Evie Networks

🇦🇺 This Week in Australian Startups #180, 4th October 2026

Weekly roundup reporting Australian startup funding rounds and government grants, a venture fund close, agreed acquisitions, an IPO pricing, a collapse, plus executive hires and AI policy developments.

Ampol to buy EV charging scaleup Evie Networks for $225 million

Fuel retailer Ampol has proposed acquiring EV charging network Evie Networks for $225 million, pending regulator approval, while the article recalls the charging company's seed, Series A, government grant and debt funding history.

Ampol powers up its EV strategy with $225m acquisition of Evie Networks' national charging platform

Fuel retailer Ampol is buying EV charging network Evie Networks, via holding company Fast Cities Australia, for $225 million funded from debt, with completion expected in first-half 2027 pending ACCC approval.

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Evie Networks in milestone partnership with RACQ

StB Capital Partners' blog announces a tie-up between Evie Networks and RACQ giving members discounted EV charging, with the partners expecting Queensland bay numbers to rise 28% by May 2025.

Australian flow battery pioneer put into administration after failing to find backers

Brisbane flow battery maker Redflow has entered voluntary administration after failing to attract matching private investment, with Deloitte appointed; the article also recalls Tritium's sale to Exicom and a small earlier Redflow equity raise.

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St Baker seeks $200 million in new fund focused on EVs, flying cars and energy

Trevor St Baker is launching a second investment fund seeking $200 million from outside backers, after his first vehicle backed Tritium, Novonix, Evie Networks and other energy and mobility companies.