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Sydney product consulting firm Terem Technologies raised $3 million led by Parc Capital, planning acquisitions to challenge big-four consultancies, with clients including Qantas, IAG, ATO and MYOB.
Weekly roundup reporting many startup funding rounds, Investible's fund close, Skalata's committed capital, hipages buying Builderscrack, Stack Sports acquiring Team App, and Level Equity's stake purchase in Eftsure.
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Sydney spend-management startup DiviPay has secured a $20 million Series A to drive international expansion, product development and team growth, backed by Global Founders Capital, Rapyd Ventures and individual investors.
Founders Will Wise, Tanvir Uddin and Tessa Fields launched Vyro, an online electric vehicle dealership with trade-in and financing features, after joining Antler's program, and plan to partner with The Good Car Co.
A weekly roundup reporting ten Australian startups that together raised about $372 million, spanning pet e-commerce, marketplace software, fintech, used cars, cybersecurity, freight, data tools, genetic testing and payments anti-fraud.
Block Earner closed a $6.4 million seed round led by Framework Ventures at a $56.4 million post-money valuation, ahead of an early-2022 launch of its DeFi yield platform for everyday savers.
Wholesale Investor profiles Air Broadband, a UK full-fibre internet provider, covering its growth, wholesale partnerships and expansion plans as it seeks equity investment to become a top-ten ISP.
Mambu raised a Series E round led by EQT Growth at a multibillion-euro post-money valuation, and plans ANZ expansion including a formal Australian entity active from January 2022.
Year-end review of Australian additive manufacturing in 2021: MMI grants for Romar, Titomic and SPEE3D, Titomic's raises and acquisitions, Conflux's Series A, Aurora Labs' capital raise and leadership changes, and AML3D's listing anniversary.
Perth's West Tech Fest Investor Network has made its first three investments, $50,000 and two of $25,000, in WA startups Grow Impact, Anticipate Life and Tactest.
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Trades marketplace hipages Group is buying New Zealand platform Builderscrack for $11.8 million, with co-founder Jeremy Wyn-Harris staying on to run it; the deal follows hipages' recent investments in Bricks + Agent and Tradiecore.
New Zealand crime-intelligence software company Auror has raised NZ$30 million in a round led by Movac, with GD1, Shasta Ventures and Folklore Ventures taking part, to grow its Australian team, technology and retail support.
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Profile of iN2iTY Lab, founded by Greg Higgins and Steve Nouri, whose DEEPTRACE platform uses AI and behavioural analytics to predict student dropout; the piece notes backing from early-stage venture firm Antler.
Sydney wellness marketplace BodyMindLife Online has joined Newchip's global seed-stage accelerator, with the company also recalling an initial funding close and reporting early traction among teachers and customers.
Australian comparison website Finder has raised $30 million from Future Now Capital after 15 years bootstrapped, valuing it at $650 million, as it pursues cryptocurrency and Web 3 opportunities.
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Dragonfly Biosciences' initial public offer is open, with the CBD company issuing 50 million shares at A$0.20 to raise A$10 million ahead of a planned late-December ASX listing, per Finexia.
Profile of EZiD, a passwordless authentication startup whose three co-founders met in Antler's program, now preparing a private beta with eleven business customers signed on.
Analysis by The Australia Institute argues Santos' Moomba carbon capture project, backed by a federal grant, may enable enhanced fossil fuel recovery rather than cut emissions; Santos denies the project involves increased extraction.
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Newcastle sustainable grocery startup Your Food Collective, founded by cousins Cara Cooper and Lauren Branson, won SmartCompany's 2021 Smart50 Eco Warrior award, placed 12th, and recently secured $1.4 million from private and public backers.
Smart50 profile of Melbourne education-tech firm Vivi International, founded by Lior Rauchberger, whose classroom screen-sharing product lifted revenue to $6.2 million and is closing a Series B backed by a US investor.
Senators question CSIRO over email exchanges with plant-based protein maker v2food, probing conflicts between the agency's public research role and its equity stake in the company, with fund investment details aired at the hearing.
Australian carbon risk fintech Emmi has raised $3.5 million from Illuminate Financial, Artesian VC and wealthy Australian investors to expand its Global Carbon Efficiency Rating internationally.
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Sydney freight logistics startup Ofload raised a $20 million Series A at a $100 million valuation, with existing backers reinvesting and King River Capital, Flexport and Bay Grove joining.
