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FeBI Technologies won an Australian government grant of about A$1.52 million for its quantum-based iron blood test, building on earlier Stage 1 funding, and will partner with universities and Aboriginal health services.
Silicon Quantum Computing received a US government-backed grant to advance quantum-enhanced energy forecasting work with Schneider Electric and UNSW into Stage 2 of the Critical Technologies Challenge Program.
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Bose has acquired Firelight Technologies, the Melbourne creator of FMOD interactive audio software, to expand its business-to-business audio unit into gaming and other real-time applications; terms undisclosed.
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A university spinout commercialising concrete recycling has secured pre-seed backing from Genesis Pre-Seed Fund and Uniseed to build a pilot plant, with field trials planned for early 2027.
Melbourne oncology startup Skopos Bio has raised a seed round from Tenmile, Tin Alley Ventures and Yosemite to advance radioactive cancer therapy toward human trials.
Australian logistics software company Yojee raised about US$6.76 million via placement and share purchase plan, exceeding its target, while reporting a fiscal 2026 net loss as it rolls out its MOSAIC platform.
Adelaide-based Eastend Ventures closed its debut fund at US$19.4 million, backed by cornerstone investor Funds SA and over 50 investors; it has deployed over US$5.18 million into seven startups.
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APM Group, an Australian company, is buying Medcor, an employer-facing healthcare business, at a price it did not disclose, and will merge it with WorkCare and Assure into a single North American workplace-health operation.
Sydney-based maker of 3D infrastructure inspection software has landed a Series B with OIF Ventures leading, earmarked for growth abroad, hiring and product work.
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Dealroom reports Sydney investment house Ellerston Capital plans to buy at least a 12% stake in travel platform Luxury Escapes at a $525 million valuation, with board representation and an expected two-to-three-year exit.
Kinoxis Therapeutics, a biotech targeting dementia symptoms, raised US$5.99 million in a round announced September 2026; CSIRO-backed Main Sequence took part, alongside a US$1.62 million grant.
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A new precision-medicine company formed by Perth's Syngenis Labs, a research institute and two scientists has bought Gene S, maker of the Rosa pharmacogenomics tool; no price was disclosed.
Heidi, maker of AI tools for clinicians, raised a Blackbird-led Series C with earlier backers joining, plus growth capital from General Catalyst, to expand from documentation into supervised clinical action.
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Brisbane clean-tech firm Graphene Manufacturing Group is issuing shares to a lone private backer for about US$10 million to lift graphene and battery output, with completion due about 23 September.
Sydney biotech Promethean BioPharma has launched an OnMarket crowdfunding round to fund manufacturing, trials and its push for non-prescription status of its CBD pain tablet in Australia.
Waste platform Jerrara Environmental has taken investment from Direct Capital and MADAUS Capital Partners, the second deal from Direct Capital's $525m fund raised in April 2025.
Brisbane weather-tech startup SkySight received a UK research agency grant to build a forecasting and flight-planning platform for stratospheric aircraft, delivered through its UK subsidiary among 18 funded teams.
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Australian energy retailer Amber Electric has raised US$50.8 million in a round led by Morgan Stanley's climate fund 1GT, with earlier backers joining, to drive local growth and a European expansion.
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Listed investor Scalare Partners has taken an undisclosed early-stage stake in Sydney AI scent startup Auric, which has opened a lab at Tank Stream Labs after earlier backing from Antler and Sputnik ATX.
Australian biotech Nyrada has banked US$7.76 million through a share placement managed by Bell Potter, with proceeds going to its clinical pipeline, including the Phase IIa trial of Xolatryp in heart attack patients.
Australian-listed Telix is buying German radioisotope supplier ITM in a $1.65 billion deal with contingent milestone payments, creating an end-to-end radiopharmaceutical business.
Dealroom reports CSIRO lifting its stake in Main Sequence's early-stage Atmosphere vehicle fourfold to US$12.9 million, money earmarked for a fourth fund the firm has yet to raise.
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Design and technology company Portable received a Business Research and Innovation Initiative grant to build Sweep, its wage-underpayment detection platform, as Australia criminalises intentional wage underpayment.
