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Verdant Earth has filed US registration documents ahead of a planned Nasdaq listing, seeking roughly US$70 million to recommission a New South Wales power station to run on biomass and produce hydrogen.
A company update in which Paysme sets out its fintech strategy for small businesses and says it is still closing its fundraise to build a European super app for SMEs.
Six Victorian companies including Austeng, Volgren and Viva Energy received grants from a $6.6 million state pool; Austeng will work with Geelong Cemeteries Trust on hydrogen-fired crematoria furnaces.
Canberra dental robotics startup Dentroid is leading a collaborative micromirror project with Griffith University and the IMCRC, backed by a $100,000 IMCRC grant, to advance drill-free, laser-based dental surgery.
Death-tech startup Gathered Here raised $1 million led by Common Sense Ventures, with BetterLabs and Murray Bleach participating, doubling its valuation seven months after a $1.1 million seed round.
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Profile of Rich Data Corporation founder Ada Guan explaining her ethical AI approach to credit assessment, recalling the company's $15 million raise in mid-2021 to support growth across several regions.
ASX-listed payments firm Novatti has finalised its takeover of Malaysian digital payments provider ATX, whose founders stay on, supporting Novatti's Southeast Asian growth plans.
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Wholesale Investor profiles Zedosh, an early-stage fintech whose Attention Exchange pays consumers for watching video ads, highlighting angel backing, regulator approval and an open bridge raise for potential investors.
NAB's payments subsidiary HICAPS has signed an agreement to buy LanternPay, a digital health claims platform, from owner InLoop, pending regulatory approvals; the deal would fold LanternPay into HICAPS.
Australian payments fintech Airwallex has officially launched in Singapore after gaining a Major Payment Institution licence, and the piece recalls its recent US$300 million Series E and E1 raise that lifted its valuation.
Blockchain network NEAR pulled in $150 million from Three Arrows Capital and several crypto funds, with angels also taking part; its token rallied on the announcement.
Sunman Energy, founded by Zhengrong Shi, has opened a 1GW gigafactory in China for its lightweight flexible solar panels; the article recalls a 2020 US$12 million round backed by CEFC and Southern Cross Ventures.
IBM has bought Envizi, a Sydney-based sustainability data and analytics software firm, to strengthen its environmental performance offerings; the deal closed 11 January 2022, terms undisclosed. IBM also bought Melbourne's SXiQ late last year.
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TechCrunch's daily roundup leads with Brex's $300 million Series D-2 at a $12.3 billion valuation plus a Meta executive hire, Kleiner Perkins closing $1.8 billion across two funds, and several other startup raises.
Adelaide IVF device startup Fertilis secured a seed round led by Horizons Ventures to advance clinical trials and commercialise its embryo-culturing cradle devices.
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Canadian compressed air storage developer Hydrostor has secured a US$250 million preferred equity commitment from Goldman Sachs Asset Management, funding its Australian and California projects and expanding its global long-duration energy storage pipeline.
Meal-kit startup My Foodie Box has listed on the ASX, raising $6 million at $0.20 a share for a roughly $13.4 million market cap, with shares up 25% on debut before easing the next trading day.
CRDC profile celebrates FluroSat founder Anastasia Volkova topping The Australian's 100 Innovators list, recalling its startup workshop support since 2017 and FluroSat's acquisition of Dagan's soil modelling capability to form Regrow Ag.
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Square Peg Capital announces it has invested in Timo, a Vietnamese digital banking platform, joining co-investors Jungle Ventures and Granite Oak in a US$20 million round, and profiles Timo's growth, market and leadership team.
A year-in-review of Startup Daily's most-read 2021 stories, recalling major Australian tech exits including A Cloud Guru, Afterpay and Sweat, Canva's soaring valuation across three raises, Zero Co's crowdfunding record, and new VC funds.
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Aura Group's year-end reflection argues strong culture drives startup success, citing Culture Amp's recently announced $100 million Series F at a $1.5 billion valuation and academic studies linking founder-set culture to outcomes.
Techboard's year-end roundup catalogues November funding activity: big raises for Rokt, Harrison.ai and Pet Circle, five acquisitions, Investible's second fund closing at $51.6m, plus a watchlist of companies still seeking capital.
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Square Peg Capital's year-in-review recaps its 2021 portfolio: raises it led or joined, SPAC listing decisions, Vend's acquisition, new investment-team hires, and its newsletter and podcast output.
