Every round, fund close and exit we can source, with the article it was reported in and what it actually said.
Aura Ventures' post explains its decision to lead Zenphi's pre-seed round, joined by Afterwork Ventures, citing the founders' Nintex roots and the opening for automation built around Google Workspace.
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NSW Environmental Trust grants $3 million to solar innovator SunDrive within a $6.5 million allocation shared with Hysata, Southern Green Gas and Quickstep; SunDrive's recent series A drew CEFC alongside Blackbird and Grok Ventures.
Roundup of Australian manufacturing items: two companies raise capital, two receive R&D tax refunds, an electric refueller debuts, a distribution deal is signed, IP is bought with shares, and more Bushmasters head to Ukraine.
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Sydney psychedelic biotech Psylo has banked a $5 million seed round led by CSIRO's Main Sequence Ventures, its second raise since emerging from Startmate, to advance a fast-acting psilocybin therapy toward clinical trials.
Steppen, whose app builds fitness habits for Gen Z, has closed a $1.65 million seed round from Galileo Ventures, Flying Fox, LaunchVic's Alice Anderson fund, Startmate, Anthony Eisen and the Jagen family office.
Also SmartCompany
Coverage of AgFunder and AgriFutures' new Asia-Pacific investment report, which found Australian agrifoodtech startups attracted $565.5 million across 55 deals in 2021, plus Lyro's raises and evokeAG 2023 applications.
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.
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Blackbird's founder chat interviews HIVERY's Franki Chamaki on the company's origins in a Coca-Cola hackathon, its values, and its growth plans following this year's Series B round.
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TechCrunch's Daily Crunch roundup covering Musk's Twitter purchase and Apple's fees, Zillow layoffs, LatticeFlow and OTI raises, Square Peg's fund close, and Argo AI's shutdown.
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Pet food subscription startup Lyka closed a $30 million Series B led by Israeli investor Itai Tsiddon, with Craig Blair and Paul Wilson returning; the article also recalls its 2018 raise and Adobe's Frame.io acquisition.
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DigitalX has launched same-day settlement for one-off ASX share sales using its own cash. The article also profiles its tokenised HxART property fund and its research partnership with UNSW's UNOVA Lab.
Profile of Zeller's co-founder Ben Pfisterer covering the payments firm's Melbourne base, unicorn valuation, early backers, product range and growth since launching in 2021.
Diagnostic equipment maker LBT Innovations has received a federal government grant via the Medical Future Fund and MTPConnect to develop a smaller benchtop version of its APAS Independence instrument.
Climate tech startup Greener raised a $4 million Series A led by NAB Ventures with RealVC, a year after a $1 million seed round, to help small businesses and consumers reduce and offset emissions.
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Square Peg Capital has closed its fifth fund at $550 million, bringing total funds raised to about $1.6 billion, with superannuation funds among its backers and investments across Australia, Southeast Asia and Israel.
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Innovation and investment firm Skafold has hired former Blockchain Australia CEO Steve Vallas as senior technology advisor to guide its blockchain, digital currency and regulatory activities.
Australian wearable-sensor maker dorsaVi has built a beta spinal movement sensor with Medtronic after eighteen months of collaboration, and the two firms have extended their partnership toward commercialisation.
A manufacturing roundup covering a China milk powder supply deal, a methane emissions incentive, a nasal spray distribution agreement, a university space course, a government tax refund, and two companies' fresh capital raises.
Profile of SYMBYX, an Australian medtech firm using light therapy lasers to ease Parkinson's symptoms, naming its high-profile investors including ResMed's Peter Farrell and noting clinical trials underway.
QuantumTX's 2022 space and technology incubator has awarded $750,000 across 30 Australian companies, half from Western Australia, working in remote operations fields including robotics, AI and satellite communications.
Gen Z dating experiences startup Urban Swan has raised a $2 million seed round led by existing backer Antler, with funds earmarked for expanding beyond Sydney to other Australian cities during 2023.
Also SmartCompany
BetaCarbon has launched a blockchain platform letting Australians buy tokenised Australian carbon credits from one dollar, having already sold over four million dollars of tokens, with backing from several investment funds.
