Ledger. Australian venture funding, tracked

Startup · $45.6m raised

Nexl

CRM software for lawyers

Sydney, NSW

Coverage

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

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🇦🇺 This Week in Australian Startups #180, 4th October 2026

Weekly roundup reporting Australian startup funding rounds and government grants, a venture fund close, agreed acquisitions, an IPO pricing, a collapse, plus executive hires and AI policy developments.

This Week in Australian Startups 4 Oct 2026 Avicena SystemsEastend VenturesFeBIHeidi HealthiQ SenseQ FactorialQuantX LabsR2CreteSilicon Quantum ComputingSkopos BioTrendspekAdobeAdvanced NavigationAirwallexAmpolAnthropicAtlassianAUDCBarrenjoeyBasetenBig Picture MedicalBlackbird VenturesDroneshieldEvie NetworksFirmus TechnologiesFusion Venture LabsGoldman SachsHarrison AIInDebtedLorikeetMegaportMetaMonoovaMorgan StanleyNearmapNexlOFXOpenAIOrbit2OrbitOrd MinnettPaperbarkPerennial Private InvestmentsPlanet StartupPotentia CapitalPsiQuantumQueenslandRBAREA GroupRedbelly NetworkRedEarth Energy Storage LtdREXRoyal Commission into AIScalare PartnersSiconaStanfordTank Stream LabsTech CouncilThoma BravoThorneyUnileverUniversity of MelbourneWatchfulWeMoneyBlockwall Digital Assets FundCritical Technologies Challenge ProgramFunds SAGenesis Pre-Seed FundOIF VenturesShape CapitalTenmileTin Alley VenturesUniseedYosemiteBrendan LeeChris LehaneChris McNamaraChristian Westerlind WigstromChristopher ManningDavid JanetzkiIain RossIan WangJosh ForemanJosh ParsonsKate PounderMatt ReddenPhilipp ThurnerSam AltmanTrevor St Baker
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Six ANZ startups that raised $211.1 million this week

Roundup of six Australian and New Zealand funding rounds, headlined by Heidi Health and Octopus Deploy, also covering Nexl, OpenSolar, Lucent and PAM, with past acquisitions of Stella AI, MagicBrief and Codefresh noted.

SmartCompany 10 Oct 2025 Heidi HealthLucentNexlOctopus DeployOpenSolarPAMCanvaCodefreshEasy CryptoEven CapitalEVPGilbert and TobinHingeMagicBriefMarselloPhoenix CourtPoint72Saniel VenturesShearwater CapitalStella AITelstraTinderVulpes2150 Sustainability FundBlackbird VenturesBrowder CapitalFlying Kiwi AngelsFoggy ValleyGoogleHeadlineHorizonIcehouse VenturesInsight PartnersLatitudeLong Journey VenturesTidemark CapitalTitanium VenturesWainot InvestmentWeekend FundJanine GraingerSarah ParkAdam PryorAlisa WuAndrew BirchBrent SpicerCaro WilliamsDave YuanNicole RetterPaul StovellPhilipp ThurnerSonia StovellSteven A Cohen

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Investment Notes: Why We Invested in SprintSuite

EVP sets out its case for backing SprintSuite, an operations platform for mining and engineering service firms co-founded by Fredy Galindo Jr. and Sandra Harris, citing insider credibility and strong early growth.

EVP portfolio 20 Aug 2025 SprintSuiteBHPChauvel Industrial ServicesCorePlanIgnitionKBSSNexlRichglenRio TintoSojitz CorporationVex EngineeringWoodside EnergyEVPFredy Galindo Jr.Sandra Harris

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Eleven Aussie startups that raised $61.5 million this week

Weekly roundup of funding rounds at eleven Australian startups, including a $28 million Series B, a $14 million raise paired with an acquisition, and a neural-implant company appointing a new chief executive.

SmartCompany 1 Dec 2023 BunstersCarbon CyberneticsEnvisionVRLevin HealthNexlResvuRich Data CoSohoStroproWLTHAFLAirtaskerAldiBirchalCitiCSIROGilbert + TobinMinterEllisonMortgage Mart of AustraliaVisaWave ComputingWoolworthsBlack Nova Venture CapitalBMYGEVPFeedback VenturesKina BankMore than 400 investorsnCinoOctava FundRajomonSeed Space Venture CapitalShearwater CapitalUniversity of Melbourneunnamed industry leadersWestpacAbraham RobertsonAda GuanAndrew BogutAnto JosephBen StreaterBrodie HauptCharles GuanDavid GarrettDrew HauptGordon CampbellJohn KerrJonathan LuiJustin SpangaroMark BrayshawMatt BrowneMichael CoomerMichael ShawPhilipp ThurnerRenae BunsterRichard HockneyTom WelsbyWayne Armstrong

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Six Aussie startups that raised over $19 million this week

A weekly roundup reporting six Australian startups that raised a combined $19 million, including Quasar, Nexl, MoreGoodDays, DAS and Our Cow, plus Our Cow's earlier acquisition of delivery startup Voly.

SmartCompany 17 Mar 2023 DASMoreGoodDaysNexlOur CowQuasar Satellite TechnologiesBirchalClimatech GroupGilbert and TobinTelusVolyAlice Anderson FundBlackbird VenturesCSIRODefence Innovation HubEVPGiant LeapIAGMain Sequence VenturesPan GroupSaniel VenturesStartmateTelus VenturesTheLegalTech FundThe Snow FoundationVulpesLindy De StoopMarc De StoopAnthony WilmottHelena NgoNeala 'Nel' FuliaPhillip ThurnerPhil Ridley

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