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The renewable energy agency announced backing for two storage projects: a feasibility study at AGL's Torrens Island station and conditional funding for Hydrostor's compressed air project at Broken Hill.
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Weekly agrifoodtech roundup reporting funding rounds for alternative fat and agtech startups, acquisitions including Kroger's purchase of Albertsons, and other sector news such as Beyond Meat's job cuts.
Cyara hires Dean Saunders as APAC channel and alliance director; the article also recalls its $485m-plus investment from K1 and its April acquisition of chatbot tester Botium.
Podcast conversation with Esper Satellite Imagery's young chief executive about hyperspectral imaging satellites, customer pre-orders, a joint space mission with other Australian firms, and a consortium grant.
Computer vision startup Nola raised $200,000 in pre-seed funding from Skalata Ventures for its privacy-focused platform that analyses video to measure visitor numbers, queues and engagement at venues.
Communications software provider Symbio plans to offer services in Taiwan from next year, part of a regional push across five Asia-Pacific markets, with its CPaaS division head calling the move a milestone.
A Sydney GP who co-founded a medical investment syndicate has taken a principal role at a deep tech venture fund, joining shortly after another investor's promotion there.
Edtech startup Clipboard raised $3.1 million in a round led by EVP, with Jelix Ventures and Sprint Ventures participating, to fund new functionality and business development hires.
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Sydney car subscription software firm Loopit has hired Alex Omar as Customer Success Manager, its latest team addition following a $3.6 million capital raise, with co-founder Michael Higgins welcoming the appointment.
Novonix, an ASX-listed Brisbane battery materials firm, has been selected to negotiate a US$150 million US Department of Energy grant to expand synthetic graphite anode production, lifting its share price.
Profile of climate startup Carbonaught, which spreads crushed waste rock on farmland to remove carbon dioxide and restore soils, covering its founders, XPrize result, pilot projects and pre-seed backing from Antler Australia.
Roundup of manufacturing items: a satellite launch plan, a biotech tax incentive payment, a boot range launch, a solar CEO's exit, a ferry study, a university battery hub, and a recycling trial.
Renewable Energy Hub has bought carbon brokerage TFS Green APAC from Tradition Asia in a deal worth more than $50 million, creating Core Markets, a climate solutions business built around carbon and energy software.
Animal-free fat maker Nourish Ingredients closed a Series A backed by Horizons Ventures, Main Sequence Ventures and Hostplus, adding to an earlier raise as it scales precision fermentation production.
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A Melbourne chemical sanitiser maker won an innovation award, is appearing at international events, and is seeking investor interest via a crowdfunding platform, with a seed round expected to complete by Christmas.
Lidar maker Baraja has signed an advanced development agreement with an undisclosed car maker, working through its partner Veoneer to integrate its Spectrum HD25 sensor for automotive use.
International Graphite has received a two million dollar Western Australian government grant, formalised from a 2021 announcement, to fund equipment and development for its Collie graphite micronising facility and battery anode plant.
Wealth app Tanggram has launched a crowdfunding campaign on Birchal seeking $2 million, its second raise; earlier in 2022 it completed a $1 million round backed by Aqueduct Venture.
Invoice payment platform Cloudfloat hires Paul Tee as Head of Sales amid recent growth, and notes founder Aleem Habibullah started the business in late 2020.
Techboard announces the 2022 Australian Angel Awards winners, honouring Tim Hirst as Angel of the Year and Brisbane Angels for its Clipchamp exit, while recalling past raises and exits including Clarity Pharmaceuticals and Instaclustr.
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A report warns Australia lacks solar panel recycling policy as waste volumes grow, while several companies already offer recycling services and two have received government grants to build processing facilities.
Data platform vendor Zetaris hires a former Snowflake evangelist as chief technical advisor to support its United States growth, following a thirty million dollar funding injection the article recalls.
Home equity retirement funder Household Capital has completed a Series C raise, bringing Genworth in alongside Legal & General as strategic investors, while a Genworth executive joins its board.
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Profile of spend-management startup Paytron, which won a 2022 fintech award and an x15ventures competition; co-founder Jaco Veldsman credits customer focus, team culture and problem obsession for its growth.
Secondaries fund SecondQuarter has reached an $83m first close on its second vehicle, aiming past $100m, with founder-angels and Minderoo among new backers; its portfolio includes past sales of ActivePipe and A Cloud Guru.
