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Hobart-based cybersecurity firm UpGuard secured USD75m Series C funding led by Springcoast Capital, with existing investors participating, to expand its risk platform.
After receivership, Barbeques Galore's brand and intellectual property now belong to Melbourne wholesaler ACOM International; licensed independent stores carry on while 62 company-owned outlets shut and Mike Ainsworth takes the CEO role.
EnergyLab names ten hardware-focused climate tech companies joining its 2026 Climate Solutions Accelerator, which pairs seed investment with a six-month program. Several hold government grants, and Catch Power's 2024 purchase of Solar Analytics is recalled.
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Retrospective look at Diageo's 2024 buyout of Australian coffee liqueur maker Mr Black, covering the deal price, brewing process, US market performance, competitor responses, and Diageo's growth plans for the brand.
American promotional-goods distributor Nadel has bought All Branded Group, an Australian branding firm, gaining a foothold in Asia Pacific; the price was not revealed and the target will eventually rebrand as Nadel.
Deep tech founder Cibby Pulikkaseril has banked a $3.5m seed for Zabidou, whose lasers inspect factory output, with Black Nova, Main Sequence and Antler backing; his earlier LiDAR venture Baraja folded.
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Chicago's Adams Street Partners has taken its eighth global secondaries fund to $2.7 billion, twice its predecessor's size, within a $5 billion programme, aiming for an even split between LP-led and GP-led deals.
Lotus Infrastructure Partners says it has closed roughly $1.8 billion in commitments for its fourth infrastructure fund, plus co-investments and a continuation vehicle, its largest capital raise.
Canva's quarterly investor update shows revenue up 25 per cent year on year yet short of guidance, which the company blames on the cost of developing products with cutting-edge AI models and delayed launches.
ANDHealth's blog interviews Earflo co-founder Dr Intan Oldakowska about its FDA-cleared device for childhood ear infections, her entrepreneurial path, and the company's aims in the ANDHealth+ medtech program.
Unlockd cofounder Matt Berriman has ended his eight-year US antitrust fight against Google after the appeal failed, closing the chapter on the adtech firm that raised over $60 million before Google's 2018 ban.
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Zen Energy faces liquidation after administrators blamed its risky solar-heavy trading strategy; its Zen Futures infrastructure unit was sold for $45 million, and creditors look likely to recover little.
Administrators McGrathNicol say troubled renewable retailer Zen Energy must liquidate, blaming a risky trading strategy; creditors face heavy losses, its infrastructure arm was sold for $45 million, and a Gunvor retail deal collapsed.
Competition regulator approval lets Hewitt proceed with its purchase of Queensland beef processor Nolan Meats, a deal flagged in May; Hewitt is mostly owned by a Canadian pension investment manager.
A consortium of Amwins, Dragoneer and KKR is moving toward a binding agreement to acquire Steadfast after completing most due diligence, valuing the insurance broker at $7.7 billion; two senior executives have left.
A retrospective on Diageo shutting its craft-investment arm in 2024: 42 roles cut, brands including Camden Town, Little Creatures and Cigar City sold, and what corporate retreat means for independent brewers.
ASX-listed Environmental Clean Technologies agrees to buy Xenica Materials for Flash Joule Heating rights to make MXenes, and has firm commitments to raise up to A$12 million via placement.
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Micro-X has lined up A$8 million through convertible notes to advance Head CT work and the Rover launch, while installing Dr Brian Gonzales as CEO in place of departing Kingsley Hall and cutting costs.
TMX Group has completed its takeover of Cboe Australia following Australian regulatory approval and will rebrand the exchange TMX Australia Exchange.
xCystence Bio secured pre-seed funding from Uniseed, Monash Ventures, Breakthrough Victoria, and BioCurate to develop targeted protein degraders for treating genetic kidney disease.
Uniseed-backed Australian medtech Q-Sera's blood-clotting tube technology has debuted in Japan via Terumo's VenoJect II launch; the post also credits MRCF and UniQuest Extension Fund as backers.
Matt Berriman has abandoned his eight-year legal action against Google after a US appeals court dismissed Unlockd's antitrust appeal, per an investor note obtained by the Financial Review.
OneQode, an AI startup using AMD technology, is highlighted alongside other neoclouds, with reports suggesting a valuation exceeding 250 million dollars.
Airtree Ventures has exited DroneDeploy in a $US845 million sale after an eight-year hold, pocketing over twice its outlay and returning cash to early backers as venture firms face investor pressure to distribute returns.
