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Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round Ford raised.
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| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Annie Liu | Executive Director (former) | @AuManufacturing |
Stories naming Ford. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
AuManufacturing roundup of brief industry news: Wide Open Agriculture banks a $7.5 million raise, Liontown adds a lithium offtake partner, Osteopore signs Zimmer Biomet for distribution, plus quantum, defence, rail and recycling items.
Ten13 announces it led Cartelux's Series A alongside co-investor QIC, outlining the digital retail-marketing platform's founder Josh Williams, its automotive brand customers, traction across ten countries, and its global Google partnership.
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Weekly roundup covering five Australian startups that announced a combined $58.5 million in new funding, spanning quantum computing, advertising software, mining safety technology and event rental software, alongside government grant programs.
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Sydney LiDAR maker Baraja has laid off about three quarters of its staff after a rough stretch for self-driving ventures. The piece recalls earlier backing from Veoneer, Blackbird, Main Sequence and Sequoia China.
The Geelong wheel maker reports progress on its planned merger with a US SPAC and American listing, including audit work, new programmes and an estimated funding need, but no money has yet been raised.
Climate Energy Finance analysts review Australian federal and state programs backing critical minerals projects, covering government grants, low-cost loans, new budget funds and the private equity raises and debt facilities they catalysed.
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