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An interview in which Magnetic Alliance Capital's managing partner Mark Lim describes buying stable, plateaued businesses from retiring baby-boomer owners and lifting returns through operational change rather than startup-style venture bets.
Profile of a Sydney-based medical device maker developing a hydrogel condom, noting its human safety trial, manufacturing build-out, patent portfolio and grant backing.
Promotional profile of Altair International, an Australian deep-tech firm seeking capital on Wholesale Investor to commercialise biofilm-removing hygiene chemistry for Indonesian kitchens, Brunei manufacturing, and US defence and rail MRO markets.
Wholesale Investor profiles Altair International, an Australian hygiene-tech firm seeking capital to supply Indonesia's mass school-meal kitchen rollout, partnering through Brunei manufacturing and an Indonesian cooperative JV, with planned US defence and rail expansion.
Wholesale Investor's news listing spanning Australian private capital: deep-tech and biotech company profiles, property and crypto commentary, Q1 2026 venture funding totals, and guides to wholesale investor qualification.
A profile of Chimeric Therapeutics and CEO Rebecca McQualter covering its CAR T cancer therapy, clinical progress, manufacturing partnerships, FDA designations, and path to Phase 2 trials by mid-2026.
Profile of WRS Bioproducts, Harry Rosen's second-act algae venture producing natural food ingredients, now courting investors as US regulators move to ban synthetic food colours.
Profile of Astraea Technologies, an Australian space-medicine venture testing how radiation degrades medicines, now seeking a $5m seed round at a $12m pre-money valuation ahead of 2026 and 2028 flight tests.
Interview with Cortical Dynamics CEO Ashley Zimpel on the BARM 2.0 anesthesia monitor, its Philips licensing deal, hospital trial plans, regulatory clearances, and path to global commercialisation after nearly 15 years.
Profile of Melbourne biotech Cartherics, which is extending its off-the-shelf cell therapy platform from ovarian cancer to endometriosis; its CEO outlines a capital raise in progress and 2026 clinical trial plans.
Interview with Alterity Therapeutics' investor relations head on its Phase 2 results for ATH434 in Multiple System Atrophy and its push toward a pivotal Phase 3 trial.
Profile of ARIA Research, Robert Yearsley's audio-based AR startup for blind users, recalling a $2 million NSW Medical Device Fund grant among $11 million raised and targeting the NDIS market.
Profile of Percheron Therapeutics, an ASX-listed biotech led by Dr James Garner, developing HMBD-002 against the VISTA protein to treat cancers that resist PD-1 immunotherapy, with Phase 2 trials planned for 2026.
Profile of Snoretox, a biotech using a modified tetanus toxin to strengthen weak muscles in dogs and humans, which has won a $1 million government research grant and is seeking investors.
A profile of medtech startup Lindo Life Science, whose light-based breathing tube aims to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia, covering its Mayo Clinic collaboration and a recent $2 million federal grant.
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Profile of emergency physician Dr Keith Joe, whose Zaplutus Health is seeking funds for Ora Connect, a stick-on wearable measuring blood pressure without a cuff, aiming for regulatory approval and use by doctors.
Wholesale Investor's Steve Torso highlights Australian life sciences companies from the Emergence Preview Series, noting government grant funding, a Series A extension, venture co-investment, and a medtech company's ASX listing.
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Profile of Ferronova, whose FerroTrace magnetic nanoparticles map cancer's spread through lymph nodes; the company is closing an $8 million raise, $6 million committed, to fund a registration study of 140 patients.
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An interview with Prime Financial Group's chairman on the listed wealth firm's plan to nearly double revenue by FY28–FY30, pursuing acquisitions that keep founders invested, anchored in a staff-ownership culture.
Cosmo Innovations founder Dr Matthew Jafarzadeh unveiled the SkinGate skincare device, is seeking investment to take it global, and aims to list in Hong Kong or on NASDAQ by 2027.
Profile of Good Earth Dairy, an Australian camel dairy startup whose powder technology for infant formula earned a $4.4m federal government grant, set against a fast-growing global dairy market.
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Cardiac device maker EBR Systems has won US regulator clearance for its leadless heart-failure therapy, clearing the way for staged commercial release later in 2025 and broader distribution in 2026.
Write-up of Matt Barrie's keynote on Freelancer.com's AI-enabled services vision, its Escrow.com and Loadshift units, and a planned US ADR listing; no funding round or completed deal is reported.
An executive interview with KP Rx founder Hashan De Silva on building a specialist healthcare venture firm investing in biotech and medical devices across Australia and New Zealand.