Elk Range Mining completes a A$10 million initial public offering ahead of an ASX listing under code ELK, with proceeds directed at its Idaho gold project previously held by Finland's Endomines.
A brief signals post reports Employment Hero's $263 million raise, described as the largest private software investment recorded in Australia, with no investors named.
Spirits giant Diageo has bought the Sydney-founded coffee liqueur maker Mr Black; the piece examines the price, the cocktail trend behind it, rival acquisitions, and what comes next for the brand.
Eastend Ventures' first fund reached an initial close above $13m as South Australia's inaugural registered ESVCLP, targeting $50m to back early-stage B2B technology firms across SA, WA and QLD.
The CEFC recounts a decade of project financing behind Australia's landmark grid batteries — DeGrussa, Hornsdale, Victorian Big Battery and Capital Battery — showing how early public capital helped storage reach mainstream markets.
Weekly roundup: $16.3 million across four early local rounds, Maincode launches the Matilda Code coding agent, Aussie Angels becomes Ventari, and Startmate names seventeen startups to its W26 intake.
HSBC is selling its Australian home and personal loan book to Blackstone and shutting local retail banking, with Pepper Money appointed servicer; no purchase price disclosed.
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Private-equity-backed drinks group Fermentum has bought Melbourne craft brewer Two Birds for $24.7 million, its sixth brewery; the piece also reviews the site's sustainability record and earlier sector consolidations.
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The ASX-listed energy software firm has turned down Volue's sweetened $17-per-share cash offer worth $539.7 million, calling it opportunistic and undervalued, and pointing to its growth momentum under new chief executive Ben Tranier.
Perth solar-glass maker ClearVue has signed a $600,000 subcontract to fit Canva's new Sydney headquarters, converting May's preliminary agreement, shortly after a $6.25 million capital raise.
Crimson Education launched an unsolicited $38.3 million takeover bid for Australian tutoring franchise Kip McGrath, offering a 62 percent premium and backed by shareholder Pie Funds Management.
A large South Australian battery has stood idle for weeks because part-owner Zen Energy entered voluntary administration, triggering its market suspension, while its hoped-for sale to commodities trader Gunvor collapsed.
ARENA's white paper update finds ultra low-cost solar is achievable but delivery speed and scale of big projects is now the main risk, highlighting supported work by 5B, Built Robotics, Nextpower and Luminous Robotics.
Roundup of eight Australian and New Zealand startups whose late-July funding totals $102 million across space capsules, medical devices, livestock breath analysis, sports analytics and AI crop forecasting.
Profile of JET Charge co-founder Tim Washington, tracing the EV charging firm's growth and recalling its 2020 institutional round and $72 million Series C led by Mirova.
Startmate unveils its incoming Winter '26 accelerator intake, profiling AI, aerospace, legal tech, construction and healthcare startups founded across Australian cities, with others based in San Francisco and Christchurch.
Aussie Angels, a platform for angel investing, is now Ventari. It hosts over 60 syndicates and funds whose backers have deployed $75m into ANZ startups; the company itself raised $2m in 2025.
An Australian biosensor startup has won a national fabrication facility's pre-seed grant to advance its implantable pet health monitor toward market-ready prototypes.
Devoli has hired Kent Plummer from Aussie Broadband as channel manager for Australia, tasking him with helping the provider's MSP partners simplify how they run connectivity.
A maker of satellites for in-orbit drugs and materials production has landed an outsized pre-seed round led by New Zealand's GD1, with Airtree and other venture firms taking part.
Antler's blog post announces that 83 founders have begun its sixteenth Australian residency in Sydney, selected from over 2,300 applicants, with partners and staff describing what makes founders succeed.
Blackbird's post explains why it led Superstat's seed round alongside Startmate and angel backers, praising the founding trio's decade-long shared focus and rapid early growth in amateur basketball analytics.
Blackbird introduces the twelve engineers, mathematicians and researchers chosen for the first Foundry Fellowship, a program connecting technical people with founders and investors across Australia and New Zealand.
Investible's note explains its pre-seed backing of satellite startup Outlier Space alongside GD1 and others, arguing uncrewed return-capable platforms will make off-world manufacturing viable as the ISS retires.
Melbourne paediatric device maker Navi Medical Technologies has banked $6.8 million, led by KP Rx, to take its Neonav catheter tool into the US market following regulatory clearance.
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