Back to stories

Unearthed and Data61 - Supporting Australian entrepreneurs

January 29, 2016 Success Stories 2

Unearthed is excited to announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Data61. The agreement establishes Unearthed's participation in D61+: an alliance of accelerators, incubators, and start-up programs around Australia. Unearthed is pleased to join D61+ to improve the opportunities for entrepreneurs and startups in Australia.

"What a great time to be a tech entrepreneur in Australia! We look forward to working with Data61 and other innovation leaders to help Australian founders build successful global businesses."

- Justin Strharsky, Director, Unearthed

The D61+ Partner Program
D61+ is a new initiative within the framework of Data61 that will focus specifically on supporting the startup ecosystem by solving problems for entrepreneurs and helping them to create new technology industries.

Read more about D61+

What is Data61?
Data61 is Australia’s new data-focused research and innovation powerhouse. The project is the result of a merger between National ICT Australia Ltd. (NICTA) and the digital research unit of the CSIRO, and is now one of the world’s largest data research teams. The government is set to invest $75 million in the project.

Data61 will be addressing a number of goals including: the creation of open data platforms from amalgamated government datasets, the improvement of cybersecurity, a new Data Research Network, and the delivery of analytics training to Australian businesses.

Explore the latest in highlights & stories

Partners May 11, 2026

Unearthed helps to deliver Rio Tinto’s 2025 The Pitch Program

Unearthed worked with Rio Tinto to support the delivery of The Pitch , Rio Tinto’s internal employee innovation program designed

Read article
Partners April 12, 2026

BHP Invent announces the Ore Body Knowledge (OBK) Accelerator cohort

BHP Invent has announced the next cohort of innovators selected for the Ore Body Knowledge Accelerator Program, bringing

Read article
Partners November 3, 2025

Funding the Future of Mining Tech at IMARC 2025

Hosted by Unearthed in collaboration with Founders Factory , our session “Funding the Future of Mining Tech” brought together a

Read article
Partners October 27, 2025

Innovator interactions at IMARC 2025 (hottest emerging mining technologies)

Three members of the Unearthed team headed east to the International Mining and Resources Conference 2025 in Sydney last month

Read article