Ledger. Australian venture funding, tracked

Startup · $109m raised · Energy

Jet Charge

EV charging company whose project explores network benefits from vehicle-to-grid technology

Melbourne, VIC

Coverage

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

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Can EVs help get more out of the grid, for less? Two new grant winners hope to show the way

Fourteen projects won grants under the federal government's Grid Enhancing Technologies program, including EV charging firms Jet Charge and Charge Hub Australia, to show how EVs and other tech can ease grid constraints.

Also RenewEconomy

Fund close $230m

Climate tech now employs 7000+ people and is driving Australia's economic growth, Climate Salad's annual analysis finds

Climate Salad's report says Australia's climate tech sector has passed 7,000 workers across 730 startups and drew $680 million in venture capital; Sea Forest's ASX debut and fund commitments point to investor appetite.

Funding announcement

Breakthrough Victoria is slinging another $75 million at local VC funds

Victoria's Breakthrough Victoria has committed $75m to five specialist VC funds covering climate tech, life sciences, female founders and healthcare, each pledging a quarter of its capital to local startups.

Funding announcement

BREAKTHROUGH VICTORIA INVESTS $75 MILLION IN VENTURE CAPITAL FUNDS TO BUILD VICTORIA'S INNOVATION ECOSYSTEM

Breakthrough Victoria is putting $75 million into five venture capital funds, including Virescent, SYNthesis BioVentures, Scale and Galileo, each of which has pledged a quarter of its capital to Victorian startups.

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Manufacturing news briefs — stories you might have missed

Roundup of short industry items: Element 25 and Vaxxas win US government grants, Orthocell gets an R&D refund, Convergence Medical completes its Series A, and Monique Conheady takes a Hysata board seat.

Also Startup Daily

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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

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Manufacturing news briefs – stories you might have missed

A news roundup covering a government-backed hydrogen project for Telstra, a climate tech fund's first close, new appointments at a South Australian agency and a feed company, plus export approvals and science prizes.

Also @AuManufacturing

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LaunchVic has picked the final 10 startups it thinks have unicorn potential in the 30×30 program

LaunchVic has selected ten scaleups for the last intake of its 30X30 mentoring program, which pairs their leaders with mentors from unicorn companies; the 20 earlier participants have together raised over $98.7 million.

Also RenewEconomy·RenewEconomy

Key hire

Grid Connections: Who’s going where in Australia’s energy transition

A rolling roundup of Australian energy-sector job moves, listing dozens of executives, directors and ministers joining or leaving utilities, regulators, developers and industry bodies between May and December 2023.

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The Ignition Lane Wrap: Life in the fast lane. And calling road service

Ignition Lane's weekly wrap: Tiger Global's losses and past Australian bets, MilkRun and TradeSquare closures, Cyara's Spearline acquisition, a Co Ventures pre-seed fund, Square Peg's partner promotion and LaunchVic's 30×30 picks.

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JET Charge raises $25m Series B, including $6m from CEFC (managed by Virescent Ventures)

An EV charging company has closed a Series B of over A$25 million led by RACV, with the CEFC's innovation fund, Claremont Capital and earlier individual backers taking part; its 2020 Series A is also recalled.

Also RenewEconomy·SmartCompany·SmartCompany

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Gridcognition powers ahead reaching $4M in total funding

Perth energy software startup Gridcognition raised a $2.25 million seed round, lifting total funding to $4 million, gained new investors and clients, hired five executives, and previously exited Greensense to ERM Power.

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CEFC congratulates Gridcognition on close of seed round at nearly $4m

Energy software firm Gridcognition closed a $2.25 million seed round; CEFC committed $625,000 through its innovation fund alongside Alberts Impact Ventures, Afterwork Ventures and angel investors, taking total funding near $4 million.

Also Virescent Ventures portfolio·gridcog.com·Startup News (WA)

Exit / M&A

Innovation Victoria: where founders start, scale and succeed

Innovation Victoria launches, merging Breakthrough Victoria and LaunchVic; Geoff Tarrant chairs the board, Monique Conheady deputises and Rod Bristow is CEO; Tarrant co-founded Payapps, bought by Autodesk in 2024.

Also Australian FinTech

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