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Profile of Bit.leave, an Antler Australia pre-seed portfolio company whose platform converts excess employee leave into a tradeable currency, covering its NSW Government grant, early customers and founding team.
Cloud consultancy Versent has hired Gavin Wilkie, formerly of Quantium and Woolworths, as chief financial officer to support its expansion across Singapore and Asia following strong revenue growth.
Titomic has received a European Union Horizon Europe CoBRAIN grant worth 260,000 Euro to fund AI and machine learning research into its cold spray manufacturing processes.
Roundup of six Australian startups that together secured about $196 million this week, covering raises by Airwallex, SunDrive, T-Shirt Ventures, Iluminr, Foodini and Banksia Academy.
Profile of Melbourne games studio Massive Monster, whose Cult of the Lamb sold a million copies in a week, covering its VicScreen grant, Devolver Digital publishing deal and deliberately slow hiring plans.
A Shell Energy Australia-led project trialling demand-side energy management at commercial and industrial sites has won grant funding from ARENA, aiming to unlock flexible demand capacity across the national grid.
SunDrive has raised a Series A round co-led by the Clean Energy Finance Corporation and Main Sequence Ventures, with Blackbird and Grok also backing its copper-based solar cell technology.
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A weekly roundup reporting agrifoodtech raises including Foodology, klikit, Pulp Culture, Foodini, Isthara, Soli Organic, FlyFeed and AgriWebb, plus Getir's acquisition talks for Gorillas and other sector news.
Elmo Software confirmed takeover approaches including from Accel-KKR, sending its ASX shares up 28%, though no deal is agreed. The Sydney HR software firm listed in 2017; AustralianSuper and Cooper Investors hold major stakes.
Solar cell maker SunDrive has raised a $21 million Series B led by Main Sequence Ventures, with CEFC, Grok and Blackbird investing, and first-time backers including Turnbull, Denholm and Adams.
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Workforce intelligence firm Reejig has raised $17 million with Salesforce Ventures investing, eight months after completing its Series A. The 2019-founded company's earlier backing came from Skip Capital, Airtree and Right Click Capital.
Roundup of manufacturing items: a training milestone at Nova Systems, Gilmour Space rocket work, a Lockheed Martin STEM program, an ATSE infrastructure statement, a steel research hub launch, and Queensland's new startup fund.
Startup Daily profiles Bobbob, a high-interest savings and investment platform, covering its pre-seed backing by Antler Australia, app launch traction, carbon rewards partnership with Betacarbon, and founders' plans for follow-on capital.
Human Aerospace launches a two-year collaborative research programme to develop health-preserving spacesuits, funded by a grant from the Australian Space Agency's Expand Capability programme, led by Dr James Waldie.
ASX-listed payments fintech Novatti has appointed stockbroker Killian Murphy, recently of MST Financial, as a Non-Executive Director, effective 13 October 2022.
Australia may adopt methane reduction targets, benefiting livestock feed additive startups. Sea Forest, a Tasmanian seaweed producer, previously received federal grants and counts major dairy and beef companies among its customers.
Consumer goods analytics platform Insite AI has banked more than $19 million in Series A backing from NewRoad Capital and Microsoft's M12, earmarked for customer onboarding and hiring.
Square Peg's Piruze Sabuncu explains the firm's seed investment in Kula, whose products help companies source and hire talent through employee networks, and profiles the recruiting backgrounds of founders Achu, Sath and Suman.
Roc Partners insights page on private equity partnerships and value creation, carrying portfolio entries: Hive and Wellness Group from 2018, and LBNCo, taken over by Uniti Group in August 2019.
Profile of Brieff, a pre-seed software startup helping accountants deliver advisory services, covering its founding team, early traction and backing through Antler Australia's startup program.
AgriWebb has secured a $10 million top-up from CEFC, Grosvenor Food & AgTech and Telus plus new backers iSelect Fund and Germin8 Ventures, ahead of a planned larger Series C round.
Iluminr, an Australian crisis-response SaaS startup, raised $4.2 million led by QBE Ventures, with Investible, Flying Fox, Jelix Ventures and US-based Rebellion Ventures participating, to fund US expansion and team growth.
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Vast Solar joins a US-led consortium awarded a US$2.3 million Department of Energy grant to develop concentrated solar thermal storage, while progressing plants in South Australia and Queensland.