🇦🇺 This Week in Australian Startups #169, 12th July 2026
Weekly roundup: four raises totalling $20.5m, WiseTech's founder-chairman leaving his board role, Firmus nearing a large capital raise, and Aura's agreed ASX backdoor listing through Qoria.
Company
Boston-based digital safety app
Boston, OS
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round Aura raised.
Companies Aura acquired or merged with, per published coverage. Buying a company is not investing in one: nothing here counts in the deals column.
Stories naming Aura. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Weekly roundup: four raises totalling $20.5m, WiseTech's founder-chairman leaving his board role, Firmus nearing a large capital raise, and Aura's agreed ASX backdoor listing through Qoria.
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