Ledger. Australian venture funding, tracked

Company

BDO

Coverage

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

Grant $492.5k

Best of the week — the five most popular stories among readers, July 7 – July 11, 2025

Weekly roundup of readers' five favourite stories: a hydrogen grant for 1414 Degrees, LS Precast's rail tunnel contract, AML3D's US Navy pact, quantum clock breakthrough, and Suntory Oceania's launch.

Funding announcement

Towards 3% R&D – Reach for the Moon to innovate by Xavier Orr

Opinion piece by Advanced Navigation's CEO in an @AuManufacturing series arguing for space R&D investment, citing the company's $5.2 million Australian Space Agency grant and Space Machines' satellite launch.

7 deals

Chipper Cash Becomes A Unicorn & Mr Yum raises US$65m Series A led by Tiger Global

TEN13 newsletter reporting Chipper Cash's US$150m unicorn round, Mr Yum's Tiger Global-led Series A, and new investments in Payhippo, Preezie, Pushas and Heaps Normal, plus portfolio updates.

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