NewSouth Innovations

Eight Aussie startups that raised $108.6 million this week

Roundup of eight funding deals: Synchron's Series D, plus raises by Lumonus AI, Hullbot, Nbryo, Cytophenix, Giftbee, Understanding Zoe and Zeligate, spanning medtech, robotics, agtech and AI.

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

Hullbot raises $16m from the bottom of the harbour

Climate Tech Partners backs Hullbot in cutting shipping emissions: $16m series A

Australian robotics company Hullbot has raised A$16 million in a Series A led by Regeneration VC to expand its ship hull-cleaning technology worldwide; the deal is the first from Climate Tech Partners' new fund.

Also SmartCompany·Startup Daily·katapultocean.com·SmartCompany·Startup Daily·greenreview.com.au·marinebusinessnews.com.au

Six Aussie startups that raised $28.5 million this week

Weekly roundup detailing new capital for Australian startups Diraq, BrainFish, RecycleSmart, Cohabit and Five Faces, alongside Alumly's undisclosed multimillion-dollar backing from UK investor Mauve Group.

Also Startup Daily

Quantum chips startup Diraq secures $15 million towards new raise

Quantum computing venture Diraq has banked $15 million toward an unfinished round, with earlier backers joined by two new funds, pushing its cumulative funding beyond US$137 million.

Also SmartCompany·Startup Daily

Four ANZ startups that raised $22.8 million this week

Roundup of four trans-Tasman companies that secured capital: a Series A for a brand-tracking platform, a deeptech pre-seed, a drinks brand's seed round, and a crowdfunded driver-safety app.

Sydney startup Bandicoot Imaging raises $1 million for fabric digitisation tech

Bandicoot Imaging, a Sydney startup turning fabrics into 3D digital twins, has collected a $1m pre-seed round from qonvolv Ventures, Precision Textiles, Mou Fung and NewSouth Innovations to scale its platform.