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Online pet supplies retailer Pet Circle announced a $125 million Series C led by Prysm Capital and TDM Growth Partners, with AirTree and new backer Baillie Gifford participating, valuing the company above a billion dollars.
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Sydney pet-care platform Pet Circle has raised $125 million in a Series C round backed by Prysm Capital, TDM Growth Partners, Baillie Gifford and AirTree Ventures, reaching unicorn status.
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OIF Ventures reports New York's Level Equity has bought a large stake in Eftsure, letting the Australian backer sell most of its holding, with the same investor recently in simPRO's huge round.
Twenty-seven Australian manufacturers received grants totalling 33 million dollars in the first round of the federal Supply Chain Resilience Initiative, while applications opened for a second round targeting semiconductor and water treatment projects.
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Marketplacer has banked a fresh $38 million injection from first-time and returning backers after a mooted 2021 float failed to proceed, with the money earmarked for growth in America and product development.
New Zealand parking platform Parkable raised NZ$4.7 million in debt and equity, led by Pioneer Capital, with new and existing individual investors, ahead of a planned 2022 series B and expansion into US, UK and Australian markets.
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Australian online used car startup Carma emerged from stealth with a Tiger Global-backed seed round, funding its executive team, a Sydney facility, and expansion plans across New South Wales.
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Adelaide satellite firm Fleet Space is developing 3D-printed Alpha small satellites for launch from 2022, following its recent US$26.4 million Series B raise, with global connectivity coverage targeted by 2026.
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Brisbane startup Evos has released its first product, a home electric vehicle charger for fleet customers, following an earlier capital raising, with initial sales through Ampol.
Tenacious Ventures led a A$2.5 million seed round in Jupiter Ionics, a Monash University spin-out making green ammonia electrochemically. Funds go to R&D and commercialization; Tenacious also recently closed its $27 million maiden fund.
Roundup of nine startup raises totalling $70 million, including Q-CTRL's Series B, Foundry Lab's round led by Blackbird, and EnGeneIC's crowdfunded COVID-19 vaccine raise, plus a new Elenium Automation board member.
EnGeneIC raised $5 million via VentureCrowd's pre-IPO round, exceeding its initial target, funding Covid vaccine and cancer work, then licensed its nanocell technology to ImmunityBio.
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Profile of Carbon Revolution's automated Mega-line expansion at its Geelong factory, noting the carbon fibre wheel maker's $95 million April raise, FY21 loss, and wheel selections by Ferrari, Ford, Renault and GM.
1inch Network, the decentralised exchange aggregator, has secured $175 million in a Series B token round led by Amber Group, with several trading and crypto investors joining, taking its lifetime funding towards $190 million.
OIF Ventures' third monthly portfolio roundup: XM Cyber's roughly billion-dollar sale to Schwarz Group, Assignar's secondary raise, new investments in Inspace, mod.io and Atelier, plus portfolio awards, customers and product launches.
TechCrunch roundup covering Harrison.ai's A$129 million raise, Sounding Board's $30 million Series B, Butter's $7 million round, Republic's $100 million acquisition of Seedrs, Niantic buying Lowkey, and Essentium's SPAC listing.
IBM has bought Melbourne digital transformation firm SXiQ to boost IBM Consulting's hybrid and multi-cloud capabilities, its twentieth acquisition under CEO Arvind Krishna; financial terms were not disclosed.
Profile of a Himalayan-inspired skincare label with £1M sales across 14 markets, presenting a convertible note investment offering ahead of a planned 2022 entry into Australia.
Non-bank business lender Moneytech has closed an equity raise of more than $20 million led by Colinton Capital Partners, with existing backer CVC also participating; Colinton partner Genevieve Gregor joins the Moneytech board.
ARENA grants $8.6 million to Western Power for Project Symphony, a distributed energy pilot in Western Australia's main grid with Synergy and AEMO, which earlier secured $26.9 million in government funding.
Future Now Ventures announces that marketing technology firms Automaton and Simple have merged into a combined business operating under the Simple name, with Automaton founder Darin Lloyd welcoming the deal.
Diagnostics company Pictor is running COVID antibody assay trials across four countries and has raised $3,748,921 of a targeted $7 million Series F, with the shortfall to be offered at a higher share price.
Animation company Plane Characters Productions reports its Let's Go See pilots passed half a million views, signed distribution deals with Little Dot Studios and Binge Networks, and is now seeking further investment to expand globally.