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Corporate / CVC

Boehringer Ingelheim

Coverage

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

Funding announcement

This Week in Australian Startups #174, 16th August 2026

Australian startups raised funds including Alloy Robotics, Farmbot and Atmo Biosciences. Firmus Technologies acquired Benmax while Tabcorp bought BetMakers. SafetyCulture rebranded to Mitti.

Series B $14.5m

Kinoxis secures $14.5m in funding and announces expansion of clinical programs to target agitation and aggression in dementia patients

Australian biotech Kinoxis Therapeutics raised $14.5 million in Series B backing from Uniseed, UniSuper and others to fund Phase 2 trials of KNX100 for dementia-related agitation, including a new Australian study.

Also SmartCompany·Startup Daily·Startup Daily

Fund close $6.8m

Pioneering VC fund Uniseed doubles its backers as five universities, including Monash, UTS and Macquarie, chip in

Uniseed adds Monash and a four-university NSW collaboration, lifting its third fund by $6.75 million to $56.75 million; the article recalls past portfolio sales to Novartis, Shire and Schneider Electric.

3 deals

Clinical trials startup HealthMatch lands $10 million Series C

Sydney clinical trials platform HealthMatch raised a $10 million Series C led by Folklore Ventures with Square Peg participating, after laying off half its staff in June; funds will support rehiring and US expansion.

Also SmartCompany·Techboard

Exit / M&A

Amaroq Therapeutics hits early milestones and makes key appointments to Scientific Advisory Board

Cancer biotech Amaroq Therapeutics appointed four experts to its advisory board as it moves toward clinical trials; the New Zealand company's backers include Brandon Capital, which reports $14m invested to date.

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