Ledger. Australian venture funding, tracked

Startup · $258m raised

Morse Micro

Hardware/Robotics/IoT company

Sydney, NSW

Coverage

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

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ACT Investors: 15 Canberra Funds Backing Deep Tech in 2026

A directory of fifteen Canberra investors backing deep tech, noting ACTivate Capital's fund first close, several government-backed company raises, an incubator's alumni, and one portfolio acquisition.

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Uniseed boss Peter Devine calls time on 20 years leading Australia's OG VC

Uniseed chief executive Peter Devine departs after two decades; Monash's Alistair Hick takes over in 2026. The piece recounts Uniseed's fund history and recent stakes in ENA Respiratory and Morse Micro rounds.

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AI AI investors: Data centres and artificial intelligence startups fire up Australian VC backing

A quarterly report on the Australian venture market finds Q3 2025 investment passed a billion dollars, led by a Singapore data centre company's raise, with AI drawing premium valuations and bubble warnings.

Also Startup Daily·Startup Daily

Funding announcement

From 0 to 4.5 billion: how the Startmate pay-it-forward mentorship model built a startup powerhouse

Startmate reflects on a decade of backing founders, profiling breakout alumni across its cohorts and describing how its mentors reinvest in newer startups, alongside its fund model and returns.

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Morse Micro raises $88 million for long-range Wi-Fi chips

Sydney chipmaker Morse Micro has banked an $88 million Series C led by Japan's MegaChips, with the national reconstruction fund and several existing backers also participating; funds will drive growth and future chip development.

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Uniseed adds another $25m from UniSuper to commercialise academic research

UniSuper adds a further $25 million to its backing of Uniseed, reaching $100 million in total support for the university research commercialisation fund; past cheques to quantum and biotech startups are recapped.

Fund close $200k

Startmate’s top 20 most valuable investments

A profile of Startmate ranking the twenty most valuable companies it has backed, noting their valuations, past raises and founders, plus Bugcrowd's newly announced purchase of Informer and its climate focus.

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FUNDED September 2022 Including September Q Review

Techboard's September 2022 roundup reports Australian raises led by Morse Micro's $140m Series B, several acquisitions including ResApp Health to Pfizer, fund closes by Telstra Ventures, OIF and Main Sequence, and open raises.

Also @AuManufacturing·SmartCompany·SmartCompany

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FUNDED November 2022

Techboard's monthly roundup reports November 2022 Australian private funding of roughly $678 million across 38 deals, listing closed raises by Vow, Samsara Eco, Advanced Navigation and others, Sprint Ventures' first fund close, and rounds still open.

Also SmartCompany

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Nine Aussie startups that raised more than $104 million this week

Weekly roundup reporting nine Australian startups that together secured roughly $104 million across sports tech, semiconductors, regtech, legal automation, SaaS, edtech, agtech and biotech, with Vald's $36 million the largest.

Also Techboard

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Morse Micro tops up Series B with another $30 million from super funds

Wi-Fi HaLow chip maker Morse Micro raised a further $30 million for its Series B from Australian superannuation funds, lifting the round to $170 million; its earlier seed and Series A raises are also recapped.

Also SmartCompany·Techboard·Startup Daily·SmartCompany·Startup Daily

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Aussie startups raised $471 million in September — the strongest funding month since March

SmartCompany summarises Cut Through Venture's report finding Australian startups closed 71 deals worth $471 million in September 2022, the strongest month since March, led by hardware, while revisiting large September 2021 raises.

Also Startup Daily·Startup Daily

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Ignition Lane's Great Big Wrap: VCs court cash, an M&A bash & Canva makes a splash

Ignition Lane's weekly tech roundup covering fresh Australian startup raises, new venture funds and closes, a wave of acquisitions, delistings and a liquidation, executive moves, and Canva's product launch.

Also Techboard·Startup Daily

Series B $140m

Morse Micro chips into huge $140 million series B

Wi-Fi chip startup Morse Micro has raised a $140 million Series B led by Japan's MegaChips with $100 million, with Blackbird and Main Sequence also investing, to secure manufacturing and grow in Japan.

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Funding announcement

IoT pioneer Morse Micro wins big from NSW government support for Tech Central

NSW government backing for Morse Micro's HaLow Wi-Fi expansion in Tech Central is still subject to a formal agreement, UTS plans a defence-compliant vault, and five scaleups are named as first recipients of accommodation rebates.

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