lot fourteen

What lot fourteen does

Lot Fourteen is a 7-hectare, city-centre government innovation district located on the former Royal Adelaide Hospital site in Adelaide, South Australia, operated as a project under the State Government's Department of the Premier and Cabinet. It provides physical tenancy, events programming, and ecosystem support to organisations working in defence, space, hi-tech, and creative industries, and serves as a co-location hub for anchor tenants including BAE Systems, AWS, Salesforce, Commonwealth Bank, MITRE, the Australian Space Agency, and the Australian Institute for Machine Learning (AIML), alongside a long tail of startups and scaleups (Myriota, Qubigen, Southern Launch, Archer Materials, QuantX Labs, and Stone & Chalk's ~60-resident cohort). The district is positioned as a gateway for AUKUS-aligned defence activity and as part of South Australia's network of 20 innovation places, with an estimated $6.4 billion economic uplift projected across that network.

Name

lot fourteen

Legal name

Lot Fourteen

Website

https://lotfourteen.com.au

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Lot Fourteen is a 7-hectare government innovation district in Adelaide, South Australia, providing tenancy, events, and ecosystem support to defence, space, hi-tech, and creative industry tenants including BAE Systems, AWS, and AIML.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Innovation District / Business Incubation Services

NAICS

Facilities Support Services (56121)

SIC

Services-To Dwellings & Other Buildings (7340)

akta.pro primary industry

Space & Occupancy Services (Move/Add/Change, Seating, Wayfinding) (IMAIALAF)

Keywords

• Innovation district
• Defence technology hub
• Space industry cluster
• Technology incubation
• Commercial tenancy leasing

Headquarters

HQ city

Adelaide

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Infrastructure, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Tenancy and commercial leasing: Lot Fourteen generates value by providing office and facility space to tenant organisations across defence, space, and technology sectors. As a government project, revenue is generated through tenancy arrangements and operational activities within the innovation district.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Lot Fourteen is a 7-hectare government-backed innovation district in Adelaide, South Australia, providing commercial tenancy, collaborative workspaces, events programming, and ecosystem support to organisations in defence, space, hi-tech and creative industries. The district hosts anchor tenants, research institutions and startups, and is developing facilities including Defence HQ, the Innovation Hub, the Australian Defence Technologies Academy, and SpaceBase.

Product overview

Lot Fourteen is an innovation district located in Adelaide, South Australia, not a product company. It is a 7-hectare city-centre campus that houses organizations focused on defence, space, hi-tech, and creative industries. Rather than offering products or services, it provides physical tenancy, collaboration spaces, and ecosystem support to resident organizations. Key facilities include Defence HQ (under construction, completion 2028), the Australian Defence Technologies Academy, and the Innovation Hub, along with amenities such as Kuri Kurru public park and the Australian Space Discovery Centre.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Defence HQ An 11-storey facility under construction at Lot Fourteen serving as a focal point for defence, space and critical technologies, supporting AUKUS endeavours and accommodating more than 3,000 people. Targeted at BAE Systems Australia and defence industry tenants.
• Innovation Hub A $24.5 million facility dedicated to fostering idea exchange and accelerating research translation, commercialisation and business growth through industry attraction and investment. To be operated by Adelaide University, targeting researchers, startups and commercialisation teams.
• Australian Defence Technologies Academy A $60 million academy providing digital training, education and research capabilities critical to the defence industry, driving sovereign R&D of defence capabilities in South Australia. Targeted at defence workforce and industry participants.
• SpaceBase

Quantifiable outcome

• 70% of the 7-hectare site returned to public space upon full completion
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

17 partnerships are on record, tiered core and key.

