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ARENA grants $3.1 million to Toyota Australia to convert part of its former Altona plant into a hydrogen centre with electrolysis, solar, storage and refuelling infrastructure.
The renewable energy agency is funding a startup's trial of removable solar panels on 25 commercial and government buildings across three states, with an energy retailer coordinating the site owners.
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Energus fitted the Maritime Museum's heritage building with a large lightweight solar array using eArche panels, a technology Sunman developed with backing from the ARENA-supported Southern Cross renewable energy fund.
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency announces approved funding of up to $9.41 million for Hazer Group's Western Australian facility converting sewage biogas into hydrogen and graphite, alongside other hydrogen grants.
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The government agency announces a grant to an EV software firm launching a program helping Australian vehicle fleets and electricity networks plan their transition to electric vehicles.
ARENA commits $8 million toward expanding the Hornsdale big battery in South Australia, with state government storage funds and the Clean Energy Finance Corporation also supporting the project.
The renewable energy agency grants a property developer money to build dozens of energy-efficient homes in Sydney, following earlier support for a similar housing project in Victoria.
ARENA grants UPowr $446,000 for a project using customer insights and behavioural science to boost household participation in distributed energy orchestration programs across several states.
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ARENA grants Alcoa $11.3 million to demonstrate electrifying alumina refinery steam production with renewables at Wagerup, Western Australia, within a $28.2 million project.
A consortium led by two Australian universities has received a $50 million federal Trailblazer grant for recycling and clean energy research commercialisation, following hubs announced for Curtin and Adelaide under the same program.
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Biotech Glyscend reports its Phase 1 trial of GLY-200 for type 2 diabetes completed safely, and appoints Mark Fineman as Chief Development Officer ahead of a planned US regulatory filing and Phase 2 work.
Glyscend reports its GLY-200 Phase 1 trial finished safely in healthy volunteers, with Phase 2 planned, and appoints Mark Fineman as Chief Development Officer to lead its metabolic disease programs.
Antiviral nasal spray developer ENA Respiratory has joined the Blue Knight program run by JLABS and BARDA, the first Australian company selected; background notes recall its Series A backing by Brandon Capital, Minderoo Foundation and Uniseed.
Brandon Capital reports that ENA Respiratory has become the first Australian company chosen for BLUE KNIGHT, a JLABS-BARDA initiative supporting its intranasal broad-spectrum antiviral spray INNA-051.
Carma raised a Series A backed by General Catalyst, Tiger Global and others, following its 2021 seed round, to fund expansion, inventory growth and new reconditioning facilities.
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Property investment firm EG says its EGX proptech incubator intends to deploy a further $100 million into early-stage ventures, having already backed Willow, FLNT and New Zealand's Reveal.
GrainCorp has launched GrainCorp Ventures, a corporate venture fund set up with Artesian Venture Partners, intending to back early-stage agtech, animal nutrition and food innovation startups, building on prior investments including Hone and FutureFeed.
A new composites manufacturing cooperative research centre, SoMAC, has received Commonwealth backing of $69.9 million under round 23 of the CRC Program, alongside partner contributions, with its leadership and bid partners named.
Seven South Australian manufacturers, including Bickford's, Orora and Inovor Technologies, have received federal grants totalling $48 million under Round 2 of the Modern Manufacturing Initiative's Integration and Translation streams.
Startupbootcamp announces nine global sport and event technology startups chosen for its 2022 program, run with Australian sporting partners, starting in June.
A defence innovation agency showcases funded companies: one gained a $1.74m contract and an industry award for its optical radar pod, another secured naval export orders, in a publisher series backed by a defence contractor.
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Grain supply chain platform AgriDigital closed a A$25 million equity-and-debt round to improve its platform, grow its finance fund and expand into North America; earlier backers include 1st Course Capital and Square Peg Capital.
Analysis of why rapid grocery delivery startups SEND and Quicko have shut down, with a retail academic explaining the tough economics facing remaining players Milkrun and Voly against major retailers and meal apps.
A commentator argues a $12 million federal manufacturing grant to wheel maker Carbon Revolution was unnecessary, since the Geelong company would have built its Mega production line regardless; its shares jumped on the news.
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Aura Ventures sets out why it backed Layer's seed round with several co-investors, covering the gaming IP licensing opportunity and the founders' relevant experience.
