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Trend piece on regenerative medicine as an investment theme, built on Dr Stephen Moss's Sydney keynote and a Bali treatment facility venture by Simplr Health with DAI, backed by a $700,000 Australian government grant.
Australian HR software firm Employment Hero has banked a large Series F led by US investor TCV, lifting its valuation towards $2 billion, with several existing backers also taking part.
Sydney HR-and-payroll firm Employment Hero announced a TCV-led Series F reaching unicorn valuation; the profile covers its products, remote workforce and global ambitions, citing rival raises.
Profiles three founders: Kismet's Mark Woodland ($4m pre-seed for disability-services software), Forage's Tom Brumskill and Pasha Rayan (job-simulation platform, Series A and B), and Diolog's Amy Benson (self-funded investor-communications startup planning a seed round).
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A decorated former Navy officer with 28 years' service takes the top job at the Tasmanian high-performance vessel maker, bringing defence-industry management experience from QinetiQ's local arm.
Fraud-prevention startup Darwinium, built by ThreatMetrix's co-founders, has announced an $18m Series A backed by USVP; the piece also recalls its 2022 seed round and ThreatMetrix's 2018 sale to LexisNexis.
Luxury pod-hotel venture Wander has landed angel backing from Airbnb's former Australian chief inside an ongoing Birchal crowdfunding campaign that has drawn nearly $600,000 in pledges for regional expansion.
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Outstaffer announced a $1.5 million strategic round to grow its global hiring platform, with Utiliti Ventures, 1in100 Ventures and Side Stage Ventures leading and several other Australian investors taking part.
Fraud-prevention platform Darwinium announces an $18m Series A with USVP at the helm and its earlier backers taking part, lifting lifetime funding to $26m; the CEO's former firm ThreatMetrix was bought by LexisNexis.
HR platform Employment Hero announced a Series F of $263 million with TCV leading, valuing the company at $2 billion, pending foreign investment approval, to speed global expansion.
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SQC founder Michelle Simmons receives a $250,000 science prize from the prime minister, with the article recalling the quantum company's seed round, government stakes, and July valuation jump.
Canberra startup Skykraft raised $120 million for its space-based air traffic management system, led by Foresight's Australian arm with Main Sequence Ventures and OPTrust, following an earlier $3.5 million round.
Canberra satellite firm Skykraft has raised $120 million to manage air traffic from space, with backing from Foresight Australia, OPTrust and Main Sequence; the round trails only Saluda Medical's this year.
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Profile of edible cutlery maker Edible Cutlery, founded by Abhinav Biijavera Nagaraj, covering its expansion from Perth into Tasmania and its place in Startupbootcamp's FoodTech Tasmania 2023 accelerator.
The Martec, a Sydney talent-marketing platform, has secured an $8 million round led by family office AS1 with Airtree backing, to grow its offshore presence; its customers include Telstra, Coles and Adobe.
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Manufacturing briefs roundup: LBT Innovations launches a $4.5m shareholder offer, AnteoTech collects a $3.77m research tax payment, with updates from Pact, Evnex, First Graphene, Austal, ASM and the University of Adelaide's space course.
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Broome biotech Marine Biomedical opened a facility to make PearlBone, a synthetic bone substitute from oyster nacre, backed by a WA government grant, and plans regulatory submissions in Australia and the US.
Alpha HPA's Gladstone high purity alumina plant upgrade, backed by a $15.5 million federal government grant, is nearly complete, with commissioning expected by end of October 2023 and Stage 2 project financing advancing.
Startupbootcamp Australia's EnergyNext profile introduces Adaptive Hydrogen, Steven Percy and Joe Sealey's venture, whose AI system schedules electrolysers around wholesale power prices to make hydrogen more cheaply.
Australian bus maker GoZero Group has prevailed in the bidding to acquire BusTech Group, a purchase the piece says puts it on course to rank among the country's largest bus manufacturers.
Startup Daily's investor memo series profiles Skipped, a Sydney e-commerce inventory startup founded in 2023, recording its pre-seed investment from Antler Australia and its progress tackling stockouts for online retailers.
Atlassian is buying video messaging company Loom for US$975 million, giving its venture backers an exit, in a week when a Confluence security flaw was exploited by a nation-state actor.
Boundary Power's solar-and-hydrogen off-grid unit, built with LAVO technology, is now operating at Ampcontrol's Ringwood plant, backed by a Victorian government hydrogen grant.
Weekly roundup covering five Australian startups' raises: Phasio's seed led by AirTree, CLT Toolbox, X-Hemp's crowdfunding, gridmo's first round, and Humpday's pre-seed from Antler.