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Profile of date-night marketplace Urban Swan, founded by three friends, which credits Antler's program and investment and has since raised a further round from early-stage investors to expand across Australia in 2022.
US startup acquisition marketplace MicroAcquire has raised close to $7 million, pushing its valuation beyond $110 million, according to founder Andrew Gazdecki, who previously sold Bizness Apps.
DigitalX announces a new chief executive, Wade, whose career spans Citigroup, Bendigo Bank and a recent digital innovation role at National Australia Bank, referring readers to an ASX announcement.
Satirical awards column recalling 2021 business failures and wins: Hosking's Redbubble share sale, Greensill's collapse, GetSwift's downfall, Better.com's layoffs and funding, Moviepass's sale, and Digital World's Trump SPAC deal.
Paint-tech startup Tint raised $600,000 via an equity crowdfunding campaign on Equitise, with earlier backing from prominent angels, to expand beyond Melbourne and grow its online paint business.
Analysis of Blackbird's portfolio: its value jumped 400% to $10 billion by September 2021, driven chiefly by Canva's rapid valuation growth across several raises, while the firm readies a fifth fund.
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A year-end recap of SmartCompany's most-read startup stories of 2021, recalling raises by Carted, Octopus Deploy, Who Gives a Crap and Judo Bank, plus a bank acquisition, listings and a liquidation.
Desk booking startup Officely has raised a seed round led by TEN13 with angel backers to grow its team and product. Its founders previously ran HotelFlex, a Y Combinator-backed hotel booking venture sidelined by Covid.
SmartCompany's year-end list profiles ten Australian startups poised for a big 2022, recalling their 2021 raises, crowdfunding campaigns, government grants and accelerator origins, from mtime and Quantum Brilliance to Zoomo and Superhero.
Startup Daily interviews Quantum Brilliance's EMEA chief Mark Mattingley-Scott, ex-IBM, on the quantum sector's 2021 momentum and his company's progress, including a $13 million seed round completed during the year.
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Melbourne PR agency Character + Distinction has launched Protagonist, a seed fund backing early-stage Australian startups, with founder Kate Dinon emphasising storytelling support for pre-revenue and early-revenue founders.
Terem announces Parc Capital has invested $3m to help the product-building firm scale its client work and pursue acquisitions, with Parc founding partner Jason joining its board.
A year-end roundup profiling the ten most valuable unicorns of 2021, recalling each company's major funding round, investors and valuation, from ByteDance and SpaceX to Canva and Chime.
Vivi, an Australian education technology firm, has secured $20 million from Quad Partners to enhance its platform and grow sales teams abroad, lifting its five-year capital total to $24.3 million.
Cision is acquiring Australian media monitoring firm Streem, with founders and staff staying on, pending regulatory clearance. The article also recalls Access Intelligence's June purchase of iSentia for $67 million.
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ANDHealth named five digital health startups, including child-focused Gheorg and Sound Scouts, for its inaugural ANDHealth+ cohort, sharing $3.75 million through its accelerator fund backed by government MRFF money.
ASX-listed lender MoneyMe has agreed a scrip-based acquisition of SocietyOne valued at $132 million, with major shareholders escrowing their stakes; the deal completes in March 2022 pending shareholder approval.
LaunchVic profile of Tractor Ventures, a Victorian revenue-based lending fund co-founded in 2020, covering LaunchVic's initial backing, a $10 million second capital raise, and its support for profitable mid-stage startups.
Cyber security firm Haventec has banked $11 million in a round led by Macquarie Group and Future Now Capital, funding growth in finance, government and health and a push into the United States market.
Rokt raised a record A$458 million Series E led by Tiger Global, valuing it at $2.75 billion, while employees and investors sold down shares; the founder aims for a US listing in 2023.
Rokt's Series E tops a week of Australian raises including Dovetail, Inventia, DiviPay, Atomi, 6clicks, Replica Studios and ProForm Foods, with SimPro's recent raise noted.
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Spanish utility Iberdrola has bought Australian commercial solar and battery firm Autonomous Energy, months after its management buyout from administration, extending an Australian acquisition spree that included Infigen Energy.
New Zealand agritech startup Croptide raised a $1 million pre-seed round led by Icehouse Ventures, with K1W1 and Masfen Group, to advance plant water-sensing trials with wine and kiwifruit growers.