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Coterie Capital advised RedEarth Energy Storage on a reverse takeover with Health and Plant Protein Group, which has acquired over 90% of RedEarth's shares in a deal implying a combined value near $40m.
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Six Australian startups, including Bodd, Hachiko and Cor, collectively secured about $24 million in fresh backing, while seaweed peer Sea Forest floated on the ASX and jumped in early trade.
Artesian's write-up of its first Yield summit in Melbourne, where agrifood leaders discussed AI, biologicals, robotics, agri-energy and biosecurity, and how RDCs, investors and corporates can together speed Australian agricultural innovation.
Shearwater Capital announces it led Factory's Series A and sets out its thesis: the Sydney startup's platform digitises fabrication workshops, with room to expand products, geography and financial services.
Weekly funding roundup covering raises by Bodd, Hachiko, Fremantle Seaweed, Cor, Detail Earth and Recovr, plus seaweed peer Sea Forest's ASX float at a $112 million market capitalisation.
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Lendi Group has elevated Devesh Maheshwari into its top technology job to drive an AI-native shift, while Sebastian Watkins prepares to take over as chief executive from David Hyman in January.
Startup Daily profiles SurfLab, an AI-powered surf coaching platform founded by Ant Arena and one of twelve startups in Techstars Sydney's 2025 cohort, ahead of its December Demo the Future showcase.
The Australian chapter of the Founder Institute has picked eight startups for its Spring pre-seed program, connecting them with its worldwide network; the next intake runs from February 2026.
Investible's climate tech arm explains its seed investment in Hachiko, a software platform for commercial and industrial batteries, citing distributed storage growth and the founder's energy-trading background.
Bodd has banked a $15 million round with Blue Sky Capital leading and Ellerston Capital among backers, funding global expansion and a health push; the deal values the body-scanning company at $110 million.
Rampersand's December newsletter leads with its $2m pre-seed investment in Cor, maker of the Obi AI avatar coach, plus trend retrospectives, tech news, portfolio updates, community events and a job ad.
Startup Daily profiles Sedso AI, a platform letting brands manage how AI tools portray them, ahead of the Techstars Sydney 2025 cohort demo evening; co-founders David Sta.Maria and Silven Epistola are interviewed.
Sunman Group wins $171 million in federal and NSW funding for a Hunter Valley solar panel factory; earlier grants to Tindo Solar, Stellar PV, Solquartz and SunDrive are also recalled.
ARENA announces a conditional grant of as much as $151m for Sunman Group to build a large solar module factory in NSW, under the federal government's Solar Sunshot program.
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Startmate chief Michael Batko departs following an eight-year stint; COO Phoebe Pincus steps up. The piece credits his tenure for the accelerator's growth, returns and alumni, and notes his exits from two side ventures.
Long-serving Startmate chief Michael Batko departs the accelerator's top job, with operations lead Phoebe Pincus promoted to CEO; the piece also recalls two side ventures Batko previously exited.
Leigh Jasper keynotes SmartCompany's February 2026 startup event in Melbourne; the profile recalls his Aconex journey to an Oracle sale, Firmable's seed raise and his venture fund roles.
Medical device firm Epiminder has joined the ASX, its shares dipping below issue price on debut, with the $125 million IPO proceeds earmarked for an American launch of its implantable epilepsy monitoring system next year.
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Western Australia seaweed venture Fremantle Seaweed banked A$2.176 million from 676 crowd investors, with a larger sophisticated-investor tranche planned; Sea Forest's fresh ASX listing frames the story.
Forbes Australia profile of Grace Toombs, founder of women's health startup June Health, recalling her Startmate accelerator acceptance and her plans for an endometriosis clinic.
US investor David Fox has taken a board seat at Australian autonomous boat builder Ocius, which he backed early and served as a director in the 2000s.
Folklore Ventures brings Albert Bielinko in as a partner, recounting his decade as a Titanium Ventures general partner, his earlier investments, and Enable's later acquisition by Flintfox.
Health technology governance veteran Sergio Duchini joins ANDHealth's board, adding capital markets and R&D commercialisation expertise to the digital health accelerator.
Profile tracing Sara Prickett's path from UK labs to co-founding Aravax, the peanut-allergy biotech Brandon Capital backed, as its Phase II trial nears readout in mid-2026.
Forbes Australia unveils its 2025 30 Under 30 honourees across technology, sport, finance and the arts, noting startup raises, an early-stage venture fund close and major athlete contracts.
REA Group has acquired Melbourne lifestyle-data platform Neighbourlytics, delivering exits to investors including Aliavia Ventures and LaunchVic's Alice Anderson Fund. Terms were undisclosed; the company had raised $1.3 million in 2022.