Profile of Feline, a startup founded by Kymberley and Peter Talbot developing safer lithium-ion cells for marine and defence use, supported by AMGC co-funding and defence partnerships.
Podcast interview with Slyp co-founder Paul Weingarth on digitising receipts and loyalty, with all four major Australian banks having invested in the company.
Opinion piece by Practifi's co-founder arguing Australia's startup ecosystem ranking has slipped and urging CGT reform, simpler grants and visa support, recalling the firm's venture-backed Series A.
Travel management firm Locomote and safety platform JESI have won a joint deal with Chevron. The article also recalls Locomote's 2016 sale to Travelport, the founders' 2021 buyback and a $4 million funding round.
QuickFee has closed a A$4 million share placement to institutional and family office investors, with payments processor Payroc participating, to fund US growth; a A$0.5 million share purchase plan was also announced.
Gilmour Space Technologies has received a fifteen-million-dollar government contract to build and launch a surveillance satellite for Defence, with the company also recalling a larger consortium grant awarded earlier in the year.
Leading Edge Data Centres has received a 30 million dollar equity investment from DigitalBridge Group to speed up its regional Australian edge data centre expansion over the next two years.
Roundup of Australian manufacturing items: Manildra draws on CEFC money to quit coal, Ankere Therapeutics launches with seed backing, Micro-X gear reaches Ukraine, plus a vessel naming, precinct tenders, an FFI appointment and a cable rebrand.
Preview of the Startup Daily TV podcast covering a bid against AGL's demerger, reproductive-rights tech policy, VC conversations, a fintech fund raise, and interviews with Skedulo, Good & Fugly and One Key Access founders.
Property listings company Domain led childcare marketplace KindiCare's seed round with a $1.2 million stake within a $3.3 million total, deepening an existing data partnership; founder Benjamin Balk keeps majority ownership.
A New Zealand venture firm has launched a crypto and web3-focused fund led by a newly hired general partner, with a first close planned for June, while its existing fund continues raising toward a final close.
Gold Coast lender Funding.com.au, following a recent $37.5 million Series B raise, hires two business development managers, Nathan Armstrong and Jade Lee, to support broker and aggregator channels.
Clinical-stage biotech Aravax has added pharma veteran Dr Brett Haumann, formerly of ReViral, Theravance, GSK and Aimmune, as a non-executive director ahead of a Phase 2 study of its peanut allergy therapy PVX108.
GrainCorp's blog profiles Hone, a Newcastle AgTech startup building a portable light-based sample testing device, recalling GrainCorp's 2021 investment and ongoing lab support for product development.
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Funding.com.au has hired Michael Hynes as Head of Product to drive its product strategy, with the article also recalling the fintech's recent Series B capital raise amid team growth.
A weekly roundup reporting Shippit's $65 million Series B2, several startup raises, Chrysos Corp's ASX listing, and Shopify's acquisition of Deliverr.
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CarClarity has appointed Trent Hayes, formerly of Gumtree, Compono and MYOB, as Head of Product to lead its product strategy, with founder and CEO Zaheer Jappie welcoming the hire.
Cloud commerce platform Pax8 has bought channel education firm Sea-Level Operations APAC, with four staff moving across, shortly after Pax8 entered the Australian and New Zealand markets.
WA fintech One Click Life is set to list on the ASX in July through an acquisition by UUV Aquabotix, with a public offer aiming to bring in at least $4.5 million.
Spacecubed has selected 17 startups for its 2022 Plus Eight Accelerator Bootcamp, where they will pitch to advance toward potential seed funding; two founders from the 2021 program are also quoted.
Fortescue Future Industries and Dutch fund Teslin Participates have provided undisclosed growth capital to thin-film solar maker Hyet Solar to speed up a Netherlands factory; the piece also recalls FFI's 2021 majority stake purchase.
Startupbootcamp introduces its Sustainable Fintech Fund and highlights three startups from its previous programme, Kaira, SettleMate and Bereev, whose apps aim to broaden access to financial services.
Interview with the founder of Envited about a social-media-agnostic event tool for teenagers, covering his recent pre-seed raise and upcoming launch.
Grocery delivery app SEND has entered voluntary administration with Worrells appointed; the article recalls its 2021 raise backed by Cherry Ventures and FJ Lab.
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