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Investment platform Jacobi closed a US$10 million Series A led by QIC with existing Silicon Valley backers, to grow its portfolio software globally, while new board members join from QIC and Makena Capital.
US Homeland Security has extended its development contract with Adelaide X-ray maker Micro-X and funded the second phase of a passenger self-screening project, taking the two contracts to US$4.5 million.
SME financial admin platform Thriday has raised a $6 million pre-Series A led by NAB Ventures, with existing backer Lempriere Capital also taking part, after a $3 million crowdfunding raise in 2021.
Sydney dealership group Phil Gilbert partners with subscription platform Loopit, which also recently completed a 3.6 million dollar seed round led by Tidal Ventures with Upswell Ventures and Luxem participating.
Raiz Invest's co-founder and joint group CEO George Lucas will depart at the end of December 2022, while Brendan Malone becomes sole MD and CEO and Stuart Grimshaw takes over as chair from Harvey Kalman.
Techboard's monthly roundup tallies August 2022 private funding at $207m across 22 deals, listing the month's raises, BlackRock's acquisition of Akaysha Energy, One Click Life's reverse takeover listing, and several fund closes.
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Profile of Vacayit founder Hailey Brown, whose audio guides help blind and low-vision travellers plan trips, covering her university pitch origins, accelerator program backing and competition prize money as the platform grows.
Manufacturing roundup: Vaxxas wins a federal grant for vaccine patch production, Air Tip secures NT co-investment for its tipping trailer, COFA gains research funding, and Fortescue plans US hydrogen research spending.
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Forbes Australia profiles the ex-Jetstar chief who co-founded Rokt, recalling the checkout-personalisation firm's late-2021 raise of $458 million at a $2.75 billion valuation, led by Tiger Global, and his path from consulting to unicorns.
Profile of Quantflo, a no-code portfolio platform for institutional fund-of-fund investors, covering its pre-seed backing by Antler within a series on 13 recent Antler Australia investments; an added note records its later liquidation.
A Tenacious Ventures blog post reflects on staying confident while raising Fund II after visiting portfolio company SwarmFarm Robotics, and shares tactics for maintaining morale during fundraising.
Eye-drug developer Azura Ophthalmics, working from Melbourne and Tel Aviv, has assembled a seven-member scientific advisory board of ophthalmology specialists to guide clinical development of its lead candidate AZR-MD-001.
Profile of Shahna Smith, who founded Indigenous cosmetics brand Amplified Beauty, mixing hardware-store paints to create lipstick shades, with backing from Indigenous Business Australia helping her launch in 2022.
Roundup of design-sector startup funding covering recent raises by Picsart, LottieFiles, Gravity Sketch and Superside, plus Canva's standing, alongside Adobe's agreed multibillion-dollar purchase of Figma.
Glyscend reports encouraging Phase 1 biomarker data for its diabetes drug GLY-200, announces US FDA clearance of its investigational new drug application, and has begun enrolling patients in a Phase 2 trial.
Techboard's anniversary roundup catalogues a month of Australian startup funding: megadeals, three acquisitions, large debt deals, grants, accelerator intakes, and fund news including Archangel Ventures' committed capital.
Proptech CIM has raised a $10 million Series A led by Five V Capital, with Carthona Capital and property executives participating, valuing it above $100 million to fund expansion into Asia and North America.
Antler Australia's investor memo profiles Onqlave, a privacy-as-a-service startup founded by Simon O'Keefe and Matt Mahdieh, which received Antler pre-seed backing and is now seeking follow-up capital.
Potentia's $400 million takeover approach for ASX-listed software firm Nitro was rejected, with the column examining Nitro's widening losses, executive pay, and Potentia's separate pursuit of payments company Tyro.
Gilmour Space plans a 2024 rideshare mission carrying multiple satellites, has partnered with Inmarsat for launch telemetry, and previously raised a Series C, the article recalls.
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Adelaide x-ray technology firm Micro-X announced a strategic deal with Varex Imaging, which pays a licence fee and buys shares for a 9.9 percent stake, together giving the company $15 million in backing.
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Blackbird's investment note sets out why the firm led employee wellbeing company Sonder's Series B, recalling its earlier pass, angel Paul Waide's seed backing, and the startup's shift from student safety to corporate wellness.
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Startup Daily profiles Avert AI, an Antler Australia pre-seed portfolio company building AI compliance writing software, covering its founders, pilot customer UNO Home Loans, and plans for a beta launch.
