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Eight Aussie startups that raised $104.4 million this week

Weekly roundup of eight Australian startup raises, led by Sonder's $40 million round, plus AMP's $20 million raise and acquisition of the Shopify app Back in Stock.

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Sonder raises $40m from Blackbird Ventures, Seek, Hostplus

Sonder, a workplace health and wellbeing provider, closed a 40 million dollar round with Blackbird and Seek leading, Hostplus newly investing, and funds aimed at growth across Australia, New Zealand, Britain and AI features.

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Wellness app Sonder secures $40m from Blackbird, Seek and Hostplus

Sonder has wrapped up a $40m round backed by Blackbird Ventures, Seek and Hostplus; the Sydney staff-wellness firm says its app has passed one million members and will push overseas.

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Five Aussie startups that raised $163.6 million this week

Weekly roundup covering five Australian startups' raises: an insurtech Series E, a digital ID Series A, medtech and proptech funding, and a recycling platform's equity crowdfunding campaign.

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Three Aussie startups that raised $36 million this week

Roundup of January raises: Sonder took $16 million in a Series B extension, Ultra Violette landed $15 million from Aria Growth Partners, VAPAR added $5 million; Sonder also named a new chairman.

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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.

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Alternative liquidity investor SecondQuarter raises $83 million for 2nd fund backed by Andrew Forrest, Sam Kroonenburg & Dom Pym

Secondaries fund SecondQuarter has reached an $83m first close on its second vehicle, aiming past $100m, with founder-angels and Minderoo among new backers; its portfolio includes past sales of ActivePipe and A Cloud Guru.

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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.

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Investment Notes: Sonder

Blackbird's investment note sets out why the firm led employee wellbeing company Sonder's Series B, recalling its earlier pass, angel Paul Waide's seed backing, and the startup's shift from student safety to corporate wellness.

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Five startups, $63 million in funding: Who has taken home the cash this week?

A weekly roundup covering five funding rounds: HealthMatch's Series C, Monday Distillery's crowdfunding, Sonder's Series B, Lleaf's bridge round, and Spice AI's seed raise.

Workplace wellness startup Sonder banks $35 million Series B

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This female-founded startup wants to build better managers – and raised $6.8 million in Seed funding to do it

Manager-training platform The Mintable, founded by Lauren Humphrey and Melissa Miller, has raised a $6.8 million seed round led by Blackbird, after previously securing $1.3 million in pre-seed backing.

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Finding The Exit: Australian VC exits and market roundup

Commentary piece on VC exit strategies (IPO, trade sale, secondary sale) referencing recent Australian tech M&A deals and venture funding rounds including Sendle, UpGuard, Sonder and others.

Apple in talks to acquire Australian startup Sonder (2016)

The Guardian reports Apple is negotiating to buy Sydney keyboard startup Sonder, whose chief executive met Tim Cook; it recalls a university program stint and a state government grant.