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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.

Eight ANZ startups that raised $102 million this fortnight

Roundup of eight Australian and New Zealand startups whose late-July funding totals $102 million across space capsules, medical devices, livestock breath analysis, sports analytics and AI crop forecasting.

Rocket Lab alum raises $10.5m to build 'anti-gravity chamber' for space manufacturing

A maker of satellites for in-orbit drugs and materials production has landed an outsized pre-seed round led by New Zealand's GD1, with Airtree and other venture firms taking part.

Investment Notes: Outlier Space

Investible's note explains its pre-seed backing of satellite startup Outlier Space alongside GD1 and others, arguing uncrewed return-capable platforms will make off-world manufacturing viable as the ISS retires.

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Seven ANZ startups that raised $71.8 million this week

Weekly roundup covering seven raises across the Tasman: Phonely's Series A, Pay.com.au's private placement, and rounds for Atomic Tessellator, Caruso, Deteqt, Clean Slate Clinic and Earthletica, worth roughly $72 million combined.

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Kiwi fund administration fintech Caruso banks $9.3 million Series A

Caruso, which handles registry and fund admin for private markets, has raised a Series A co-led by Icehouse Ventures and GD1 with Balmain taking part, at an $80 million valuation.

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Investment Notes: Ivo Series B

Blackbird's post explains why it led Ivo's US$55 million Series B with five co-investors, citing the legal-AI company's product expansion, customer growth, and adoption by major corporates.

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Seven ANZ startups that raised $42.8 million this week

Weekly roundup of seven Australian and New Zealand raises totalling $42.8 million, spanning property-investment AI, workforce credentialing, allied-health practice software, conversation analytics, maths learning games, copper processing and holiday-park bookings.

Fund manager administration fintech Caruso bags $3.2 million raise

Startup Daily reports unit-registry fintech Caruso has banked a fresh $3.2 million from customer Balmain, following a $3 million round a year earlier, targeting growth across Asia-Pacific and North America.

Caruso secures $3.2 million in strategic investment led by Balmain

Caruso, maker of fund administration software, has landed a $3.2 million strategic backing from private credit firm Balmain, having earlier raised $3 million from Icehouse Ventures and other backers.

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Bill Gates-backed Type One Energy lands massive seed extension to commercialize fusion power

Fusion startup Type One Energy has pulled in a $53.5m extension to its seed round, led by Breakthrough Energy Ventures with Foxglove Ventures and GD1 taking part, to accelerate its stellarator reactor plans.

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Nine ANZ startups that raised $60.3 million this week

Roundup of the week's funding news: nine companies across Australia and New Zealand secured investment spanning clean energy, construction logistics, legal tech, coaching, research tools, creator media, medtech and marketing software.

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Five ANZ startups that raised $21.2 million this week

Weekly roundup detailing funding rounds by five Australian and New Zealand startups: a diversity analytics platform, a thermal energy storage maker, a carbon accounting service, an activated carbon producer, and legal communications software.

David Booth joins Blackbird Aotearoa

Blackbird has hired On Deck co-founder David Booth for its New Zealand investing team in an EIR role; the post recounts his career and On Deck's roughly $100 million raise.

Five ANZ startups that raised $36.4 million this week

A weekly roundup detailing five raises across Australia and New Zealand: Marmalade, Cauldron, Prophet, Hola Health and Buddy, naming amounts, lead backers and founders.

Kiwi fintech Sugar Wallet turns everyone into an investor in less than 5 minutes

Profile of New Zealand fintech Sugar Wallet, cofounded by Dev Soni and Sophia Ritchie, which simplifies investing for beginners and has joined GD1-backed Phase One incubator, with backing from fintech angel operators.

How New Zealand startup Vxt makes light work of phone call admin

Profile of New Zealand call-administration software company Vxt and founder Luke Campbell, covering its product pivot, its place in the Phase One incubator, and early backing by venture firm GD1.

Kiwi medtech Formus Labs raises US$5 million to transform orthopedic surgery

New Zealand surgical-planning startup Formus Labs raised US$5 million led by GD1 to launch its 3D joint replacement planner and expand into the US, with backing from four other investors and a Zimmer Biomet partnership.

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Kiwi project capability startup Runn.io raises $2 million seed round

Kiwi retailing crime intelligence startup Auror raises NZ$30 million

New Zealand crime-intelligence software company Auror has raised NZ$30 million in a round led by Movac, with GD1, Shasta Ventures and Folklore Ventures taking part, to grow its Australian team, technology and retail support.

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Breakthrough Kiwi metal casting startup Foundry Lab raises $11 million series A

New Zealand metal casting startup Foundry Lab raised a Series A of US$8 million (A$11.2 million), led by Blackbird with GD1, Icehouse, K1W1 and three angels joining earlier backers.

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