Profile of luggage brand July, whose founders rebuilt after a 95% revenue drop in 2020; the article recalls an early $250,000 angel investment and notes over $10 million raised to date.
Perth-founded fitness franchise S30 Studio has secured $2.2 million from Collab Capital to fund national expansion, with new studios planned across Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria.
OIF Ventures' site republishes AFR reporting on Dataweavers' $5 million Series A, which OIF led to back global expansion, and notes the firm's oversubscribed $140 million third fund closed that month.
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Main Sequence announces Gabrielle Munzer's promotion to its first Partner, tracing her journey from capital markets through Senior Associate and Principal roles and the signals the firm values in venture partners.
Australia's Main Sequence fund promotes Gabrielle Munzer to Partner to lead its biotech push; the article also covers her finance background, the firm's company-building model, a UNSW accelerator, and recent diverse hires.
A weekly roundup covering five funding rounds: HealthMatch's Series C, Monday Distillery's crowdfunding, Sonder's Series B, Lleaf's bridge round, and Spice AI's seed raise.
Blackbird's investment note explains why it joined Spice AI's seed round led by Madrona Ventures, describing the web3 data and AI infrastructure platform and its founders.
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The federal clean energy agency has conditionally granted $47.5 million toward ENGIE and Mitsui's Yuri hydrogen-ammonia development near Karratha, which will supply a local fertiliser producer; a WA government fund adds $2 million.
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The renewable energy agency conditionally approves a large grant for ENGIE's Yuri green hydrogen and ammonia plant near Karratha, which also receives state government funding, while Mitsui agrees to take a minority stake.
Tenacious Ventures reflects on a pitch that went badly while raising its first fund and lays out three investor types it tailors its story to as it raises its second.
Victoria's government is putting $260,000 into a joint medtech project pairing a university with a regional hospital, the first regional partnership funded under its program, to be run by the hospital within a year.
MYOB has taken full ownership of Sydney HR and payroll fintech Flare, converting its existing stake into a takeover, giving exits to venture backers who had invested over $50 million across several prior rounds.
Logistics software firm Transcount announces partnerships with e-signature provider Ondato and reseller United Arab Supply Chain, launches a free eDOC version, and passes the first stage of a grant evaluation.
Profile of Extracta, an Australian manufacturer turning farm waste into ingredients, noting $2.5 million in government grants via the Fight Food Waste CRC and partnerships with QUT, Macquarie University and Tamburlaine Wines.
Industrial cyber security firm Dragos hires two executives for Australia and New Zealand, and the article recalls its US$110 million Series C backed by Turnbull & Partners.
US venture firm Prime Movers Lab has completed a US$500 million early growth fund aimed at growth-stage science startups, its third vehicle, lifting assets under management above US$1 billion.
BlackRock's real assets arm is buying New Zealand solar and storage firm SolarZero, with over NZ$100 million committed for growth, weeks after agreeing to acquire Melbourne battery developer Akaysha Energy.
MYOB has bought workplace financial services platform Flare for an undisclosed sum, building on a 2020 partnership and investment, as it moves beyond accounting to serve small businesses.
Telstra Ventures has completed a third fund worth half a billion dollars, drawing on dozens of new and existing backers, with early cheques already written into fifteen companies including FTX and Forage.
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Blackbird's investment note announces it led Excellent's pre-seed round, profiling the employee-experience design learning platform and its founders: Sam Gadd, formerly of Humankind and Kin, and Jenny, ex-Drumfit.
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Danish investors ALFA Ventures and 2 Degrees led a $3.5 million bridge round into Sydney agtech Lleaf, joined by UNSW and Cicada Innovations, ahead of a planned Series A.
Anti-counterfeit wine tech company Cellr has joined Avery Dennison's South American AD Stretch accelerator as its only Australian participant in the inaugural cohort; it earlier received a government grant in 2020.
Search technology firm Algolia has bought Sydney startup Search.io, formerly Sajari, and plans one API combining keyword and vector semantic search. Its founders and 2020 backer Tidal Ventures stand to gain.
Commentary piece explaining PrimaryMarkets' marketplace where private-company employees and shareholders can sell shares pre-IPO, with CEO Marcus Ritchie outlining the appeal and drawbacks of equity compensation.
Sydney clinical trials platform HealthMatch raised a $10 million Series C led by Folklore Ventures with Square Peg participating, after laying off half its staff in June; funds will support rehiring and US expansion.
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