Equity podcast panel parses the week: California's venture disclosure law, ALIAVIA Ventures' fund for women founders, Canopy Servicing's Series A1, EVPassport's $200m deal, plus shutdowns and Blue Apron's sale.
Technology services firm The Factor has hired a former Microsoft director to drive its sales to the federal government in Canberra, adding three decades of industry experience to the team.
Atlassian is buying US video-messaging firm Loom for $1.5 billion in a mostly-cash deal, folding its async video tool into Jira, Confluence and Trello while it stays standalone; regulatory sign-off still pending.
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Ocean Impact Organisation has chosen 12 finalists for its 2023 Pitchfest, among them Australian startups Kelp Island and Washbox, with the winner to be revealed at a November showcase.
Grant Thornton receivers sold children's snack company Nourish Foods to Tempo Group after a crowdfunding target fell short; founder Monica Meldrum stays on under the new ownership.
AirTree Ventures leads a $3.8 million seed round for Phasio, which digitises manufacturer quoting and design collaboration; Gattaca Ventures, 500 Global and Entrepreneur First also back it.
Ampcontrol has unveiled a hydrogen-based off-grid power system built by its subsidiary Boundary Power with utility Horizon Power, supported by a Victorian government grant, at its Ringwood factory.
Council has received a development application for a planned Sunshine Coast food and beverage manufacturing precinct, reportedly at Corbould Park; the developer previously received two federal manufacturing grants worth a combined $45 million.
Podcast interview with Perx Health co-founder and CEO Scott Taylor on empirically designed gamification for chronic condition self-management and business models aligned with health system and insurer incentives.
Four founders pitched on Shark Tank Australia: 35mm Co. landed $300,000 from Herjavec and Lu, Burleigh Wagon $450,000 from Fogarty, Nevabuds $28,000 from Wallace, while Vanable left with no deal.
The renewable energy agency announces a $12 million government grant enabling JET Charge to roll out a subscription model for fleet EV charging infrastructure across Australia, targeting more than 3,100 new electric vehicles.
Perth bricklaying-robot maker FBR is directing new Hadrian X units to its US operations and raised $6.2 million in a share placement to fund the push.
Profile of Corbiota, a German startup using worm-based products to boost gut health in young livestock, as it joins Startupbootcamp Australia's FoodTech Tasmania 2023 accelerator.
Blackbird publishes the internal growth framework it uses to develop and assess investment team members, shares lessons from rolling it out, and opens a permanent application process for Principal and Associate investor roles.
CLT Toolbox, a Melbourne maker of software teaching builders about mass timber, has raised $1.5 million from BluescopeX, Gravel Road, Archangel Ventures, Flying Fox, Ecotone and several angels.
Yes Group, a South Australian solar and storage developer, has secured $70 million from A-SIF, a fund created by the Patrizia-Mitsui joint venture, to develop a portfolio of small renewable projects in regional areas.
Lockheed Martin has chosen Australian firms Axiom and Nupress to machine components for the Orion spacecraft, NASA's Moon mission, with each already holding contracts under Lockheed's Australian industry program.
Female-led VC ALIAVIA has closed a US$8.7 million fund, backed by Robyn Denholm, Carol Schwartz, Cynthia Scott, Tattarang and Dom Pym, to invest in female-founded startups across Australia and the US.
EMVision reports encouraging early results for its 'blood or not' algorithm that spots brain bleeds, developed with Australian Stroke Alliance grant support; Stage 2 testing of the full system comes next.
Skincare company Inskin Cosmedics has received an undisclosed investment from the Australian Business Growth Fund, becoming the fund's first women-founded portfolio company; earlier ABGF investments in Hubbed and Derwent Industries are recalled.
Profile of ZeroTag, whose rewritable smart stickers let reusable containers carry changing digital labels, and how its two founders refined the venture in the EnergyNext 2023 accelerator program.
KPMG Australia and Stone & Chalk announced the third cohort of their Future Technology Program, offering residency and mentorship to early-stage Australian startups focusing on workforce technology.
WA venture firm Purpose Ventures has grown its debut fund to $45 million with an $8 million top-up from local backers and made its third investment, leading edtech startup IDEAcademy's $1.3 million raise.
Partner content profiles an AI ecommerce startup that used OneVentures venture debt instead of equity to drive growth, also recalling its $10 million Series A from 2021.
Tesserent appoints ex-Telstra sales executive James Ormesher as chief growth officer, shortly after Thales completed its $176 million takeover of the cybersecurity firm.
ALIAVIA Ventures has closed its debut fund at A$13.5 million. The US-based firm backs female founders bridging Australian and US markets; backers include Carol Schwartz, Tattarang, the Denholms, Euphemia, Dom Pym and Cynthia Scott.