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Tenacious Ventures' co-founders reflect on three years running Australia's first specialist agrifood tech VC firm, assessing their climate and digitisation theses after closing a $35 million debut fund and backing ten startups.
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Canberra announces ten Defence Innovation Hub contracts worth $10 million for companies building artificial intelligence for defence, including Lumination, Droneshield and Real Response, each receiving an individual grant for a specific technology project.
Canberra has granted $44 million across six manufacturers, including Pact Group, Toshiba International and 1414 Degrees, to lift recycling and clean energy production.
Wholesale Investor profiles Altive's Unicorns Fund, a closed-end private equity vehicle backed by Alibaba and Pacific Century Group, opening pre-IPO technology opportunities to Australian investors, with a team drawn from Goldman Sachs and Macquarie.
Wholesale Investor profiles PostHarvest, maker of a device that forecasts produce ripening and tracks freshness, noting international awards, supermarket orders, government R&D rebates and a live share offer to fund commercialisation.
Rich Data Co and UNSW received an Australian Government Innovation Connections grant in September to fund twelve months of joint research into AI applications for credit decisioning.
Open banking firm Adatree names Alex Scriven its first chief operating officer, bringing banking and finance experience from Equifax and earlier banking roles to the data-driven company.
Profile of Allbirds recounting its New Zealand origins, early grant and crowdfunding, seed and venture raises, key early hires, and its NASDAQ listing, crediting its sustainability mission for its rapid success.
Non-alcoholic spirits maker Lyre's raised $37 million led by D Squared Capital at a $500 million valuation, with earlier backers joining; funds go mainly to marketing and more than 50 new jobs.
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Australian client engagement platform Practice Ignition raised a Series C led by JMI Equity with Tiger Global and EVP participating, to fund global growth and US partnerships.
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Impact investor Giant Leap is raising a second fund, targeting $50 million, with $35 million already committed including backing from NRMA Insurance, as institutional interest emerges for the first time.
Tenacious Ventures' co-founders reflect on three years running Australia's first agrifood tech VC, describing their oversubscribed $35 million first fund, sector-focused thesis, and lessons about backing founders.
Electric delivery vehicle maker Zoomo has closed an oversubscribed Series B of US$60 million (A$80 million), led by new investor Grok Ventures with Skip Capital and ArcTern, plus follow-on from existing backers and a new debt facility.
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Folklore investor Dan Fleming argues cohort-based learning platforms and the creator economy are transforming education, noting his firm's investment in Australian online learning platform ScholarSite.
Payments company Zip has hired Cynthia Scott, previously a senior executive at Scentre Group and Telstra, to run its Australian and New Zealand operations and join its global executive team.
Roundup leads with Zoomo's electric-bike subscription raise and covers new funding for Imprint, SOS, Mixpanel, Virtuoso, Monograph, Aplazo and Podium, plus Twitter's purchase of Threader and other technology headlines.
Australian e-bike subscription startup Zoomo announced a Series B blending equity and debt funding to expand its micromobility offering for couriers into more cities and develop light vehicles for parcels.
Commonwealth Bank's venture scaler x15ventures is putting a further $700,000 into Payble, the payments subsidiary of ASX-listed Identitii, following its initial backing last year as Payble signs its first energy customer.
Australian hospitality procurement marketplace FoodByUs has raised a $10 million Series A led by Macquarie Capital, with Base Capital and F J Labs participating, to fund sales, marketing and product development.
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Open banking fintech TrueLayer has hired Rob Hale, formerly Regional Australia Bank's chief digital officer, as its Head of Banking, where he will help banks and fintechs use Australia's Consumer Data Right.
Victoria's government has granted $5.7 million to six recycling projects, funding new or expanded facilities for composting, organics, glass and textile processing, which it expects to create 75 jobs.
Airbnb's chief executive expects remote work to transform travel, while domestic travel businesses, including Travlr, which recently raised $6.7 million, prepare for a post-pandemic booking surge.
Canberra's Modern Manufacturing Initiative has handed out 33 million dollars in matched grants to seven unnamed food manufacturers, its latest funding round across manufacturing sectors since February.
Equity crowdfunding via Equitise has delivered $1.4 million to grocery delivery startup Your Food Collective, with hundreds of small backers plus two large individual cheques, as the Sydney and Newcastle service plans national growth.
Linktree launches a storefront feature built with Shopify, letting users display products on their profiles, while the link-in-bio platform reports its worldwide user base has grown to 18 million.
