Michael Irwin

24 Aussie startups that raised $91 million this week

Roundup of the week's Australian startup funding: fresh raises for five companies, Startmate's Summer '26 accelerator intake of 19 startups, and Affinda's acquisition of Pathfindr.

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Our investment in Breaker: Physical AI that Supercharges Teams and Missions

Main Sequence's blog post announces it led robotics software startup Breaker's pre-seed round, citing the founders' defence and robotics backgrounds and plans to expand the team and US presence.

Defence drone and robotics startup raises $2 million pre-Seed for US beachhead

Breaker, a defence robotics startup out of UNSW Founders' Defence 10X program, has closed a $2 million pre-seed round, led by Main Sequence, to triple headcount and deepen its US push.