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🇦🇺 This Week in Australian Startups #173, 9th August 2026

Weekly roundup: Firmus completes its $2.85b round; Procore acquires DroneDeploy; Atlassian rebounds while Canva cuts guidance; plus fresh raises for Zabidou, BioScout, Vexev, Enrola, Spacetalk and others.

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SoftIron opens IT infrastructure component manufacturing

SoftIron has launched a Sydney plant making IT hardware components domestically, supported by a Defence grant, aiming to secure supply chains and serve local customers and partners.

Airlock Digital eyes global expansion with CyberCX investment

CyberCX has invested an undisclosed sum in Adelaide-founded whitelisting vendor Airlock Digital to support its push into the US and Europe. The piece also recalls CyberCX's earlier acquisitions of Tracer Cloud, Consegna Cloud and Xello Australia.

IoT security vendor Armis opens APAC base

US IoT security vendor Armis has launched a Melbourne APAC office and hired nine staff under former Nutanix manager Andrew Draper; the piece also recalls its 2020 acquisition and 2021 investment round.