Ledger. Australian venture funding, tracked

Company

Amazon Web Services

Coverage

Stories naming Amazon Web Services. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.

3 deals

Puralink dredges up $2.3m seed round for autonomous pipe robot

Sydney robotics startup Puralink has raised $2.3m in seed capital, with Peak XV leading and several local funds and angels joining, to commercialise its leak-detecting robot for pipes.

Also SmartCompany·Startup Daily·Forbes Australia

Series A $12.5m

Melbourne AI startup set for global expansion after $12.5 million raise

AI search startup Marqo has landed a $12.5 million Series A and is relocating its headquarters to San Francisco, while LaunchVic statistics show Victoria's ecosystem grew in value despite a funding drop.

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Ten Aussie startups that raised $39 million this week

Roundup of ten Australian startup raises totalling $38.8 million, topped by Heidi Health's Series A, also recording an Outstaffer executive appointment and the earlier sale of CarAdvice to Nine.

Also SmartCompany·Startup Daily

7 deals

Meet Marqo, an open source vector search engine for AI applications

Melbourne vector-search startup Marqo has announced a $4.4 million seed round, with Blackbird Ventures leading and Creator Fund, January Capital and Cohere's co-founders also in; the piece recalls its pre-seed and rivals' raises.

Also Blackbird Ventures portfolio

Fund close $80m

OIF banks $80 million and hires former Amazon boss

Australian venture firm Our Innovation Fund has secured $80 million for its new fund, exceeding its $75 million target, and hired ex-Amazon Web Services executive Paul Migliorini as a venture partner.

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