Nine ANZ AI companies hiring now, some offering life changing equity

Getting in early at the right startup can change your life. Here is who is hiring across ANZ, and why.

1. Maincode (Melbourne). Building Australia’s own frontier AI model. Tiny team, around 10 open AI roles. About as early as it gets, which is when equity is worth the most.
2. Lorikeet (Sydney). AI customer support co-founded by an ex-Stripe exec, used by Airwallex, Linktree and Eucalyptus. Fast growing, and equity is part of the pitch.
3. Relevance AI (Sydney). Building the AI workforce. Powering Canva, Databricks and Activision. Named LinkedIn’s #1 startup in Australia. Listings mention a meaningful equity stake.
4. Lyrebird Health (Melbourne). AI medical scribe used in thousands of clinics. Series A, small team, engineering roles open.
5. Heidi (Melbourne). AI medical scribe used across 116 countries and 110 languages. Scaling globally.
6. Harrison.ai (Sydney). Medical imaging AI. Hiring engineers and go-to-market.
7. Tracksuit (Auckland and Sydney). AI brand tracking, 1,000+ customers. Every “Trackstar” gets a slice through their employee share scheme. 14+ roles open.
8. Auror (Auckland). AI for retail crime, used by some of the world’s biggest retailers. Employee share scheme, 5+ roles open.
9. Halter (Auckland). NZ agritech at a US$2B valuation. Later stage, still scaling fast across NZ, Australia and the US. Share scheme for the whole team.

The honest bit

Equity is a long game. Most startups do not make it. Read the terms, ask how the share scheme works, and do not take a pay cut you cannot afford. But if you have been thinking about it, these are good places to start looking.