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David Lyon

Coverage

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

Funding announcement

Seven ANZ startups that raised $111.5 million this week

Roundup of seven raises across the Tasman spanning fintech, marine tech, agtech, defence and AI, plus a first close for an ACT venture fund.

SmartCompany 21 Aug 2026 ACT GovernmentActivate CapitalAdmiralty Capital GroupAgriZeroAirbnbAirTree VenturesAntler AustraliaArchangel VenturesAussie AngelsBeaten Zone Venture PartnersBlackbird VenturesBlacksheep CapitalBowerConstantinopleEdale CapitalEpicorpEucalyptusGandel InvestGates FoundationGD1Heidi HealthIcehouse VenturesK1W1MicrosoftMove BankNbryoNZVCQIC VenturesQueensland GovernmentRAAFRypplesSeitecShasta VenturesSophiie AISowing the Seeds of Farming Innovation FundSquare Peg CapitalTen13Tenacious VenturesUNSWVessevVisaible.aiWestpacBernhard Hans WeiglDaniel StevensDavid LyonDean KellyDianne ChallenorEmma FerrierHarry UffindellJacob BanksJames BoysonsJuan CastroLuke KelleherMacgregor DuncanMichelle MacRaeMichelle "Mish" MacRaePaul NivenRenaud Joannes-BoyauSam RichYu Liu
Funding announcement

Bower raises $2M to bring ambient intelligence to the research lab

Bower, an Australian startup, has closed a $2 million pre-seed round led by TEN13 with Admiralty Capital Group, Edale Capital and angel backers, funding ambient AI that captures laboratory work as structured research records.

bowerlabs.ai 19 Aug 2026 AbridgeAdmiralty Capital GroupAtlassianBloodless DiagnosticsBoardcaveBowerDovetailEdale CapitalEQLGoogleHeidi HealthMass AffinityMicrosoftMount Sinai HospitalSouthern Cross UniversityTen13XeroY CombinatorBernhard Hans WeiglDavid LyonDean KellyEmma FerrierHarry UffindellJames BoysonsMichelle "Mish" MacRaeRenaud Joannes-BoyauStew GlynnYu Liu

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