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Cheque-in: 8 startups gobbled up $572.12 million in funding this week

Weekly roundup of eight raises totalling $572.12 million, led by Firmus's $500 million round; RAGE Biotech, SunDrive, Number 8 Bio, Fabra, Keeyu, MyGig and Drone-Hand also funded, plus two RAGE Biotech executive appointments.

Startup Daily 14 Nov 2025 Drone-HandFabraKeeyuMyGigNumber 8 BioRAGE BiotechSunDriveArchangel VenturesAtlassianCanvaCDC Data CentresClean Energy Finance CorporationEucalyptusFirmus TechnologiesMarketplacerNvidiaTeslaUNSWArtesian VCAussie AngelsAustralian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA)Blackbird VenturesBreakthrough VictoriaConcept VenturesCo VenturesCSIROEmpress CapitalExhort Venturesgovernment-backed Australian Renewable Energy AgencyHostplusIcehouse VenturesIP Group AustraliaJanuary CapitalLi & FungMain Sequence VenturesMonash VenturesOne InnovatorsRadius CapitalRampersandSide Stage VenturesSouthern AngelsStartmateSydney AngelsThe March GroupAlexey MitkoJason WyattLuigi IaculloPaul GreenbergDr Alex CarpenterAngus VidorCameron AdamsDavid HuDr Edwin TuckerGloria YuLuke GranaMalcolm TurnbullMike Cannon-BrookesNick ManksOliver CurtisRobyn DenholmDr Siro PerezTim RosenfeldDr Tom WilliamsVince Allen

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Livestock methane reduction startup swallows $11 million Series A

Sydney synthetic-biology venture Number 8 Bio has banked an $11m Series A with Icehouse Ventures leading, to advance cattle trials of its methane-cutting supplement; its 2024 seed and accelerator stint are recalled.

Startup Daily 12 Nov 2025 Number 8 BioCSIROFuture FeedJames Cook UniversityMeat & Livestock AustraliaRumin8Sea ForestUNSWBreakthrough VictoriaIcehouse VenturesMain Sequence VenturesOne InnovatorsThe March GroupDr Alex CarpenterBill GatesDr Tom WilliamsTwiggy Forrest

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