Xpansiv has wrapped a growth equity round with Blackstone, Macquarie, CBA, Goldman Sachs, Aware Super and Aramco Ventures among its backers, as the IPO hopeful looks to fund expansion in Australia and globally.
Sydney events-software startup Evatto has raised a $1.02 million pre-seed round led by Purpose Ventures to fund product development, international growth and hiring.
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Australian medtech Ceretas hit a milestone in its CUREator+ program, unlocking the final instalment of a government-funded grant; the piece also recaps its A$8 million IPO and ASX listing earlier in 2026.
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Brookfield has struck a deal worth about $2.8 billion to take over plumbing products maker Reliance Worldwide; the target's board backs the offer, with completion expected in 2027 pending approvals.
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Dealroom reports Australian battery materials startup Sicona acquired Louisiana-based Advano, taking its New Orleans facility, and recalls Advano's earlier $45 million raise backed by Tony Fadell and Peter Thiel.
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Cycliq, which makes cycling safety cameras, has completed a steeply discounted A$1.5 million equity raise brokered by CPS Capital Group, with proceeds earmarked for stock, artificial intelligence projects and general operations.
Listed regtech firm Dataworks Group has locked in A$3 million in committed investor backing via a share placement, with Cygnet Capital running the raise, to repay debt and expand its government technology platforms.
Australian gold explorer Auravelle Metals has settled the second instalment of its post-listing share placement, worth about A$205,000, with the cash earmarked for drilling at projects in South Australia and Western Australia.
A consortium fronted by Calvary Health Care has completed its takeover of Healthscope, the nation's second-biggest hospital operator, ending 16 months of instability. Whyalla's steelworks will shed 500-plus jobs after its furnace restart failed.
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Wealth platform Netwealth is acquiring AI advice-automation startup Paradino for A$20 million upfront, mostly cash, plus earn-outs that could reach A$9 million, and intends another A$10 million of investment.
Pet-health startup Elita Genetics, based in Melbourne, has secured $1.9 million to grow from cell banking into canine longevity, with Boost VC leading and four other backers alongside.
A British Formula 1 hardware supplier has bought Melbourne timing specialist Dorian for an undisclosed sum, keeping the brand serving racers in the region while Alitrax continues frontline support.
Darwin chemical recycler Global Resource Recovery has obtained A$55 million in debt funding from the National Reconstruction Fund Corporation to build out facilities at the port, creating construction and permanent roles.
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MetaCognition, an Australian AI startup, has raised a $10m seed round led by Main Sequence to develop software that lets AI models control robots and industrial machinery.
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Dealroom reports South Australian renewables firm YES Group obtained ARENA funding for 14 batteries across SA and NSW, in a tranche that also grants Ausgrid and the City of Newcastle money for more storage.
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Growth equity firm Thoma Bravo has invested in Tanda, a Brisbane workforce-management software business, its first external funding after 14 years of bootstrapping; the money targets AI features and overseas expansion.
NextDC, an Australian operator of data centres, announced a A$1.1 billion convertible note offer, following April equity and May debt raises, to bankroll local expansion.
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Lexaria Bioscience agreed immediate warrant exercises to raise about $5.9 million gross, cutting exercise prices, with H.C. Wainwright placing; proceeds plus an Australian tax rebate may carry operations and R&D into 2027.
Australian food manufacturer Flavour Makers has bought New Zealand condiments maker Groenz, its first acquisition beyond Australia, adding a Wellington plant, about 90 staff, 165 products and the Frenchmaid brand; terms undisclosed.
Bioshore Ventures has wrapped up its first fund at $27 million with all capital committed, drawing 65 individual backers including three well-known investors, and has named four health-technology companies in its portfolio.
Perth drone maker Innovaero has completed the raising for its stockmarket float and will debut on the national exchange on 22 September, with an implied value near A$158 million.
Australian biotech ReNerve and RMIT received a government grant of nearly AUD500,000 for a joint project aiming to speed nerve repair after prostate operations, under a federal program.