Tenacious Ventures reflects on contrasting investor views of ESG versus impact investing, argues agriculture holds commercial impact opportunities, and invites LPs and agri-food founders to connect while its second fund raise continues.
The Duke of Sussex, working as BetterUp's chief impact officer, discussed therapy and coaching alongside the firm's CEO at a San Francisco business summit.
A Northern Territory government manufacturing fund co-funds Arctic Installations' tropical insulating panel project, with the company contributing its own capital, and the business has won a first export deal in Timor-Leste.
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The renewable energy agency announced backing for two storage projects: a feasibility study at AGL's Torrens Island station and conditional funding for Hydrostor's compressed air project at Broken Hill.
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Weekly agrifoodtech roundup reporting funding rounds for alternative fat and agtech startups, acquisitions including Kroger's purchase of Albertsons, and other sector news such as Beyond Meat's job cuts.
Cyara hires Dean Saunders as APAC channel and alliance director; the article also recalls its $485m-plus investment from K1 and its April acquisition of chatbot tester Botium.
Podcast conversation with Esper Satellite Imagery's young chief executive about hyperspectral imaging satellites, customer pre-orders, a joint space mission with other Australian firms, and a consortium grant.
Computer vision startup Nola raised $200,000 in pre-seed funding from Skalata Ventures for its privacy-focused platform that analyses video to measure visitor numbers, queues and engagement at venues.
Communications software provider Symbio plans to offer services in Taiwan from next year, part of a regional push across five Asia-Pacific markets, with its CPaaS division head calling the move a milestone.
A Sydney GP who co-founded a medical investment syndicate has taken a principal role at a deep tech venture fund, joining shortly after another investor's promotion there.
Edtech startup Clipboard raised $3.1 million in a round led by EVP, with Jelix Ventures and Sprint Ventures participating, to fund new functionality and business development hires.
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Sydney car subscription software firm Loopit has hired Alex Omar as Customer Success Manager, its latest team addition following a $3.6 million capital raise, with co-founder Michael Higgins welcoming the appointment.
Novonix, an ASX-listed Brisbane battery materials firm, has been selected to negotiate a US$150 million US Department of Energy grant to expand synthetic graphite anode production, lifting its share price.
Profile of climate startup Carbonaught, which spreads crushed waste rock on farmland to remove carbon dioxide and restore soils, covering its founders, XPrize result, pilot projects and pre-seed backing from Antler Australia.
Roundup of manufacturing items: a satellite launch plan, a biotech tax incentive payment, a boot range launch, a solar CEO's exit, a ferry study, a university battery hub, and a recycling trial.
Renewable Energy Hub has bought carbon brokerage TFS Green APAC from Tradition Asia in a deal worth more than $50 million, creating Core Markets, a climate solutions business built around carbon and energy software.
Animal-free fat maker Nourish Ingredients closed a Series A backed by Horizons Ventures, Main Sequence Ventures and Hostplus, adding to an earlier raise as it scales precision fermentation production.
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A Melbourne chemical sanitiser maker won an innovation award, is appearing at international events, and is seeking investor interest via a crowdfunding platform, with a seed round expected to complete by Christmas.
Lidar maker Baraja has signed an advanced development agreement with an undisclosed car maker, working through its partner Veoneer to integrate its Spectrum HD25 sensor for automotive use.
Wealth app Tanggram has launched a crowdfunding campaign on Birchal seeking $2 million, its second raise; earlier in 2022 it completed a $1 million round backed by Aqueduct Venture.
Invoice payment platform Cloudfloat hires Paul Tee as Head of Sales amid recent growth, and notes founder Aleem Habibullah started the business in late 2020.
Techboard announces the 2022 Australian Angel Awards winners, honouring Tim Hirst as Angel of the Year and Brisbane Angels for its Clipchamp exit, while recalling past raises and exits including Clarity Pharmaceuticals and Instaclustr.
A report warns Australia lacks solar panel recycling policy as waste volumes grow, while several companies already offer recycling services and two have received government grants to build processing facilities.
Data platform vendor Zetaris hires a former Snowflake evangelist as chief technical advisor to support its United States growth, following a thirty million dollar funding injection the article recalls.