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Profile of Palmer Luckey tracing his Oculus VR venture, its multibillion-dollar Facebook acquisition, his co-founding of defense tech firm Anduril Industries, and his gaming hardware venture ModRetro.
Birchal launched a new CSF raise at a reduced $5 million pre-money valuation, with about $800,000 already committed, amid sector downturn; rival Equitise collapsed and Earthletica raised $1.1 million.
Waterhouse VC hosts a recorded webinar in which Spinlab co-founder Leon Lanen demonstrates the company's white label online casino platform and discusses its background and features.
Sydney energy startup Cable, which installs batteries at small businesses to cut power bills, has banked a $4 million pre-seed round from Systemiq Capital and Black Nova VC while opening its public beta.
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Spanish turbine-installation tech firm Nabrawind, bought by Fortescue, has completed its first crane-less turbine erection in Namibia; the miner intends to deploy the method at its Pilbara wind projects.
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Australian medtech firm EMVision met milestones to unlock a $1.17M government grant instalment for commercialising its portable stroke scanner, drawing on a $5M Industry Growth Program award.
Technology group PPK Innovation has announced Farport Software joining its group of businesses; the piece also recalls the €3 million pre-seed PPK closed in 2025 as it prepares a further raise.
ANDHealth+ selected five Australian digital and connected health companies to receive tranched, milestone-based non-dilutive funding across two stages totalling up to $9 million.
Sydney-based hospitality software company Ordermentum has banked $55m in a Five V Capital deal valuing it above $150m, letting earlier backers sell down; the piece revisits its Foodbomb merger and the investor's other deals.
Weekly bulletin: four rounds totalling $545.4 million, Codan's completed acquisition, General Catalyst arguing Canva can stay private, grant statistics for women founders, and capital gains tax reform discussion.
Arafura, partly owned by renewables critic Gina Rinehart, has finalised financing for its Northern Territory rare earths mine, with $1.2 billion in government support and wind turbine and EV makers as customers.
Arafura Rare Earths, part-owned by renewables critic Gina Rinehart, has locked in financing for its Nolans project, drawing roughly $1.2 billion in Australian and German government support despite her anti-net-zero campaigning.
Perth smart-materials firm ClearVue Technologies has won TÜV SÜD certification for a junction box used in its building-integrated photovoltaic panels, a milestone the company says strengthens its competitive edge and global rollout.
ClearVue Technologies, a Perth smart-glass maker listed on the ASX, has won certification from TÜV SÜD for its in-house junction box, a step the firm says will help deploy its solar façade products worldwide.
Australian climate tech company HydGene Renewables was chosen among five companies worldwide for Greentown Labs' Go Make 2026 initiative with Shell Catalysts & Technologies and Technip Energies, targeting industrial decarbonisation and low-carbon hydrogen.
Roundup of three trans-Tasman raises: Ordermentum landed $55m from Five V Capital, defence-tech firm Arkeus closed $25m, and music platform Lume gathered NZ$1.3m from well-known backers before its launch.
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ASX-listed digital health firm PainChek has agreed to raise 5.5 million dollars via convertible notes from prior shareholders, funding working capital and a North American sales push after signing a US aged-care deal.
Brain-health tech maker HITIQ has landed Victorian Government support through a non-dilutive grant valued between $250,000 and $1.5 million, funding local manufacturing, product development and overseas expansion under milestone conditions through mid-2031.
Galileo Ventures promotes its report from a May 2026 AI event it hosted with OpenAI, three portfolio companies and several investors, highlighting local venture data and an early-stage investment thesis.
PsiQuantum has relocated its $940m government-backed quantum computing project to Moreton Bay after dropping the Brisbane Airport site, with groundbreaking set for June following timeline slippage flagged in Senate Estimates.
Payments firm Monoova has appointed Bianca Bates as chief executive from July 2026, replacing co-founder Christian Westerlind Wigstrom, with chair Robert Bell filling in until she starts.
PepsiCo has chosen alumni companies Adiona Tech and X-Centric Sciences for the 2026 APAC Greenhouse Program's IMPACT Edition; the piece also recalls Adiona's $1.8m CRC-P grant and X-Centric's earlier $600,000 round.
Australia's AgriWebb, a livestock management software maker, is being bought by cattle genetics company URUS. Cofounder Justin Webb discusses the deal and a wider move toward integrated, data-driven farm systems.
