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🇦🇺 This Week in Australian Startups #173, 9th August 2026

Weekly roundup: Firmus completes its $2.85b round; Procore acquires DroneDeploy; Atlassian rebounds while Canva cuts guidance; plus fresh raises for Zabidou, BioScout, Vexev, Enrola, Spacetalk and others.

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Unlockd cofounder Matt Berriman calls time on his US legal fight over Google killing his startup

Unlockd cofounder Matt Berriman has ended his eight-year US antitrust fight against Google after the appeal failed, closing the chapter on the adtech firm that raised over $60 million before Google's 2018 ban.

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Unlockd founder calls it quits on eight-year Google fight

Matt Berriman has abandoned his eight-year legal action against Google after a US appeals court dismissed Unlockd's antitrust appeal, per an investor note obtained by the Financial Review.

RealVC founder Matt Berriman heads to US as Livewire boss

Sydney gaming-marketing firm Livewire names RealVC founder Matt Berriman as New York-based chief; cofounder Brad Manuel heads to Los Angeles. RealVC and other existing shareholders recently put in more money, amount undisclosed.