Qantas and Airbus backed an unnamed Australian company's A$30 million raise to advance a Queensland plant that would make lower-carbon jet fuel.
NuEnergy Gas, an ASX-listed gas company, has secured commitments for a A$3.1 million private placement to fund early gas sales at Tanjung Enim in Indonesia and advance other contract areas.
Oleyn, an enterprise AI company, has secured backing from angel investors in Singapore and Australia, with banker Mamun Rashid among them, to support product development, hiring and overseas growth.
Melbourne solar software maker Proa Energy has received a government grant for its HiveOps fault-detection platform, with trials to be run alongside two energy partners on a project extending to 2028.
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Intellivision Holdings of Singapore paid $2.6 million for a 17.71 percent voting stake in ASX-listed CurveBeam AI, disclosed through a filing with the Australian exchange.
A Brisbane-founded ASX-listed operator is funding its biggest data centre build with a fresh share offer to existing holders, plus an expanded hybrid securities deal that drew more pension fund money.
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Truck parts group MaxiPARTS has drawn a conditional buyout approach from Ares and separately agreed to acquire a brake component supplier's assets for $11.2 million.
Perth robotics group Nexxis has acquired BladeBUG, a UK developer of wind turbine inspection robots, taking the Australian company into the UK renewables sector; no price was given.
Cold spray manufacturer Titomic has locked in A$16.5 million via a share placement, funding expansion at its Alabama plant and a planned shift of corporate domicile to the United States.
Deals recorded from Dealroom's coverage. A round is listed once, however many of their articles mention it.
| Company | Stage | Announced | Amount | Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silicon Quantum Computing | Grant | 2 Oct 2026 | $3.6m | |
| Skopos Bio | Seed | 30 Sep 2026 | ~$8.4m | |
| Kinoxis Therapeutics | Unnamed stage | 23 Sep 2026 | $6.8m | |
| Kinoxis Therapeutics | Grant | 23 Sep 2026 | $2.5m | |
| Heidi Health | Series C | 22 Sep 2026 | $140m | |
| Auric | Unnamed stage | 21 Sep 2026 | - | |
| SkySight | Grant | 21 Sep 2026 | ~$960.8k | |
| Hysata | Grant | 18 Sep 2026 | $30m+ | |
| Evatto | Pre-seed | 16 Sep 2026 | $1m | |
| Cycliq Group | Unnamed stage | 15 Sep 2026 | $1.5m | |
| Volt Resources | Grant | 15 Sep 2026 | $7.7m | |
| Tanda | Unnamed stage | 13 Sep 2026 | - | |
| Global Resource Recovery | Venture debt | 11 Sep 2026 | $55m | |
| Metacognition AI | Pre-seed | 9 Sep 2026 | $10m | |
| Dela | Seed | 8 Sep 2026 | $1m+ | |
| Proa Energy Australia Pty Ltd | Grant | 4 Sep 2026 | $4.1m | |
| NextDC | Venture debt | 2 Sep 2026 | $1.1b | |
| Titomic | Unnamed stage | 1 Sep 2026 | $16.5m | |
| City of Newcastle | Grant | 1 Sep 2026 | $5m | |
| Ausgrid | Grant | 1 Sep 2026 | $8m | |
| YES Group | Grant | 1 Sep 2026 | $10.3m | |
| Heidi Health | Series A | 26 Aug 2026 | $16.6m | |
| Ceretas | Unnamed stage | Jul 2026 | $8m | |
| NextDC | Unnamed stage | Apr 2026 | $2.2b | |
| Evatto | Accelerator | 2026 | - | |
| Hypersonix Launch Systems | Series A | 28 Oct 2025 | $46m | |
| Amber Electric | Series B | 30 Jun 2025 | $45m | |
| Amber Electric | Series C | 2024 | $12m | |
| Trendspek | Series A | 9 Dec 2022 | $6.3m |
Companies named in Dealroom's articles, most-covered first.