Antler's first Australian fund has made 18 early-stage investments in five months, taking its local portfolio past 60 companies, and extended its mandate to later-stage rounds including :Different's Series B and Pathzero's Series A.
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Manufacturing news roundup covering Maggie Beer Holdings' revenue growth, an FBR-UAE study MoU, FBICRC's new CEO, ARENA funding for Ark Energy's hydrogen electrolyser, Aurora Labs' capital raise, and Austal's US expansion.
The MRCF, managed by publisher Brandon Capital, has launched a government-funded national biotech incubator with committed funding, and appointed a new Head of Operations, with applications now open for its first intake.
Student teams from Monash, Sydney and Tasmania universities won prize money in the XPRIZE Carbon Removal Student Competition backed by Elon Musk, with Monash's MC3 team receiving US$250,000.
Car loan platform CarClarity hires three executives covering analytics, marketing and partnerships, following its Equity Venture Partners-led Series A and a period of rapid revenue and headcount growth.
Singapore telco StarHub is buying 60 percent of JOS's Singapore and Malaysia operations for S$15 million alongside HKBN; the piece also recalls its Strateq purchase and a planned MyRepublic broadband stake.
Analysis of quantum computing's threat to cryptocurrency encryption, covering a quantum-safe token launch by Kaz and Quantum Assets, post-quantum blockchain research efforts, and QLabs' recently secured $25m investment funding.
Workplace micro-training platform Hindsite raised a $3.25 million seed round valuing it at $18 million, led by four individual investors, and hired Dominic Williamson as technical co-founder and CTO.
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Buy now, pay later firm Zip has hired Ahu Chhapgar as global chief technology officer, starting in December at its New York office, reporting to CEO Larry Diamond to lead worldwide technology and engineering.
A plasma-coating company, a university and a manufacturing research centre will develop lower-water textile dyeing, supported through the centre's Activate grants program; a related facemask venture with PPK was flagged in September.
Adelaide startup Oxamii has launched a peer-to-peer renewable energy trading platform, The People's Grid, with partner Circular Energy; the article recalls its $1 million seed round backed by Artesian's Clean Energy Seed Fund.
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Verton's Windmaster load-control system has reached proof-of-concept testing for wind turbine installation, backed by an AMGC commercialisation grant and industry partners Mammoet, Van Oord and Vestas contributing to the project.
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Victoria awarded Sydney firm OneVentures the tender to manage its venture debt Venture Growth Fund for late-stage startups. The article also recalls OneVentures leading Flippa's $11 million Series A.
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Turkish machine maker Repkon has taken a $2.5 million strategic stake in Australian additive manufacturer Titomic, following a $9 million placement, with the combined funds earmarked to speed commercialisation and joint venture plans.
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Construction software firm Assignar has completed a US$16.5 million secondary financing led by Tiger Global, with SecondQuarter Ventures, Fifth Wall and HighSage Ventures buying in, letting early backers sell some equity.
LaunchVic has granted $300,000 to clinician syndicate Australian Medical Angels, which plans a Victorian branch investing up to $2 million into ten early-stage health startups, becoming the agency's seventh funded angel network.
Financial advice software firm Asendium has closed a capital raise exceeding $1.1 million, backed by institutional, adviser and private investors including Holon Global Investments, to fund product development and integrations.
Tiger Global led a US$16.5m secondary funding round in construction software firm Assignar, co-led by SecondQuarter Ventures, with Fifth Wall and HighSage taking part; past backers and a $20m Series B are recalled.
AfterWork Ventures explains why it joined OwnHome's July pre-seed round, profiling the rent-to-buy startup's founders, its debt facility, customer traction, and the housing affordability problem it tackles.
Software vendor Freshworks appoints SAP veteran Ben Pluznyk as director and country manager for Australia and New Zealand, following its channel chief hire and local expansion through distributor Synnex.
ARENA grants $1.5 million toward a $3 million feasibility study led by Port of Newcastle and Green Investment Group into a 40 MW renewable hydrogen hub, with several project partners, and recalls earlier funding for Stanwell.
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Australian tyre-recycling firm Green Distillation Technologies has received $10.2 million in federal grants and R&D incentives within $39.1 million raised to date, and is currently offering shares and convertible notes to fund plant expansion.
Sydney school-fees lender Edstart raised $10 million from HEAL Partners, with NAB Ventures reinvesting after leading its 2019 Series A. Funds will double its 30-person team as it expands school partnerships.