Ledger. Australian venture funding, tracked

Startup · $2.5m raised

TasTest

Coverage

Stories naming TasTest. 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 #179, 26th September 2026

Weekly roundup recording a dozen raises and acquisitions, Firmus's scheduled float, a new $50m venture fund, a founder share sale, grant winners, an accelerator intake, and an AI agent's government breach.

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7 startups share $15.6 million in the latest round of government-backed dementia research grants

Seven Australian health startups receive equity-free grants totalling $15.6 million in the second CUREator+ round for dementia research, backed by the Medical Research Future Fund, spanning gene editing, medicines and diagnostic tools.

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