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Zupee, a major Indian gaming platform, has bought Sydney-based AI storytelling startup Nucanon for a reported $5 million; Nucanon earlier raised pre-seed money via Antler and a seed round led by Skalata Ventures.
Startup Daily profiles Juxtabyte, a data governance startup founded by former CBA data governance lead Hugh Le, ahead of the Techstars Sydney 2025 cohort's Demo the Future event.
Funding roundup covering four raises: Pay.com.au's $25 million round plus a $28 million secondary, Ruminant Biotech's Series A, Australis Scientific's Rohto-backed funding, and Paperly's $3 million round led by Tribe Global Ventures.
Climate Salad's report says Australia's climate tech sector has passed 7,000 workers across 730 startups and drew $680 million in venture capital; Sea Forest's ASX debut and fund commitments point to investor appetite.
Recap of Breakthrough Victoria's end-of-year gathering in Docklands, where portfolio founders shared scaling stories and the investor noted its portfolio now spans 77 commitments worth $480.7 million.
First Nations-focused venture firm Ochre Ventures has closed the first tranche of its debut fund at $30m against a $100m goal, with PSG Holdings, MicroProse and Xylo Systems among five early investments.
Seaweed-based livestock feed maker Sea Forest lists on the ASX after an oversubscribed share offer pulled in $20.5 million, putting its value at $112.1 million, with proceeds earmarked for new facilities and global expansion.
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The article recalls a 2021 fund haul that set an Asian record and frames the firm's current capital-raising push as a gauge of whether Asia's private equity market is reviving.
Business Times reports Hillhouse has begun seeking US$7 billion for its sixth private equity fund as Asia-Pacific dealmaking and fundraising pick up, with KKR and Blackstone also raising and past Hillhouse buyouts recapped.
EVP says its fifth fund is live and nearing its $100 million cap, with most commitments from returning backers; the post describes its Series A business-software strategy and names portfolio companies.
Leaked details from Blackbird's investor day showcase Airwallex and Canva as standout performers, record valuation cuts for Culture Amp and SafetyCulture, and detail Kiki's New York shutdown and settlement.
Startup Daily profiles Crystal aOS, Joni Pirovich's crypto compliance platform, among Techstars Sydney's 2025 cohort ahead of its Demo the Future event, covering the product and why the accelerator invested.
Lendi Group has promoted co-founder Sebastian Watkins to CEO from January 2026, succeeding David Hyman, who stays on the board and as special advisor after 13 years leading the home-loan group.
Canada's BC Securities Commission has permanently banned GetSwift cofounders Bane Hunter and Joel Macdonald from directing companies and trading securities, after Australian Federal Court findings of disclosure breaches and unpaid fines.
Melbourne fintech pay.com.au has banked $25 million for a US push, Morgans Corporate leading, with Wilson Asset Management, Thorney Group and Ophir participating, at a pre-money valuation of $633 million.
Boman Group has launched a $60 million construction technology fund with JPCX, JPC's investment arm, already making its first investment in a local modular builder.
The surplus-food marketplace has entered liquidation with its assets for sale; the piece recalls its 2024 seed raise led by Investible vehicles and its founder's next steps.
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Makeup accessibility startup ByStorm Beauty took out Enterprising ME's 2025 Kickstarter Challenge in Canberra, receiving $30,000, while four fellow finalists' ventures were each granted $7,500.
Payment rewards platform Pay.com.au has raised $25 million led by Morgans Corporate, with $28 million of existing shares also sold, valuing the company at $633 million as it pushes into America.
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A weekly roundup of funding deals by Australian and New Zealand startups, spanning baked goods, retail, health AI, beverages, edtech, solar, legal tech, and Western Australian medical research grants.
Sydney non-alcoholic beverage maker Hopr has secured $3 million from individual backers after venture capitalists declined to back the consumer brand, with funds earmarked for production, distribution and marketing.
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Medow Health AI, a Sydney startup automating specialist doctors' medical reports with AI, has secured a $3 million follow-on from its clinician backers after strong revenue growth and expansion into New Zealand and Southeast Asia.
Recap of Australian startups Adiona and Deeligence pitching at a global startup competition in San Francisco; the million-dollar investment prize went to a US battery company, but both gained customers and investor contacts.
Newcastle founder Storm Menzies' accessible makeup tools startup ByStorm Beauty won the federally backed Kickstarter Challenge, receiving equity-free prize money, with four runner-up startups also awarded smaller prizes at a Canberra grand final.
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