Profile of Australian biotech Recce Pharmaceuticals, whose synthetic antibiotic candidates target drug-resistant infections, covering its leadership team, FDA designation, clinical trial progress and a government underwriting of its R&D rebate.
Trend piece on regenerative medicine as an investment theme, built on Dr Stephen Moss's Sydney keynote and a Bali treatment facility venture by Simplr Health with DAI, backed by a $700,000 Australian government grant.
Promo for a recorded interview in which founder Ray Mountfort recounts raising more than $6 million amid the pandemic and taking Essential Queensland from private ownership to the ASX.
Wholesale Investor promotes a video in which Tyler Tan, an Airtasker executive and Skyfield Group investment director, discusses the investment landscape and offers guidance for founders seeking capital.
Geelong carbon wheel maker Partington.cc has secured $2 million toward its current raise, earned dual Australian Good Design Awards, and begun shipping its MKII wheel, with Tour de France winner Cadel Evans advising.
A look at why contract work is booming, profiling Credible, a Sydney HR-tech startup whose platform lets firms hire vetted freelancers quickly and cheaply, as it seeks investors to fund its Australian launch.
DataBench completed a SAFE note round, drawing full subscription and £500,000 from existing shareholders, and invites investors to register interest in a planned future seed round.
A Credible-authored opinion piece argues the contract workforce is booming, criticises outdated hiring tools, promotes its contractor hiring platform, and invites readers to its deal room while it seeks growth capital.
Ride-sharing giant Uber bought Australian car-sharing startup Car Next Door last month, extending its push into greener transport options; no deal price was disclosed in the announcement.
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ConnectOne Club received a Victorian Government grant to build a digital platform cutting on-farm waste for the Gippsland Food cluster, working with partners Food and Fibre Gippsland and Rocket Seeder.
Wholesale Investor promotes its CRIISP AI matchmaking platform, citing DIT AgTech CEO Mark Peart's nearly $3 million raise through its investor network as a capital-raising success story.
Wholesale Investor promotional piece recalling Booktopia's $20 million raise from private investors led by Su-Ming Wong and John Sampson, with founder Tony Nash discussing capital raising on a fireside chat.
Victoria co-funds a feasibility study for Magnium's CSIRO-developed zero-emissions magnesium process; the piece also recalls Magnium's $3.24 million raise and prior Western Australian government study funding.
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Logistics software firm Transcount announces partnerships with e-signature provider Ondato and reseller United Arab Supply Chain, launches a free eDOC version, and passes the first stage of a grant evaluation.
UK animation company Plane Characters Productions announces seven new distribution channels and says it intends to raise its next round via equity crowdfunding on Seedrs, with further rounds planned for later years.
Property investment firm PLMD Group previously collected £560,000 across two rounds and now aims to secure £1 million within a year via crowdfunding, targeting expanded assets under management in the build-to-rent sector.
Update on medical device maker Laronix: its smart artificial voice-box is in hospital trials ahead of a 2023 launch, with half of its seed round already filled.
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A company update promoting Cashero's imminent global app launch, describing its development history, marketing plans, and an ongoing pre-launch investment round closing at the end of August.
Company update promoting Zellebrate's local retail platform, citing expert praise and early verbal interest in its £1.5m funding round; founder and CEO Chris Russell invites enquiries.
Sportstech maker Muoverti signed a £500K lead investment from Amsterdam's Ganash Invest B.V. to open its next round, after closing a £1.64M seed earlier in 2022; it seeks further convertible commitments.
EGX, tech arm of EG Private Wealth, has bought half of NZ subsurface-mapping firm Reveal and is offering wealthy clients a pre-Series A stake, adding $2 million to its earlier $5.5 million.
Digital lender Nectar has opened its Series A round to fund loan-book growth and processing automation, with half a million dollars already committed by current shareholders.
Digital tax platform Selfmade is raising A$2 million for customer acquisition and has hired ex-Xero product executive Ben Styles; its founders previously took a fintech to an ASX listing.
Company update on MatLogica, a computing-software firm, covering its banking analytics product, a UK innovation grant, a machine learning expansion with Professor Roland Olsson, and a planned September 2022 Series A.
Wholesale Investor profiles Primal Organix, a terpene supplement maker, listing its sales, margins and leadership as it seeks A$5 million from investors to expand its product range and enter new markets.
Company update from blockchain payments startup Cashero setting a September product launch, a July security audit, and an open pre-launch equity offering priced at £1.15 a share, closing 31 August 2022.
Property funds manager EG has launched proptech incubator EGX, which already holds a nine-figure portfolio and backs Willow, Reveal and FLNT, with fintech expansion flagged.
Write-up pointing to a video interview in which the oral hygiene products maker's chief executive discusses company milestones, the $3 million raised to date, and an active US seed round for American expansion.
