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Cydarm Technologies, a Melbourne cyber security software maker, has banked $500,000 with Right Click Capital leading, money earmarked for market validation and hiring, while founder Vaughan Shanks eyes overseas markets within a year.
SKALE Labs collected $9.65 million, with Multicoin Capital leading, to launch a Layer 2 network that lets decentralised apps run faster on Ethereum and rival smart-contract platforms.
Stone & Chalk announces Leona Murphy as its incoming chairman and seven new board members drawn from fintechs and corporate partners, while two long-serving directors step down.
A Q&A with the Plexus chief executive covering the company's 2011 founding, its Legal Gateway platform, client pricing reform, emerging legal roles, and his outlook for the profession.
Valiant Finance has raised $4 million in a Series A led by Carthona Capital, with Reinventure reinvesting after its 2016 seed backing; Westpac will refer business customers it cannot lend to, to the platform.
Medical device maker AirXpanders completed a private placement first announced in August 2018, issuing shares to Vivo Ventures and its chairman Barry Cheskin to raise about US$3.4 million, notifying the ASX accordingly.
Flare HR has closed a $21 million Series B led by New York's Point 72 Ventures, with existing backer Reinventure continuing its support, aiming to grow locally in employee engagement and payroll.
GO1, a workplace training marketplace, has banked a $10 million Series A led by recruitment company Seek; earlier raises of $1.36 million in 2015 and $4 million in January 2017 are recalled.
Nightingale's post recalls its August 2018 investment in AccountAbility, an Australian-founded cloud ERP provider for advertising agencies, noting US expansion and a partnership with Freewheel Advertisers.
A profile interview with QuintessenceLabs founder Vikram Sharma on his quantum encryption company, its cybersecurity mission, and the benefits of Westpac's 2017 Businesses of Tomorrow selection, including consulting support and a study tour.
Australian platforms UrbanYou and Oneflare have merged to create a national on-demand household services destination; the article recalls UrbanYou's earlier purchase of HomeHello and Oneflare's 2015 acquisition of Word of Mouth.
Oneflare has taken over UrbanYou to build a national home-services marketplace; the piece also recalls UrbanYou's earlier purchase of HomeHello and Oneflare's 2015 buyout of Word of Mouth.
Medical device maker AirXpanders appoints US industry veteran Frank Grillo as chief executive, succeeding interim leader Scott Murcray, with co-founder Barry Cheskin welcoming the hire ahead of Grillo fronting July's investor call.
Venture firm Reinventure has invested in Akin, an artificial intelligence startup building personal AI that mimics human intuition; the piece also notes CEO Liesl Yearsly earlier sold Cognea to IBM.
AirXpanders' quarterly update: steady revenue, cost cuts and headcount reductions, Scott Murcray interim CEO while the board searches for a permanent chief, and a planned move to Australian distributors.
Payments startup Assembly Payments has landed fresh backing from Westpac, whose merchant terminals will be linked with point-of-sale software to remove duplicate transaction entry for cafes and restaurants.
Reinventure's blog announces its seed investment in Kasada, a bot-detection cybersecurity startup from 22-year-old founder Sam Crowther, with proceeds earmarked for local hiring and US expansion.
ASX-listed medical device maker AirXpanders, based in California, released its 2017 full-year results, reporting growing AeroForm sales, a US$34 million equity placement, and a US$15 million debt facility with Oxford Finance.
Reinventure announces backing Everproof, a credentials-verification startup, which will deploy $1.5 million to broaden its checks and has signed a deal with Cricket Australia.
Sydney-based tropoelastin biotech Elastagen agreed to an Allergan takeover offering US$95 million upfront plus contingent payments; the GBS Ventures-backed company previously drew MDF and federal grant funding.
Also GBS Ventures
Car Next Door closed a $5 million Series B led by Caltex and Investible, with Steve Baxter, Roger Allen, Macquarie Group, Hollard and Larix VC also backing, plus a crowdfunding tranche via Equitise.
Investment company Chapmans announces a stake in ASX-listed SaaS firm Rision, anchoring a 1.5 million dollar placement for Rision's growth, plus board representation and Asia Pacific client introductions.
Also centralcharts.com
A year-end reflection on Australian agtech's 2017 rise, covering FluroSat's investment round, several startups' funding totals, SproutX's first accelerator cohort, Observant's acquisition, and the author's hopes for 2018.
Also Tenacious Ventures portfolio·Cotton Research and Development Corporation
Peer-to-peer car-sharing platform Car Next Door has raised $2.3 million from existing backers Caltex and Investible, and is planning an Equitise-run crowdfunding campaign targeting as much as $1.5 million to fund growth.
