Every round, fund close and exit we can source, with the article it was reported in and what it actually said.
Australian adtech firm Veridooh adds ex-Interpublic chief executive David Bell to its advisory council; the write-up also covers his career and Veridooh's 2022 Series A raise.
Bower, an Australian startup, has closed a $2 million pre-seed round led by TEN13 with Admiralty Capital Group, Edale Capital and angel backers, funding ambient AI that captures laboratory work as structured research records.
Queensland agtech startup Nybro, working on beef genetics via reproductive technologies, raised a $20 million Seed round with QIC Ventures leading and the Gates Foundation participating, per Startup Daily.
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Queensland beef genetics biotech Nbryo has doubled its seed round to $20 million, with backing from QIC, as the state backs biotech for beef genetics.
Energy One has agreed to buy gas software firm GMSL from Fluxys in an all-scrip deal valuing GMSL at A$99.8 million, with Fluxys taking an 18.26% stake in the combined group.
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Satellite analytics firm Eartheye Space signed a memorandum of understanding with risk-management firm IN2, giving IN2 access to its sensor data for client briefings on infrastructure, disaster response and environmental monitoring.
Newcastle battery firm 3ME Technology will show its EdgeVOLT portable power system to the US Defense Innovation Unit under a prototyping effort, with a low-temperature version built on South 8 cells, advancing AUKUS cooperation.
Ablano's boron nitride nanomaterial flew on a suborbital rocket and its coated panels were recovered for analysis in Australia; partners Research Sat and Implement Space helped run the test toward commercialising durable components for reusable launch vehicles.
At a Sydney event, Canva's co-founder explained how soaring compute bills forced a delay to its AI relaunch, and how homegrown models cut serving costs; he also recalls early government backing.
Canva co-founder Cliff Obrecht says its AI engineers now work side by side in a shed at the Surry Hills campus, tackling problems behind delayed AI products, speaking alongside Stripe's John Collison.
Dealroom reports Energy One, a Sydney-listed energy software provider, is acquiring GMSL, the UK software arm of Belgium's Fluxys, which in exchange becomes the listed company's largest shareholder.
Smartgroup has pulled out of the sale contest for ASX-listed fleet leaser FleetPartners, leaving Orix, SG Fleet and Element Fleet Management as the remaining suitors, per Street Talk.
A Wollongong hydrogen spin-out is shortlisted for a national award recognising research commercialisation; the profile recaps its electrolyser technology, Port Kembla headquarters, jobs and backing.
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Brandon Capital's blog interviews Denteric's operating chief about its gingipain-targeting therapy for periodontitis, trial progress, and its origins in University of Melbourne oral health research.
Private equity firm TPG Global has launched a non-binding $657.7m bid for embattled ASX-listed EQT Holdings, whose stock slid amid the First Guardian collapse and ASIC litigation; the board is evaluating the proposal.
Earned wage access provider CashD has added James Haslam and Gordon Starkey, both veterans of ELMO Software, to its executive team, with CEO Marcus Lasarow highlighting their scaling and profitable growth expertise.
Brookfield has made a $4.1 billion cash offer for Reliance Worldwide, with the board yet to recommend it, as the plumbing manufacturer reports a steep FY26 profit decline and skips its final dividend.
Forbes Australia profile of wine e-tailer Vinomofo: CEO Justin Dry on its 95% rejection rate, $90m annual turnover, a shelved 2021 float, and its whisky side business.
Guardhouse, which builds workforce software for security firms, has acquired field-operations tool Mobohubb, with investor Sundance Growth backing the deal; the article also recalls Sundance's $125m debut fund from 2025.
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KKR has mandated Rothschild & Co to find a buyer for Drifter, a boutique hostel and hotel operator, in a sale process that could deliver upwards of $500 million.
Square Peg and Airtree Ventures led Constantinople's newly completed $62.5 million round, per Street Talk; backers expect another raise within a year, which would value the banking software firm near $1 billion.
Mesoblast has finished dosing all 350 patients in its phase 3 trial of rexlemestrocel-L for degenerative disc disease, with data due mid-2027 and a possible US biologics application to follow.
Australian device maker OncoSil Medical has won US FDA humanitarian exemption approval for its targeted radiation treatment for unresectable distal bile duct cancer, opening a path to American commercialisation in financial year 2027.