Sydney video-crowdsourcing startup Vloggi announces angel investor Sascha-Manuel Reuter joining its seed round, record revenue growth, and a project milestone; the article also recalls Doctape's earlier sale to Atlassian.
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Right Choice Capital Group, a Singapore- and Philippines-based fintech, has begun a Series A round with $500,000 in early commitments, announced by Ventures International Group and pitched to private investors and family offices.
A joint venture fund formed by Hatcher+ and Wholesale Investor has made its first investment, backing the Australian accelerator Startmate. The piece profiles both investors and the program's decade-long track record.
Peak Medical's acceptance into the Medical Device Partnering Program is announced, alongside MTPConnect launching a government-funded medtech commercialisation program with partners including Flinders University and Cicada Innovations.
German-British startup INOPTEC raised €250,000 from a plastic parts supplier, adding to €1 million previously raised; the vision-enhancement smart glasses maker also names UK development partners PA Consulting and Kinnier Dufort.
Diagnostics firm Pictor raised $6.1 million led by Marko Bogoievski and K1W1, and unveiled a partnership with US laboratory provider Mobility Health to launch its COVID-19 antibody test across several markets.
UK payments company Kikapay hires Glenn Quadros for its legal and commercial leadership, launches a soft-POS product, and notes a funding round set to wrap in May.
Deals recorded from Wholesale Investor's coverage. A round is listed once, however many of their articles mention it.
| Company | Stage | Announced | Amount | Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lindo Life Science | Grant | 9 Feb 2026 | $2m | |
| Ferronova | Series A | 17 Dec 2025 | $6m | |
| Laronix | Seed | Aug 2023 | $2m | |
| Good Earth Dairy | Grant | Jul 2023 | $4.4m | |
| Magnesium Capital | Grant | 21 Sep 2022 | - | |
| Magnesium Capital | Unnamed stage | Jul 2022 | $3.2m | |
| Vloggi | Seed | 16 Jun 2022 | $1m | |
| Magnesium Capital | Grant | Jun 2022 | ≤$2m | |
| Eudaemon Technologies | Grant | undated | $15m |
Companies named in Wholesale Investor's articles, most-covered first.
| Company | What it does | Articles |
|---|---|---|
| Wholesale Investor | Platform where Altair is seeking capital | 4 |
| Altair International Pty Ltd | Australian sustainability and deep-tech firm commercialising plant-based clinical hygiene… | 3 |
| Mayo Clinic | 3 | |
| BGN (Badan Gizi Nasional) | Indonesian government agency running the flagship national free meals program | 2 |
| Brunei Economic Development Board | Offering to co-fund Altair's manufacturing facility | 2 |
| CapitalHQ | AI-powered Capital Engagement Agent platform | 2 |
| Cashero | 2 | |
| Chimeric Therapeutics | 2 | |
| Credible | Financial product comparison marketplace | 2 |
| CRIISP | 2 | |
| EG Private Wealth | 2 | |
| Emergence 2026 | 2 | |
| Eudaemon Technologies | Australian medtech startup developing hydrogel condoms | 2 |
| Farm Fresh Industries | Brunei-based partner for Altair's production base | 2 |
| Ferronova | advance image-guided cancer surgery | 2 |
| Indonesian Government | Operator of the national free meals program through its agency BGN | 2 |
| Induk Kut Cooperative | Indonesian entity in joint venture with Farm Fresh Industries | 2 |
| Lindo Life Science | 2 | |
| MD Anderson Cancer Center | 2 | |
| Percheron Therapeutics | Biotech company developing VISTA targeting checkpoint inhibitor HMBD-002 | 2 |
| RealSearch | 2 | |
| Recce Pharmaceuticals | 2 | |
| Reveal | 2 | |
| RMIT University | Melbourne-based university where Michelle Chen completed her PhD and collaborates on rese… | 2 |
| Snoretox | 2 | |
| Swinburne University | Australian university partnering with Infleqtion on quantum sensing research | 2 |
| Uber | Ride-hailing and delivery platform | 2 |
| Abbott | 1 | |
| Airtasker | Australian startup initially focused on household tasks like cleaning, gardening, and fur… | 1 |
| Alterity Therapeutics | biotechnology company developing disease-modifying treatments for neurodegenerative disor… | 1 |
| Amazon | Global e-commerce and technology company | 1 |
| ARIA Research | 1 | |