| Company | What it does | Articles |
|---|---|---|
| Advano | 1 | |
| Airbus | Aerospace company partnering with Conflux on the ZEROe project | 1 |
| Amber Electric | Energy retailer offering flexible, market-driven household energy plans | 1 |
| ANDHealth | Accelerates commercialisation of evidence-based digital and connected health technologies… | 1 |
| Antler Australia | Global early-stage VC investing in founders from first check to IPO | 1 |
| APM | 1 | |
| Ares | Private equity firm | 1 |
| Atmosphere | Main Sequence's pre-seed fund | 1 |
| Auric | Smart IoT scent device delivering AI-personalised scent rituals | 1 |
| Ausgrid | Australian utility partner of Neara | 1 |
| Australian Institute for Machine Learning | 1 | |
| BAE Systems | 1 | |
| Bell Potter | 1 | |
| Beth Israel Lahey Health | US health system | 1 |
| BlueNexus | AI agent workspace integrating with existing tools | 1 |
| BlueScopeX | 1 | |
| Bose | 1 | |
| BP | 1 | |
| Brambles | 1 | |
| Brookfield Asset Management | 1 | |
| Brookfield Business Corporation | 1 | |
| Brookfield Capital Partners | 1 | |
| Calvary Health Care | 1 | |
| Canada Snowboard | 1 | |
| Casio | 1 | |
| Ceretas | Delivers personalised therapeutic ultrasound for Alzheimer's disease | 1 |
| Chevron | 1 | |
| City of Newcastle | 1 | |
| Clean Energy Finance Corporation | 1 | |
| Cleanaway | garbage collector | 1 |
| Cochlear | Australian medical technology firm. | 1 |
| Critical Technologies Challenge Program | 1 | |
| CurveBeam AI | The company designs, manufactures, and markets CT scanners paired with AI-powered SaaS cl… | 1 |
| Cycliq Group | 1 | |
| Cygnet Capital | Joint lead manager for placement | 1 |
| Dataworks Group | 1 | |
| Dela | Dela handles transactions for second-hand goods on social platforms. | 1 |
| Dementia Australia | Partner in the CUREator+ Dementia and Cognitive Decline incubator program | 1 |
| Dijan Training Program | 1 | |
| E.ON Next | 1 | |
| Elita Genetics | Early stage startup and Nitrosend customer | 1 |
| Ellerston Capital | Investment management services for equities and private assets | 1 |
| Equans Solar & Storage | France-based partner deploying trial units at operational sites for the HiveOps project | 1 |
| Evatto | 1 | |
| Facebook Marketplace | 1 | |
| FeBI | Medtech startup developing quantum diamond sensor chip to detect blood iron levels | 1 |
| FIFA | 1 | |
| Firelight Technologies | 1 | |
| Fishburners | Australia's largest and longest-standing tech startup community | 1 |
| Flavour Makers | Australian food manufacturing and product development company | 1 |
| Florey Institute | 1 | |
| Future Made in Australia Innovation Fund | 1 | |
| Gene S | 1 | |
| Global Resource Recovery | 1 | |
| Grain LNG | 1 | |
| Graphene Manufacturing Group | 1 | |
| Groenz | New Zealand foodservice sauces and condiments maker | 1 |
| Gumtree | 1 | |
| Healthscope | Australia's second-largest private hospital | 1 |
| Heatseeker | 1 | |
| Heidi Health | Australian HealthTech company | 1 |
| Hiway Group | 1 | |
| Hostplus | 1 | |
| Hypersonix Launch Systems | 1 | |
| Hysata | University of Wollongong spin-out developing capillary-fed electrolysis cells for green h… | 1 |
| Inhouse Ventures | 1 | |
| Innovaero | Western Australian developer and manufacturer of attack drones used by the Australian Def… | 1 |
| Invictus Games | 1 | |
| IP Group Australia | Venture firm backing early-stage science and technology companies | 1 |
| ITM Isotope Technologies Munich | 1 | |
| Ive Group | Printer | 1 |
| JACK App | Construction management software for estimating and job tracking | 1 |
| Jerrara Environmental | 1 | |
| Kea Aerospace | 1 | |
