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Fidelity

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

Series D+ ~$452m

Brisbane biotech AdvanCell just raised a record $450 million

Brisbane radiopharmaceutical developer AdvanCell has closed an oversubscribed Series D round, led by Ally Bridge Group and Alpha Wave with several institutional investors returning, to fund late-stage prostate cancer trials and US manufacturing.

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Crunchbase Predicts: 15 Companies That Could Go Public In 2026 As The IPO Market Gains Momentum

Crunchbase's 2026 forecast lists fifteen late-stage companies it deems probable or very likely IPO candidates, profiling each with past raises, valuations and secondary sales; Australia's Canva makes the list.

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In The Space Of Months, AI Funding Boom Adds More Than $500B In Value To Unicorn Board And Reshuffles Top 20

Crunchbase's unicorn tracker analysis finds AI-driven valuations added over half a trillion dollars in months, reshuffling the top twenty and minting eleven new decacorns in H2 2025, including Figure, Kraken, Mistral and Sierra.

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Bringing our venture DNA to the public markets: Square Peg's Global Tech Fund

Square Peg profiles its Global Tech Fund, a listed-markets strategy applying its venture investing approach to early-stage public tech companies, and outlines its team, edge, and focus on fintech, software and AI.

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Online investment platform OpenInvest secures major backing from Victorian family office, Tayside Group

Melbourne wealth platform OpenInvest has landed a backing deal with Tayside Group, the Smith family's family office. The piece also covers OpenInvest's partner pipeline, looming Australian advice reforms, and Kelly+Partners' use of the platform.

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