Perth, Western Australia | May 2026
Connecting Australian Startups to the UN Global AI Ecosystem

The 2026 AI for Good Innovation Factory Australia, delivered by Innovate Australia under licence from the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), attracted 36 startup submissions from across Australia — a remarkable 63% increase from 22 submissions in 2025.

The program continues to strengthen Perth’s position as an emerging Australian hub for AI innovation, connecting Australian startups to the United Nations’ global AI for Good ecosystem and the AI for Good Global Summit in Geneva.

Following an independent judging process, five finalists were selected to present at the Australian Finals held in Perth.

Enli — Sydney, NSW

Enli is an AI-powered healthcare decision platform that reconstructs patient health states from complex real-world data, enabling earlier disease detection, safer clinical decisions, and scalable preventive healthcare.

IDAi — Melbourne, VIC

IDAi is an AI-powered platform that detects deepfakes and verifies authentic content, helping protect trust, democracy, and digital integrity in the age of synthetic media.

RadiXplore — Perth, WA

RadiXplore is an AI-powered geoscience platform that transforms unstructured historical geological Dark Data into actionable intelligence, accelerating the discovery of critical minerals needed for the global green energy transition.

Valearnis — Perth, WA

Valearnis is an AI-powered educational engine, Project Socrates, which uses adaptive Socratic dialogue and multi-model AI debate to develop critical thinking skills across classrooms, universities, and EdTech platforms.

Thank You to Our Partners and Supporters

The quality of finalists at the 2026 program reflected the remarkable breadth of AI innovation occurring across Australia — with solutions addressing healthcare, education, digital trust, critical minerals, and large-scale social challenges, all aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

Innovate Australia thanks its partners, sponsors, judges, speakers, and supporters for helping make the 2026 program a success and for supporting Perth’s growing reputation as a centre for AI innovation and international collaboration.

Looking Ahead to 2027

The continued growth of the program — from 22 submissions in 2025 to 36 in 2026 — demonstrates increasing national recognition of Perth as a destination for AI innovation. Our ambition is to attract significantly greater participation from across Australia and internationally in 2027, further strengthening Perth’s role in the global AI ecosystem.