some of Australia's most ambitious and innovative deep tech startups. You’ll find world-class scientists, engineers, and entrepreneurs working on technologies that tackle some of the world’s most pressing challenges. From breakthroughs in health and energy to advancements in space, agriculture, and advanced manufacturing, our residents are turning big ideas into real-world impact and building the businesses of tomorrow.

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Cicada Innovations HQ

Eveleigh NSW

HealthTech Hub

Westmead NSW

Jumar Bio

Melbourne VIC