ARENA grants $3 million to EDP Renewables Australia for a community microgrid combining solar and storage in Braidwood, NSW, meant to keep the bushfire-prone town supplied when the grid fails.
Tidal Ventures argues AI is shifting software from assisting to doing work, and explains how its fourth fund will back early-stage companies that own critical workflows.
URUS Group has signed a definitive agreement to acquire livestock data platform AgriWebb. Terms undisclosed; completion expected in the third quarter of 2026, pending regulatory approvals.
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Main Sequence's post sets out why the fund backed Aigentsphere, which builds governance tooling for enterprise AI agents, citing the founders' banking backgrounds and a $4 million seed raise.
Sponsored profile of BlueRoom Simulations, a Melbourne startup using mixed reality to prepare medics and military personnel for dangerous situations, and how nbn full fibre underpins its globally deployed training platform.
Interview with athlete-turned-investor Christie Jenkins on her path from elite sport to venture capital and her new accelerator venture, ahead of the Growth Summit.
Edison's note covers Electro Optic Systems' newly launched equity raise worth up to A$175 million via placement plus share plan, earmarked largely for the pending MARSS purchase, and a supportive trading outlook.
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ANDHealth selected 15 Victorian digital health startups for its ACTIVATE 2026 scale-up program, backed by LaunchVic and the Victorian Government, spanning aged care to cancer support.
Startmate brought its 2026 intake to San Francisco for investor meetings and a Demo Day hosted by Stripe; Melbourne alumnus Fluency's Accel-led US$6 million seed round is recalled.
Weekly roundup: two acquisitions — Humankind buys management trainer The Mintable, NAB buys payments firm Banked — alongside a large government innovation spend, investor tax changes and a new AI accelerator.
Construction has begun near Moree on a plant that will make hydrogen and ammonia for green fertiliser, with $45.2 million from two NSW government funding programs.
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The defence sensing company says its Series A backing from QIC Ventures and Folklore Ventures drew Wall Street Journal coverage of planned United States manufacturing, at a $72 million valuation.
Defence sensing startup Arkeus says its A$25 million Series A, which will fund manufacturing growth in Australia and the US, was covered by 7NEWS in a segment filmed at Insitu Pacific's facilities.
Arkeus' post points readers to Tectonic Defense's write-up of its A$25 million Series A, describing the hyperspectral sensing technology, its defence customers and platform partners, and coming production expansion in Queensland and America.
Arkeus has closed a A$25 million Series A with QIC Ventures leading, as early backer Beaten Zone Venture Partners returns alongside other existing backers; proceeds fund Queensland manufacturing and a doubled team.
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Defence firm Electro Optic Systems is buying European counter-drone software maker MARSS, taking ownership of its battle-tested NiDAR platform as it shifts toward fully integrated drone-defence systems.
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LaunchVic announces Innovation Victoria, a new body combining its work with Breakthrough Victoria's, with Rod Bristow installed as chief executive and long-time chairs Leigh Jasper and John Brumby departing.
Atisama Therapeutics reports its Phase 1 trial of RB042 advancing into multiple ascending dose cohorts, and appoints experienced biopharma executive Bernard Coulie as chair of its board.
Folklore Ventures announces it has joined Arkeus' A$25 million Series A with QIC Ventures, R+ VC and returning backers, describing the Melbourne defence-sensing startup's technology and growth plans.
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Ex-Up Bank executives have secured pre-seed backing for a Melbourne venture developing AI-driven consumer finance tools, with Airtree Ventures and Triple Bubble co-leading the investment ahead of a planned local launch.
US holding group Pine Services acquires ERP consultancy Stratus Consulting, entering Australia; the article also recalls Evergreen affiliates buying Blackbird IT and REDD.
Space firm Spiral Blue teams with Arlula, whose Sales Engine platform will distribute data from its planned Teal LiDAR satellite constellation; the article recalls a $3 million CRC-P grant the company secured earlier this year.
Fishburners operated as Stone & Chalk's subsidised sub-tenant at Tech Central before entering administration; KPMG is running a fast EOI process to find buyers or investors.
GSFM has launched two private markets funds in partnership with CI Global Asset Management, offering Australian investors diversified access to private markets, with executives from both firms commenting on the launch.
Funds manager GSFM is entering private markets with a pair of global vehicles giving Australian investors diversified access to top-tier managers, with chief executive Damien McIntyre spruiking access usually beyond reach.