| Kinoxis Therapeutics | A clinical candidate that aims to provide an alternative to antipsychotics for managing a… | 1 |
| Kitea Health Ltd | Implantable pressure sensor for hydrocephalus monitoring | 1 |
| KordaMentha | 1 | |
| Legend AI | 1 | |
| Luxury Escapes | 1 | |
| MaxiPARTS | ASX-listed truck components distributor | 1 |
| Metacognition AI | An AI startup building 'Windows for robots', an operating system for AI agents sitting un… | 1 |
| Morgan Stanley Investment Management | 1 | |
| NASA | Space agency and customer of Advanced Navigation | 1 |
| Netwealth Group | 1 | |
| New Orleans | 1 | |
| Nexxis Group | Develops robotics and remote inspection technology. | 1 |
| NHS England Midlands | 1 | |
| Nitrosend | AI-native email marketing platform for small and mid-sized businesses | 1 |
| NSW Ports | 1 | |
| Nvidia | Technology company developing platforms for AI computing including orbital compute. | 1 |
| Nyrada | 1 | |
| OnMarket | 1 | |
| Optible AI | AI grant review software for eligibility and compliance checks | 1 |
| Paradino | 1 | |
| PayPal | 1 | |
| Perron Institute | 1 | |
| Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre | Cancer research and treatment centre in Melbourne | 1 |
| Point72 | 1 | |
| Port of Rotterdam | 1 | |
| Portable | 1 | |
| Potentia Energy | Sydney developer deploying trial units at operational sites for the HiveOps project | 1 |
| Priori Analytica | Predictive analytics software for energy, defense and logistics | 1 |
| Proa Energy Australia Pty Ltd | 1 | |
| Promethean BioPharma | 1 | |
| Quadrant Private Equity | 1 | |
| Queensland Brain Institute | 1 | |
| R2Crete | 1 | |
| Red Bull | 1 | |
| Reliance Worldwide Corporation | Melbourne-based plumbing and water flow solutions manufacturer | 1 |
| Remedy Robotics | Builds software and hardware including surgical robots to expand access to care for time-… | 1 |
| ReNerve | Australian biotech firm specialising in peripheral nerve injury repair | 1 |
| ResMed | 1 | |
| Ryder Capital | 1 | |
| Schneider Electric | 1 | |
| Sicona | 1 | |
| Silicon Quantum Computing | startup founded by Michelle Simmons | 1 |
| Skopos Bio | 1 | |
| SkySight | 1 | |
| Startmate | Early-stage investment and mentorship for founders | 1 |
| Stripe | 1 | |
| Suncor Energy | 1 | |
| Sunrise Health Service Aboriginal Corporation | 1 | |
| SynGenis Pty Ltd | 1 | |
| Tanda | 1 | |
| Tank Stream Labs | 1 | |
| Taylor Collison | 1 | |
| Telix Pharmaceuticals | 1 | |
| Templewater | 1 | |
| The Perlan Project | 1 | |
| The University of Queensland | 1 | |
| Therapeutic Goods Administration | Australia's medical device regulator, which approved the OncoSil device | 1 |
| Titomic | additive manufacturing player | 1 |
| Trendspek | Structural lifecycle management software for 3D asset inspection | 1 |
| TSX Venture Exchange | 1 | |
| Unity | 1 | |
| UNSW Sydney | 1 | |
| US Defense Innovation Unit | 1 | |
| US Department of Defense | 1 | |
| Vocus | 1 | |
| Volt Energy Materials LLC | 1 | |
| Volt Resources | 1 | |
| Whyalla Steelworks | 1 | |
| Woodside Energy | 1 | |
| Xpansiv | 1 | |
| YES Group | Regional community battery project deploying 14 community batteries across regional South… | 1 |
| Australia's Economic Accelerator | federal government program | 2 |
| Australian Securities Exchange | 2 | |
| Firmus Technologies | GPU-powered AI cloud and scalable compute infrastructure | 2 |
| NextDC | 2 | |
| Planet Innovation | 2 | |
| Qantas | 2 | |
| University of Melbourne | University operating the Melbourne Connect innovation precinct | 2 |
| Apple | 3 |
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