| Atlassian | Australian software company referenced as Accel's earlier investment. | 1 |
| ATO | 1 | |
| Australian Business Growth Fund | 1 | |
| Australian Good Design Awards | 1 | |
| Beaten Zone Venture Partners | 1 | |
| Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation | 1 | |
| Bioshore Ventures | 1 | |
| Blackbird Ventures | 1 | |
| Booktopia | Online bookseller | 1 |
| Car Next Door | 1 | |
| Cartherics | 1 | |
| Cell Therapies | 1 | |
| Centuria Capital | Fund manager specialising in property funds and investment bonds | 1 |
| Champ Ventures | 1 | |
| Cicada Innovations | Deeptech incubator supporting investment-readiness for startups | 1 |
| Cochlear | Australian medical technology firm. | 1 |
| Cortical Dynamics | 1 | |
| CSIRO | Australia's national science research agency, from which Terria spun out | 1 |
| CSL | Biotechnology company partnering on the Jumar Bioincubator grant | 1 |
| DataBench | 1 | |
| DIT AgTech | 1 | |
| Doctape | 1 | |
| Dr Mark’s HyGenie | 1 | |
| EBR Systems | Developer of a left ventricular cardiac resynchronisation device | 1 |
| Elemental IV | Australia's first modular sterile manufacturing platform for essential injectable medicin… | 1 |
| EntroMat | AI-enabled platform generating new alloy formulations for manufacturing | 1 |
| FDA | US Food and Drug Administration | 1 |
| Flinders University | 1 | |
| FLNT | 1 | |
| Freelancer.com | 1 | |
| Good Earth Dairy | 1 | |
| Hatcher+ | Venture capital firm with Managing Partner John Sharp | 1 |
| Henkel | 1 | |
| HVSEO | 1 | |
| Indeed | 1 | |
| Innovate UK | 1 | |
| INOPTEC | 1 | |
| Intel | 1 | |
| Inventia Life Science Pty Ltd | 3D bioprinting platform for reproducible cell models | 1 |
| JBS Investments | 1 | |
| Ladder | 1 | |
| Laronix | A Queensland startup using artificial intelligence to replicate the natural voice of pati… | 1 |
| 1 | ||
| Magnesium Capital | 1 | |
| Magnetic Alliance Capital | 1 | |
| Mastercard | Global payments company | 1 |
| Medical Device Partnering Program | 1 | |
| Medtronic | Global medical technology company | 1 |
| Meta | 1 | |
| Monash University | University partnered on Remagine Labs spin-out | 1 |
| Monzo | 1 | |
| MTPConnect | 1 | |
| Navi Medical Technologies | Developer of Neonav, a vascular device to help clinicians insert catheters into veins of … | 1 |
| NDIS | 1 | |
| Nectar | Brand strategy, visual identity and digital design services | 1 |
| Open Banking Implementation Entity | 1 | |
| Partington.cc | 1 | |
| Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre | Cancer research and treatment centre in Melbourne | 1 |
| Philips Healthcare | 1 | |
| Pictor | 1 | |
| PLMD Group | 1 | |
| PredicTx | AI-powered oncology platform for precise chemotherapy dosing | 1 |
| Primal Organix | 1 | |
| PwC | Professional services and accounting firm | 1 |
| Respiradigm | A digital health companion to predict infant asthma risk and provide parent-friendly guid… | 1 |
| Revolut | 1 | |
| Roche | 1 | |
| RocketSeeder | 1 | |
| Seedrs | Equity crowdfunding site | 1 |
| SEEK | Online employment marketplace co-founded in 1997 | 1 |
| Selfmade | 1 | |
| Shopify | 1 | |
| Skin2Neuron | Develops cell therapy to reverse Alzheimer's disease by restoring neurons | 1 |
| Stanford | University from which RIOS technology was spun out. | 1 |
| Startmate | Early-stage investment and mentorship for founders | 1 |
| Startup Bootcamp | 1 | |
| Tetratherix | 1 | |
| University of Melbourne | University operating the Melbourne Connect innovation precinct | 1 |
| US Department of Veterans Affairs | 1 | |
| US Food and Drug Administration | 1 | |
| Viral Vector Manufacturing Facility | 1 | |
| Vloggi | 1 | |
| Willow | 1 | |
| Wollongong University | 1 | |
| Xero | 1 | |
| Zaplutus Health | Wireless body-worn medical device measuring vital signs | 1 |
Investors named in Wholesale Investor's articles, most-covered first.
| Investor | What it does | Articles |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Government | 3 | |
| EGX | 2 | |
| KP Rx | Investment firm for early-stage healthcare companies | 2 |
| Medical Research Future Fund | 2 | |
| Victorian Government | 2 | |
| Australian Government Industry Growth program | 1 | |
| Existing investors | 1 | |
| Industry Growth Program | 1 | |
| Internal investors | 1 | |
| K1W1 | 1 | |
| Western Australian government | 1 |