Southern Angels

Cheque-in: 8 startups gobbled up $572.12 million in funding this week

Weekly roundup of eight raises totalling $572.12 million, led by Firmus's $500 million round; RAGE Biotech, SunDrive, Number 8 Bio, Fabra, Keeyu, MyGig and Drone-Hand also funded, plus two RAGE Biotech executive appointments.

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💫 Ramplify: November Nattering

Rampersand's newsletter announces it led Keeyu's $2.3 million pre-seed round, alongside portfolio updates from Quantum Brilliance, Cuttable, Hatch and Goterra, plus job listings and reflections on domain founders and Australian venture capital.

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South Australia has a new early-stage VC fund to back B2B startups

Eastend Ventures, a VC based in Adelaide, has locked in $10 million for its $50 million debut fund — South Australia's first ESVCLP — and has already backed three startups with it.

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Australian Angel Awards 2022 – Winners Announced

Techboard announces the 2022 Australian Angel Awards winners, honouring Tim Hirst as Angel of the Year and Brisbane Angels for its Clipchamp exit, while recalling past raises and exits including Clarity Pharmaceuticals and Instaclustr.

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Super Fierce launches wealthtech platform to address $30 trillion global gender wealth gap

Pickstar scores $5 million to go global with talent booking tech

Talent booking platform Pickstar, co-founded by two former AFL players, has raised $5 million from backers including Adam Gilchrist, Mike Jeffries and RADVentures to grow in Australia, the UK and the US.

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