Andrew Birch

Six ANZ startups that raised $211.1 million this week

Roundup of six Australian and New Zealand funding rounds, headlined by Heidi Health and Octopus Deploy, also covering Nexl, OpenSolar, Lucent and PAM, with past acquisitions of Stella AI, MagicBrief and Codefresh noted.

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Australia's OpenSolar lands $US20 million to bolster AI technology innovation

OpenSolar, a Sydney-based solar software company, has raised US$20 million from Titanium Ventures, Google and 2150 Sustainability Fund to advance its AI tools and global reach.

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US-backed payroll software co Humanforce is the latest owner of fintech Earnd

Humanforce has bought Wagestream's Australian arm, formerly Earnd, for an undisclosed sum. The article recalls Earnd's 2019 raise, its sale to Greensill, rescue by Wagestream, an A$81m Series C, and Humanforce's earlier acquisitions.

Telstra Ventures backs renewables software startup OpenSolar in $22 million series B

Solar design platform OpenSolar has closed a Series B led by Telstra Ventures with 2150 and existing backers, funding expansion of its free contractor software used across more than 130 countries.

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