Every round, fund close and exit we can source, with the article it was reported in and what it actually said.
Arena opens a third Solar Sunshot round aimed at cutting utility-scale solar construction costs, while recapping grants already handed to 5B, Tindo Solar, Solquartz, Stellar PV, Luminous Robotics and Built Robotics' local subsidiary.
Western Australia's government is funding three local early-stage venture funds — Purpose Ventures, Fund WA and Quokka Capital — through its WAVES co-investment scheme, offering each capped annual operational support to grow the state's venture sector.
Two regional Victorian companies named to receive government grants under a $750,000 program assessing antimony processing and supply chain development in the state.
Transport operator Elite Logistics Australia has agreed to acquire freight management platform FreightExchange, with the deal value undisclosed and FreightExchange's team, led by CEO Cate Hull, staying on.
A Townsville bakery receives a state government manufacturing grant to automate production, with officials and its managing director praising the jobs and productivity benefits.
Victorian Government grants announced for two companies to develop downstream antimony processing, aiming to build a local critical minerals processing industry and secure supply chains.
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Profile of deep tech investor Main Sequence covering Elaine Stead's promotion to Partner, portfolio unicorns Gilmour Space and Advanced Navigation, CSIRO's expanded Atmosphere backing, and a fourth fund now being raised.
Street Talk reports Tidal Ventures led a seed round in fintech RedOwl with CP Ventures also investing, valuing the Melbourne company near $40 million; an earlier pre-seed raise is recalled.
Street Talk reports Thoma Bravo is preparing Nearmap for an ASX re-listing, targeting a valuation above $US4 billion, having hired Goldman Sachs and Barrenjoey. No float has occurred yet.
Melbourne corporate card startup Archa has raised $11 million in equity plus a $50 million debt facility to grow its business credit card platform, backed by The Fintech Fund and several local executives.
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A partner feature profiling Wollongong-based companies Hysata and Scalapay, recalling Hysata's record Australian cleantech Series B and arguing the region can host globally ambitious startups.
Street Talk reports Pacific Equity Partners, Orix and Sumitomo are preparing binding final bids for FleetPartners in a UBS-run auction; no transaction has been agreed.
Regulators have favourably answered most of the biotech's questions ahead of a planned mid-stage stem cell therapy trial, with one manufacturing concern still to resolve before the study can start.
Markets live blog covering rising oil prices, a higher ASX open, weak LVMH quarterly sales, analysis of Firmus Technologies' failed float, and an analyst's bullish view of Meta's new AI models.
The renewable energy agency is backing two companies with grants totalling $32.3 million to manufacture robots that build solar farms, with production hubs planned for Melbourne and Brisbane.
MOTUM finished a government-funded heavy vehicle simulator program and secured further grant support to build bus driver training, its founder says.
Main Sequence announces Elaine Stead's promotion to Partner while preparing its fourth fund; CSIRO has lifted its commitment to the firm's Atmosphere pre-seed program, and two portfolio companies have reached unicorn status.
A startup born from Penn State research was named among eight winners of a US critical-metals program, entering the first stage of a ten-month development track for e-waste recovery technology.
Coatue Management reportedly slashed its planned commitment to Firmus's share offer, helping sink what had been billed as the largest market debut in roughly thirty years.
Cut Through Venture's quarterly report records a record $4.2 billion raised across 78 Australian venture rounds in Q3 2026, dominated by Firmus's $2.85 billion data centre raise, with sector trends, valuations and investor sentiment.
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Auckland open banking payments company Qippay has raised NZ$5 million, with Australian fund All Roads Wholesale Fund taking a quarter of its parent group, and the fund's founder joining the startup's board.
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July's two cofounders personally bought a fifth of bottle maker Memobottle for two million dollars, valuing it at ten million, and will join its board.
A Sydney condom medtech is preparing a capital raise via an advisory firm; its earlier backers include a foundation and a startup co-founder, per the article.
Two founders of a luggage brand have bought a fifth of a water bottle maker at a ten-million-dollar valuation, with the money going into growth rather than to sellers, and a new bottle launching soon.