A review of global agtech investment trends and Australia's growing ecosystem, recalling 2016 sector figures plus recent local milestones: an accelerator and venture fund launch, an acquisition, and a large raise.
Also evokeag.com
Shipping platform Shippit took a AU$2.2 million Series A led by Aura Group, with Addventure Fund and RTL Group participating, turning down a larger oversubscribed offer to bankroll Asia-Pacific expansion and hiring.
Also Startup Daily
Sydney logistics software firm Shippit has secured US$1.6 million in fresh backing, with Aura Group leading the round; the money is earmarked for new staff and international growth.
Also Tech in Asia
US-based medical device maker AirXpanders, listed on the ASX, proposes adding Liz Hammack to its board as co-founder Teddy Shalon departs and fellow director Dennis Condon faces re-election at its May annual meeting.
AirXpanders wins US regulator clearance for an improved film material in its breast reconstruction device, reporting sales hires and clinic conversions as its American rollout begins ahead of schedule.
A Sydney medical messaging startup has landed seed backing led by Right Click Capital to let clinicians share patient videos securely, its founder says, after earlier government grant support and a women-in-tech pitching program.
A breast reconstruction device maker presented its needle-free tissue expansion technology at a Barcelona surgical conference, where a US trial investigator shared results and the chief executive outlined plans for European availability.
Australian startup incubator Pollenizer is shutting down after failing to build a sustainable business, having broken the news to staff and backers. Phil Morle and Mick Liubinskas started the company in 2007.
The Guardian reports Apple is negotiating to buy Sydney keyboard startup Sonder, whose chief executive met Tim Cook; it recalls a university program stint and a state government grant.
The ABC's Hack program examines Paper Plane, a startup charging participants $1,500 for a seven-week online course with placements at Scentre Group Westfield and Foyster Media, prompting debate over fees for internships.
ASX-listed medical device maker AirXpanders, based in California, has committed investors for a A$45 million private placement at A$0.92 per CDI, with Canaccord Genuity as sole lead manager, to fund its US commercial launch.
Also GBS Ventures·GBS Ventures
The ASX-listed medical device maker AirXpanders has published an investor presentation, weeks after US regulators granted clearance for its tissue expansion product.
The publisher's about page: Women's Agenda is an Australian, women-owned digital news service founded in 2012, published by parent company Agenda Media, which also runs health news, awards and summit initiatives.
Breast reconstruction device maker AirXpanders gained US regulator clearance for its needle-free AeroForm tissue expander, enabling a January 2017 American launch; an amended CE Mark also covers an enhanced version.
A paywalled Private Equity International brief dated November 2016 reports that Horsley Bridge Partners raised $281m; only the headline is visible, with no further detail available.
Profile of Agworld, a farm management platform founded in 2009, covering its agronomist-focused go-to-market, data rules of engagement, investor relationships, and its recalled $1.5 million Series A led by Yuuwa Capital.
NSW Government's 2016 Medical Devices Fund awarded $8.6 million to four medtech companies, Elastagen getting $4 million; earlier winners Saluda Medical and Atomo Diagnostics also feature, the latter having lately drawn Gates Foundation money.
AirXpanders shared new clinical data for its AeroForm breast reconstruction device at a major plastic surgery meeting, showing faster expansion times, and an Australian study author received a best-paper award.
Cell Innovation Partners invested A$1 million in Sydney biotech Elastagen within a second close of its A$14 million Series B, with AMOREPACIFIC Ventures, Korea Investment Partners and the Wellcome Trust also joining the round.
Business loan marketplace Valiant has completed an $800,000 seed round led by Reinventure, with H2 Ventures and angel investors participating, while operating from the Stone & Chalk fintech hub.
ASX-listed breast reconstruction device maker AirXpanders secured commitments for a 20 million dollar placement at 76 cents per CDI, and appointed Scott Murcray CFO/COO ahead of its planned US launch.
Venture fund Uniseed led a million-dollar slice of probiotic drinks maker PERKii's four-million-dollar round, its first deal from its new $50 million fund, to fund a national launch.
Also Startup Daily
Diagnostics company Clinical Genomics closed a $15m Series A led by Sydney VC OneVentures to commercialise its blood test for monitoring bowel cancer recurrence; OneVentures partner Dr Paul Kelly joins its board.
Sydney clinical-stage medical company Elastagen closed a A$13 million Series B, adding KIP, AMOREPACIFIC Ventures and Wellcome Trust to its existing backers; KIP's Sangwoo Lee joined the board.
Reuters reports Australian online fashion retailer SurfStitch is preparing to float on the Sydney exchange, with a prospectus planned, an unnamed source says — roughly triple what Billabong fetched when it was sold months before.