Street Talk roundup: Tasman Capital's new fund reaches first close, EQT buys control of an NRL club, KKR eyes a Drifter exit, PAG dealmakers jump to Jardine Matheson, Colter Bay lands a debut loan.
Sydney biotech Biotron reports lab results showing its hepatitis B drug candidate works against HBV and HDV, and will begin formal preclinical studies ahead of planned human trials in 2027.
Brookfield has tabled a fourth, richer proposal for Reliance Worldwide, which opened its books; the plumbing group's profit slumped on tariffs and copper costs, and it has hired advisers to assess the approach.
Blackbird and Airtree mark Canva's worth down sharply, the employee share price falls too, and commentators question whether a 2027 sharemarket float remains realistic amid sliding confidence in AI-era software.
Visaible.ai, a Sydney platform that helps hotels track and fix their visibility in AI search answers, has secured $1 million led by Blacksheep Capital to fund product development and overseas growth.
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Melbourne deep tech company Orivium is seeking a Series B to commercialise its metal extraction process and has appointed ex-Lenovo chief Bill Amelio as global CEO, with Morgans as lead manager.
Melbourne behavioural-intelligence startup Flowing Bee hires Jonny Hanratty from The Lab to lead applied research and strategy amid rapid growth; named backers include Archangel Ventures, Antler and LaunchVic's Alice Anderson Fund.
Insurtech BizCover has won a service excellence honour at ANZIIF's Australian insurance awards, which its chief executive Michael Gottlieb attributes to combining staff talent with innovative technology.
Australian direct indexing fintech Briefcase has hired Michael Hasten, a veteran ANZ investment banker, as Head of Growth to broaden its tax-aware portfolio and ETF model services for advisers and wealth platforms.
Veterinary biotech Gamgee has raised a four million dollar seed round led by Founders Fund, launching from Y Combinator to develop personalised mRNA cancer vaccines for dogs.
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Bailador's blog points to the newest instalment of Access Telehealth's get-to-know-the-team video series, in which its chief executive discusses his background, motivation and working life at the healthcare company.
Street Talk reports buyout firm Tasman Capital Partners, founded by former Deutsche and Nikko operative Rob Nichols, has completed a first close on its fourth fund, sized at $200 million.
A sponsored technical profile of Heidi, an Australian-founded medical AI scribe, describing its MongoDB-based data architecture, regionally isolated deployments, and clinician-facing products serving health systems worldwide.
The US medicines regulator has granted Fast Track designation to Aravax's peanut-allergy immunotherapy PVX108, easing its development path; the Melbourne-based biotech expects Phase 2 data later in 2026.
Cerberus Capital Management has instructed Goldman Sachs to launch an auction of Lincoln Place, its Australian land lease communities business, seeking a price above $1 billion after nearly a year of sale preparations.
Perth spaceport venture Space Angel has won Western Australia's entire $1.75 million spaceport establishment grant, to be paired with its own funds for assessing proposed launch sites and a commercial plan.
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Australian startups raised funds including Alloy Robotics, Farmbot and Atmo Biosciences. Firmus Technologies acquired Benmax while Tabcorp bought BetMakers. SafetyCulture rebranded to Mitti.
Australian trades-software startup Sophiie AI has secured A$5 million in seed capital, valuing it at A$30 million, with five backers on board as it relaunches its platform and eyes US expansion later in 2026.
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.
Eaton Square announces its advisory role in Convic's completed sale to Outside Ideas, led by principal Maurice Spicer with KCL Partners and Sidcor supporting the transaction.
Eight Australian and New Zealand startups secured a combined $67.4 million in funding across various sectors including agtech, medtech, robotics, and fintech.
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Six Australian health tech startups received non-dilutive grants totaling $13.5 million from the government-backed CUREator+ program to accelerate commercialisation of medical innovations.
Profile of Sophiie AI, an AI platform handling calls and admin for service businesses, noting its Australian growth, US launch, Embark program participation, and $2.2 million raised from local backers.
Thrive Tribe Technologies raised $152,750 issuing shares to professional investors post-listing, with Clee Capital as lead manager; proceeds cover working capital and development of its Kumu platform.
Papyrus Australia has arranged four unsecured loans worth up to A$500,000 from professional investors, with L39 Capital brokering the introductions for a fee, on top of a similar facility disclosed in December 2025.
Australian-listed explorer Galilee Energy has secured A$3.5 million in placement commitments to fund further drilling at its Louisiana well while planning to shed its Glenaras project and refocus on the US Gulf Coast.
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.