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.
Startup · $4.5m raised
Leading APAC influencer marketing and technology platform
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round Fabulate raised.
| Investor | Rounds | Invested |
|---|---|---|
| Centerstone Capital | undisclosed | - |
| Nightingale Partners | undisclosed | - |
Companies Fabulate acquired or merged with, per published coverage. Buying a company is not investing in one: nothing here counts in the deals column.
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Toby Kennett | CEO | SmartCompany, Startup Daily, Mumbrella, Nightingale Partners |
| Sachin Singh | Founder | SmartCompany, Startup Daily |
| Patrick Forth | Chair | Startup Daily, Mumbrella |
| Nathan Powell | Founder | SmartCompany, Startup Daily |
| Jon Kee | Commercial Director for Southeast Asia, Japan, and South Korea | Startup Daily, Mumbrella |
| Gabrielle Lawton | New Zealand Lead | Startup Daily, Mumbrella |
| Ben Gunn | Founder | SmartCompany, Startup Daily |
Stories naming Fabulate. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Australian startups raised funds including Alloy Robotics, Farmbot and Atmo Biosciences. Firmus Technologies acquired Benmax while Tabcorp bought BetMakers. SafetyCulture rebranded to Mitti.
Eight Australian and New Zealand startups secured a combined $67.4 million in funding across various sectors including agtech, medtech, robotics, and fintech.
Fabulate, an Australian creator-marketing platform, has completed an oversubscribed 4.5-million-dollar raise valuing it at 84.5 million dollars post-money, largely from returning shareholders, to fund Asia-Pacific growth.
Nightingale Partners and Phoenix Development Fund announce an initial investment in content marketing platform Fabulate, and outline its leadership team and a new director appointment.