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Brisbane logistics software startup Explorate, started in 2016 by Conor Hagan and Alex Ewart, has raised $7.5 million as it aims to grow into a major freight technology player like WiseTech.
SurfStitch listed on the ASX after buying Billabong's stake and Swell.com for about $35m and Quiksilver's Surfdome for $45m; its IPO and pre-IPO raising drew several prominent fund managers.
Online Brands Group highlights that its portfolio company Dog by Dr. Lisa has introduced a subscription giving dog owners round-the-clock remote vet consultations plus member perks.
Two multinationals, Amcor and Mondelēz, have committed money to Licella to advance its planned Melbourne plastics recycling plant, while publisher Online Brands Group notes its existing stake in the recycling technology firm.
Online Brands Group's post celebrates The Memo, a parenting retailer, which has banked A$20m from Pier 12 Capital and gained Australian Financial Review coverage, with expansion planned for new stores.
SurfStitch raised $50 million to fund its $23.7 million purchase of Surf Hardware International, pushing its market value past Billabong's. The Sydney-born retailer listed the prior December at $214 million.
Outdoor leisure brand Business & Pleasure Co. has landed US$16m from Silas Capital to fuel growth, with early backer Online Brands Group continuing alongside founders Ollie Edwards and Lachlan Leckie.
Square Peg has closed two new funds, Fund 4 and Opportunities Fund 2, with Hostplus, AustralianSuper and Roc Partners backing again; investments already made include Kula and Supabase.
Skalata Ventures has rebranded as Tall Order, an early-stage backer of AI founders, and says fundraising for its third fund is underway.
Skalata Ventures unveils a rebrand to Tall Order and pitches its first-cheque AI investing focus, saying Fund III is being raised; no committed amount or portfolio news appears.
Payment firm Paypa Plane says Mastercard, Cuscal, Sprint Ventures and Queensland's Business Investment Fund joined its $10 million Series A, with QIC managing the investment and Commonwealth Bank and Tyro already backing it.
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MyGig's press page records its A$1 million pre-seed funding round with Artesian, Hostplus, Co Ventures and Aussie Angels, alongside company facts, its founder, and media contacts.
Airtree's resource hub listing founder guides; its index announces Fund V, a $650 million vehicle with a $250 million seed fund and a $400 million growth fund.
AFR's driverless-car topic hub: NRF puts $30m into Melbourne maker Applied EV, alongside Waymo's Sydney robotaxi plans, Uber's robotaxi spend, union demands and a progressing Mycar sale.
Opinion piece by Prime100's co-founder arguing planned CGT changes penalise local angel investors and could deter the private growth capital that scaled her pet food business.
AI consultancy V2 AI opens in Western Australia with three senior hires - Richard Allen, Derek Bingham and Holly Dean - while its chief executive flags AI governance as the key challenge for enterprise deployments.
Galileo Ventures reflects on backing Relevance AI from its VectorAI origins, recalling its seed and Series A rounds and celebrating the company's newly announced Series B.
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Investible's pitch page for its third early-stage fund courts prospective investors and outlines plans to back dozens of tech companies across stages.
AFR healthcare and fitness section roundup: Early Bird raised $2 million led by Hyper Ventures; Resmed sold MatrixCare; Radiopharm seeks $16 million; plus Mayne Pharma, Healthscope, Sigma and policy stories.
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AFR's Media & Marketing section roundup: Joe Aston's Rampart has raised $2.3m from five backers and TEG has locked in roughly $100m of fresh bank debt, alongside media policy, court and personality stories.
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Design software company Canva has acquired Melbourne adtech firm Doohly for $30 million, a deal that hands windfalls to the startup's founders and shareholders Skalata Ventures and Archangel Ventures.
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Skalata's profile of portfolio company Strength by Numbers, whose AxIT hardware measures strength for health professionals, covering the four founders' backgrounds and the two investments Skalata made in 2021 and 2022.
AirTree's blog index page listing guides and essays on AI, culture, and company building, including the firm's announcement of a 650 million dollar fifth fund split between seed and growth vehicles.