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Cheque-in: 10 ANZ startups raised nearly $193 million this week

Weekly roundup of ten Australian and New Zealand startup raises totalling nearly $194 million, topped by Neara's $90 million round at a $1.1 billion valuation, with Splose, Operata, HAMR Energy and Adora also covered.

Startup Daily 13 Feb 2026 AdoraContentedeGuaranteeFluencyHAMR EnergyNearaOperatasploseWellumioArtesian VCAtlassianCanvaChess.comDeelEmployment HeroFacebookGeminiGranolaNetflixNew Zealand governmentNotionReplitRevolutSiteminderSnowball EffectSpotifyStartmateSwinburne Innovation StudioXeroAccelAirbusAltered CapitalArchangel VenturesAthletic VenturesBlackbird VenturesBlack Nova Venture CapitalBoosterCarya Venture PartnersCorrelationCo VenturesCure Kids VenturesDesigner FundDST Global PartnersEnterprise AngelsEQTEVPExhort VenturesFlying Fox VenturesFlying KiwiGaruda VenturesGhost VCGlitch CapitalHort InnovationIcehouse VenturesMixture of ExpertsNextGen VenturesNuance Connected CapitalNZ Growth Capital PartnersPacific ChannelPartners GroupQantasShearwater CapitalSkip CapitalSpectrum EquitySquare Peg CapitalTCVTenacious VenturesThyssenkrupp UhdeTidal VenturesDavid StribleyFinnlay MorcombeHannah Hardy-JonesLucy PinkNathan ScullyNicholas SandersonOliver FarnillOmar SalemRichard BeaumontSimon CarrollStephen Ellis
Seed $9.9m

Former Canva executive raises $9.9 million for product mapping startup Adora

Product-mapping startup Adora, co-founded by an ex-Canva product chief, has landed seed funding with Blackbird leading and four other backers, earmarked for product work and Sydney hiring.

SmartCompany 11 Feb 2026 AdoraAmazonCanvaChess.comGranolaNotionReplitBlackbird VenturesCo VenturesDesigner FundGaruda VenturesSkip CapitalAlbert ChengNathan ScullyNick CrockerOmar Salem

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