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Key hire

Apple of his isle: Fintech investor Brian Collins named Enterprize Tasmania CEO

Enterprize Tasmania has appointed Brian Collins, deputy chair of FinTech Australia and co-founder of fintech fund Triple Bubble, as CEO, with the ten-year-old organisation seeking national and global reach for the state's startup ecosystem.

Funding announcement

Cheque-in: four ANZ startups raised $307.1 million in mid-January

Roundup of four ANZ raises: a Queensland rocket company's nine-figure Series E, a New Zealand legal-AI firm's Series B, a seed round for AI code-security, and a Melbourne construction-software raise.

8 deals

Four ANZ startups that raised $307.1 million this week

Roundup of four ANZ raises totalling over $307m: Gilmour Space's Series E, Ivo's Series B, Dam Secure's seed round and SPEC Toolbox's pre-Series A, plus a board appointment at Dam Secure.

Seed $6.1m

Dam Secure raises $6.1 million to tackle AI code security risks

AI code security startup Dam Secure has closed an oversubscribed $6.1 million seed round led by Paladin Capital Group, with several tech executives investing, to grow its Australian R&D team and build a US sales presence.

Also Startup Daily·Forbes Australia·SmartCompany·Forbes Australia

Seed $3m+

Beaten Zone Venture Partners Backs Zendir in AU$3M+ Seed Round to Advance Space-Cyber Defence Capabilities

BZV's post announcing it co-led Zendir's oversubscribed seed round with Investible, joined by Galileo Ventures, TEN13, Jelix Ventures and Innovation Bay, to fund overseas growth of the spacecraft digital-twin platform.

Exit / M&A

Looking Back to Look Forward

Blackbird partner Samantha Wong reflects on a decade of the firm's Sunrise conference and Australia's startup ecosystem, recalling Atlassian's Nasdaq listing and Aconex's float and sale to Oracle.

Also OIF Ventures portfolio·OIF Ventures portfolio·thelawyermag.com·SmartCompany·SmartCompany·LaunchVic·LaunchVic

10 deals

Seven Aussie startups that raised $155.5 million this week

Weekly roundup covering seven Australian companies' fresh capital: EV charging, satellite IoT, sovereign cloud, wearables, workplace messaging, plus two crowdfunding raises on Birchal.

Also Startup Daily·Startup Daily·@AuManufacturing·@AuManufacturing

Seed $3.3m

Investment Notes: Nominal Systems

Jelix's note explains its fund's participation in Nominal Systems' oversubscribed seed round, profiling the spacetech founders, their industry collaborations, early profitability and plans for recurring digital-twin revenue.

Unnamed stage $4.5m

Manufacturing news briefs — stories you might have missed

Roundup: Titomic's April equity raise, a Curtin student's SunSmart fashion win, Innovation Bay's NT angel launch, BenchOn's Queensland portal, WHISE backing a Victorian manufacturing strategy, plus Curtin nanocrystal research.

3 deals

Purpose Ventures closes $37M fund to invest in WA startups

Kylie and Derek Gerrard's Purpose Ventures has closed $37m for its Western Australian startup fund, with WA investors, the Steinberg Family Office as cornerstone backer and state government operational support.

Also Startup Daily

Series A $7.5m

Former bank exec finds funding for profitable fintech

Biza.io, a Brisbane consumer-data-right compliance startup, has closed a $7.5m Series A with OIF Ventures and Jelix Ventures — its first raise after bootstrapping to profitability under founder Stuart Low, a former Rabobank innovation head.

Also OIF Ventures portfolio·OIF Ventures portfolio·Startup Daily·Australian FinTech·Startup Daily·Techboard·Startup Daily·Australian FinTech·Australian FinTech·Australian FinTech·Australian FinTech

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