• The Global Institute on Innovation Districts (GIID)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLot Fourteen is a member of the Global Institute on Innovation Districts (GIID), connecting with global networks and leveraging best practices in innovation district development internationally.
• Australian Institute for Machine LearningcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAIML is a key anchor tenant and research partner at Lot Fourteen, providing deep well of AI and machine learning talent. The institute collaborates with Qantas on Industrial AI research and hosts events including National Science Week activities.
• Australian Space AgencycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Australian Space Agency is a key tenant and strategic partner, with the Australian Space Discovery Centre located at Lot Fourteen to inspire visitors about the space sector.
• Australian Cyber Collaboration CentrekeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partner providing cybersecurity collaboration, resources, and expertise to Lot Fourteen tenants and the broader innovation community. Offers free cyber safety resources and digital resilience guidance.
• Stone & ChalkkeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerStone & Chalk unites programs, investors, industry stakeholders and mentors in a single network to drive growth and commercial success for tech startups and scaleups at Lot Fourteen. Supporting nearly 60 startups representing 200 residents.
• The Circle - First Nations Entrepreneur HubkeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerA partnership between Australian and South Australian Governments funded by National Indigenous Australians Agency. Supports First Nations business sector in SA through capacity building, capability development, and connections to thrive.
• Adelaide UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSelected through competitive EOI to manage and operate the $24.5M Innovation Hub at Lot Fourteen. Brings global top 100 credentials and will lead in fostering collaboration between research, industry and government.
• BAE Systems AustraliacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBAE Systems Australia will establish its new SA headquarters at Defence HQ, providing connectivity for operations and partnerships at Osborne Naval Shipyard, Edinburgh Defence Precinct, and Tonsley Innovation District. Hiring 1300 employees in 2026.
• Defence SAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment department managing the Defence and Space Landing Pad and Defence HQ development. Supports national and international companies to establish and scale operations in South Australia's defence sector.
• IonQkeyTechnology or IntegrationGlobal quantum leader has entered 3-year strategic partnership with Archer Materials, providing access to IonQ Quantum Cloud to develop quantum algorithms, applications and solutions. Includes joint commitment to assess deploying an IonQ quantum computer physically in Australia.
• Amazon Web ServiceskeyTechnology or IntegrationAWS is a key tenant at Lot Fourteen, contributing to the tech hub ecosystem alongside other major tech companies.
• SalesforcekeyTechnology or IntegrationSalesforce is a key tenant at Lot Fourteen, part of the innovation district's technology ecosystem.
• Commonwealth BankkeyTechnology or IntegrationCommonwealth Bank Tech Hub is located at Lot Fourteen as a major financial services technology presence.
• MITREkeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerMITRE is a key tenant at Lot Fourteen, contributing to the defence and critical technologies ecosystem.
• SmartSat CRCkeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerSmartSat CRC is a key tenant and foundational partner of AquaWatch Australia, CSIRO's mission for water quality monitoring from space.
• MITREkeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerMITRE is a key tenant at Lot Fourteen, contributing to the defence and critical technologies ecosystem.
• Amazon Web ServiceskeyTechnology or IntegrationAWS is a key tenant at Lot Fourteen, surrounded by global and national firms in the innovation district ecosystem.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Tonsley Innovation District: Adelaide-based innovation district focused on advanced manufacturing, cleantech, health, and screen/media industries, operated on a former Mitsubishi Motors site. It is the most direct local peer to Lot Fourteen within the South Australian 20 innovation places network and shares a similar public-sector-led campus model targeting high-tech tenants.
• MaRS Discovery District: Toronto-based innovation district anchoring health, cleantech, AI/ML, and fintech startups alongside corporate and research partners. Comparable to Lot Fourteen in hosting anchor institutions, providing curated programming, and serving as a gateway between research and commercialisation in a single city-centre footprint.
• Cambridge Innovation Center (CIC): Operator of multi-tenant innovation campuses in Cambridge, Boston, Philadelphia, Rotterdam and other cities, providing coworking, lab, and venture services to startups and corporate innovation teams. Comparable to Lot Fourteen's managed tenancy, events programming, and corporate-startup co-location model.
• Station F: World's largest startup campus located in a converted Parisian warehouse, hosting thousands of startups alongside corporate partners (Facebook, Microsoft, etc.). Comparable to Lot Fourteen as a single-site innovation hub combining managed workspace, events, and corporate-startup programs.
• Tech Central (Sydney): NSW government-backed innovation and technology precinct in inner Sydney focusing on deep tech, fintech, and digital industries. Comparable to Lot Fourteen as a state-led urban innovation district anchoring major tech tenants (Atlassian, Canva) with public-sector capital deployment.
• One-North (JTC): Singapore government-developed business park housing biomedical sciences, infocomm technology, media, and startup clusters. Comparable to Lot Fourteen as a state-led, master-planned innovation precinct clustering critical-technology tenants with research anchor institutions.
• 22@Barcelona: Barcelona's 200-hectare innovation district driven by public-private partnership, hosting tech, media, biotech, and university tenants. Comparable to Lot Fourteen in being a publicly planned urban innovation ecosystem targeting knowledge-economy tenants and clustering research institutions.

Broad incumbents

• Research Triangle Park: Established 7,000-acre research park in North Carolina anchoring large corporate R&D centres and universities. Comparable to Lot Fourteen as a planned research-and-innovation district, though at much larger scale and focused on mature corporate R&D rather than emerging startups.
• Sophia Antipolis: Europe's largest technology park located near Nice, France, hosting multinational R&D centres, universities, and deep-tech clusters. Comparable to Lot Fourteen as a publicly-led technology park attracting research-driven tenants with similar critical-technology focus.

Regional players

• Kista Science City: Stockholm-region innovation hub branded as 'Sweden's Silicon Valley', hosting Ericsson, IBM, and a cluster of ICT and wireless startups. Comparable to Lot Fourteen in clustering deep-tech tenants around anchor corporate R&D, though operating in a different geographic context.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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