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Funding roundup covering four raises: Pay.com.au's $25 million round plus a $28 million secondary, Ruminant Biotech's Series A, Australis Scientific's Rohto-backed funding, and Paperly's $3 million round led by Tribe Global Ventures.
Payment rewards platform Pay.com.au has raised $25 million led by Morgans Corporate, with $28 million of existing shares also sold, valuing the company at $633 million as it pushes into America.
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A Melbourne fund manager's tech fund led a $4.9 million investment in Sydney hospitality procurement platform Marketboomer, taking a 20 per cent stake to fund local resources, Asian and UK expansion and payouts to existing shareholders.
Roundup of eight Australian startup raises totalling $433m, topped by Employment Hero's $263m Series F and Skykraft's $120m round; Darwinium, Konvoy Kegs, The Martec and three Birchal crowdfunds complete the week.
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The Martec, a Sydney talent-marketing platform, has secured an $8 million round led by family office AS1 with Airtree backing, to grow its offshore presence; its customers include Telstra, Coles and Adobe.
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An Australian maker of dissolvable hand soap tablets has been bought by travel amenities firm Buzz for an unrevealed price, with its founder moving across to help roll out refillable hotel amenities.
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