Female-startup investor Scale Investors, led by three named executives, is seeking $50 million in new funds and reports reviewing hundreds of women-led deals, but no money is confirmed as raised.
Street Talk reports Singapore-based Princeton Digital, backed by Warburg Pincus, is reportedly nearing a $300 million deal for a Melbourne data centre, with a leasing arrangement involving ESR planned.
DealStreetAsia's weekly review of Asia-Pacific private markets: India's September funding rebound, new venture rounds and fund closes across the region, a preschool group's buyout, and takeaways from the publisher's summit.
Weekly digest: Firmus withdraws its planned listing, Square Peg reaches a billion-dollar close on two vehicles, MUFG clears regulators to buy Grow Inc, and Lubdub, RocketDNA, Energy Bay and Metal all raise.
Factor's co-founder discusses the company's journey and its acquisition by Gentrack on a New Zealand startup podcast, covering fundraising, leadership and the exit process.
OpenAI now expects roughly $50bn in annual revenue, well short of what it told investors earlier; the report also recalls its huge March fundraiser, Anthropic's raise, and SoftBank's bond sale and AI spending.
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Nicola Forrest's Coaxial Foundation commits up to US$19.4M as anchor limited partner in Antler's third Australian fund, with part earmarked for grants and support aimed at women-founded startups.
Identifai Genetics has joined the ASX after raising about US$6.47 million in its IPO, with proceeds going toward its non-invasive prenatal screening platform Windrose; Aesir Corporate managed the offer.
Antler's third Australian fund has drawn a $20m commitment from Nicola Forrest's Coaxial Foundation, part of up to $30m backing women founders via grants and co-investment through the new Momentum program.
Data centre operator Firmus cancelled its planned A$5 billion Australian IPO citing weak demand and market volatility, and will instead seek private capital; its valuation had nearly tripled after an August fundraising round.
Australian Nvidia-backed data centre operator Firmus abandoned its planned US$5 billion IPO citing market conditions, and will instead pursue private capital; investors were reportedly sceptical of its valuation and debt.
Firmus Technologies has abandoned its planned multibillion-dollar sharemarket float after weak investor interest, and will instead rely on Nvidia and other existing backers to fund its data centre expansion plans.
ABC's markets live blog reports investor unease over AI valuations, centring on Australian data centre operator Firmus reportedly delaying its planned IPO and weighing private capital, alongside mixed overnight Wall Street results.
AUDC's AUDDapt grant program selected twelve projects for stablecoin-based funding. Named participants include Elysium, Kasu, AUDD EduPay, RegenX and Redditech, working across settlement, private credit, tuition, clean energy and AI payments.
Firmus Technologies' co-founders face pressure to complete a struggling IPO, as dilution clauses could transfer a larger stake to Nvidia and other strategic backers if the float fails; a lower offer price is debated.
Sydney quantum startup Diraq has received an initial US$51 million from DARPA after reaching the final stage of its quantum benchmarking program, with more funding possible; the National Reconstruction Fund earlier invested $20m.
Also Forbes Australia·Forbes Australia·This Week in Australian Startups
Firmus Technologies' planned $44 billion ASX listing is faltering, with bankers weighing a cut to its valuation or cancelling the float entirely amid weak interest from major investors and super funds.
Square Peg Capital has banked about US$647 million for two fresh vehicles, its biggest fundraise yet. The piece also recalls Blackbird's billion-dollar fund and Square Peg's past stake sales and exit windfalls.
Pacific Equity Partners has agreed to take a 30 percent stake in Australian on-site renewables firm Energy Bay, mainly via new shares; existing backers include Skip Capital, Grok Ventures and Soletto. Value undisclosed.
RocketDNA completed a US$1.44 million strategic placement, led by major shareholder Daniel Narayan through Sadietilly Capital, to fund its xBot drone hardware rollout, software engineering and security accreditation.
Venture firm Square Peg has confirmed two funds holding more than $1 billion between them, alongside a look back at its biggest bets, sell-downs and the acquisitions that delivered windfalls.
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Sydney quantum company Diraq has reached the last stage of a US defence quantum program, securing US$51 million with more possible, alongside mentions of PsiQuantum, IonQ and Quantinuum milestones.
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