Ledger. Australian venture funding, tracked

Startup · $3.5m raised

Kantoko

A venture seeking to simplify ADHD assessment and treatment via telehealth.

Sydney, NSW

Coverage

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

Funding announcement

This Week in Australian Startups #174, 16th August 2026

Australian startups raised funds including Alloy Robotics, Farmbot and Atmo Biosciences. Firmus Technologies acquired Benmax while Tabcorp bought BetMakers. SafetyCulture rebranded to Mitti.

8 deals

Eight ANZ startups that raised $67.4 million this week

Eight Australian and New Zealand startups secured a combined $67.4 million in funding across various sectors including agtech, medtech, robotics, and fintech.

Seed $3.5m

Australia’s ADHD system made him ‘snap’. Now he’s raised millions to build a new one

Zac Altman’s ADHD telehealth startup Kantoko has secured $3.5 million in a Side Stage Ventures-led seed round, with Andrew Forrest’s Tenmile and Go1’s founders investing; the article also recalls his earlier ventures’ sales.

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