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Novalith raised a $2.5 million seed round backed by the CEFC's Clean Energy Innovation Fund and a Grantham trust vehicle, funding a Sydney pilot plant for its low-carbon lithium extraction technology.
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Techboard's annual report finds Australian early-stage startup funding passed $10 billion in FY21, up 64%, while WA companies attracted just $50 million, with ASX raises dominating and female founders' funding share falling.
Australian crypto investing app Qubix has raised over A$600,000 in pre-seed funding and is now seeking A$1.6 million through ordinary shares to fund national and international growth.
Hydralyte's North American arm, run by former Swisse executives, has begun an institutional roadshow for a $17 million ASX listing planned for December, with BW Equities handling the raising.
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Battery developer Gelion has closed an oversubscribed £6 million pre-IPO round ahead of a planned London AIM listing, backed by Regal Funds Management, a Singapore fund, Elphinstone Group and the University of Sydney.
Perth network-software firm ActivePort has joined the ASX under ticker ATV after a $12 million float at 20 cents a share, led by Bridge Street Capital, to fund international expansion.
Household products startup Zero Co set an Australian crowdfunding record, raising $5 million in under seven hours on Birchal, on top of earlier backing from Square Peg and private investors; rival Shebah entered voluntary administration.
Carnegie Clean Energy wins funding for a MoorPower wave energy demonstrator serving aquaculture vessels, backed by the Blue Economy CRC and industry partners including Huon Aquaculture and Tassal.
Parpera closed an oversubscribed $1.3 million round led by Equitable Investors, following a $1 million crowdfunding raise, to launch Australia's first Banking-as-a-Service offering with Railspay.
Melbourne women-only rideshare firm Shebah has entered voluntary administration after pandemic lockdowns cut revenue, with administrators seeking a sale, while the article recalls its record 2019 crowdfunding raises.
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Adelaide strata management software startup ResVu has secured a $1.5 million strategic investment from MaxSoft Group to grow sales, marketing and its product ahead of international expansion.
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Retrospective on five Australian technology companies bought for nine-figure sums in 2021, detailing buyers, prices and founder reactions for CitrusAd, Quantium, Invoice2go, Task and A Cloud Guru.
Zero Co's $5 million crowdfunding campaign on Birchal sold out in six hours, breaking Australia's record, after the startup revealed a $6 million Square Peg round and an earlier $2 million private raise.
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Two hospitality tech startups, Mobi and Muso, have raised venture funding as venues digitise after lockdowns; the piece also recalls recent raises by Ordermentum, Barcats and Foodbomb in the same sector.
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Security asset management firm Axonius appoints Hasanka Wicks as APAC channel leader in Sydney and Vern Fernhout as regional director in Melbourne, following a US$100 million Series D raise earlier in 2021.
Melbourne construction software startup BuildPass has closed an oversubscribed pre-seed round, doubling its original target, to grow its team, speed product development and expand nationally before pursuing US expansion.
Perth drone engine maker Orbital UAV announced a $6.5 million shareholder entitlement offer to fund new engine development and expand its Australian production facility, with major shareholders committing $2.8 million.
A profile of Queensland livestock-tech company DIT AgTech, covering its water-based supplementation products, rapid revenue growth, capital raised to date, and a planned ASX listing.
Weekly roundup reporting numerous Australian and New Zealand startup raises, Icehouse Ventures securing fund capital, GitLab's IPO, two acquisitions, Clover's closure, and Openpay's debt facility.
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Manufacturing roundup: Robern Menz revives the Polly Waffle bar with grant backing, SoftIron builds an edge-computer plant in NSW, Lockheed Martin Australia names its first MILSATCOM intern, and DXN wins a third cable contract.
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Waste-reducing household products maker Zero Co secured $6 million from Square Peg Capital, with its Birchal crowd-funding target lifted to a record $5 million before opening to the public.
GovConnex, which turns scattered government information into insights for public affairs work, has raised $1 million led by Black Nova and plans expansion to New Zealand and the UK.
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Cyber security firm Sekuro, created by merging Privasec, Solista, CXO Security and Naviro, plans an ASX listing within eight months; founders took new executive roles and received no merger proceeds.
Gig booking platform Muso has raised a $2 million seed round led by Rampersand to expand into New Zealand and the UK, after a $1.5 million raise in 2019, and has made several senior hires.
Railsbank's Australian arm Railspay has partnered with Parpera to offer banking-as-a-service in Australia, with Parpera as first customer, while Railsbank recently closed a A$95 million round and hired Ben Smith as Australian general manager.
Saudi-owned FRV agrees to sell a 49% stake in its Australian renewables platform to Canada's Omers Infrastructure, pending regulatory approval, with financial close expected by year end.
RayGen's Series C reached $55 million with Equinor investing $9 million, joining Chevron, AGL, Photon Energy and Schlumberger, plus an ARENA grant, funding a Victorian storage project.
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Australian fintech Flux raised an oversubscribed A$800,000 seed round led by Ruslan Kogan and the Leibovich brothers, funding growth of its financial literacy app and the launch of its B2B product Flux At Work.
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Melbourne dispute-resolution software maker Immediation raised AUD 3.6 million from Thorney Investment Group and Alex Waislitz to grow in the US and Europe, and named a new chair plus board and advisory appointments.
Sydney sneaker resale platform PUSHAS has raised a $1.2 million pre-seed round backed by TEN13, Our Innovation Fund, US venture firms and several angels, to improve liquidity and scale ahead of international expansion.
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Weekly roundup of ten Australian startup raises totalling $88.18 million, spanning energy traceability, agtech, digital health and packaging, from Enosi's $1.48 million to Packform's $25 million.
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CrowdProperty Australia raised a $1.5 million seed round led by developer Oscar Done to expand lending for SME property development; its UK joint venture partner also closed an equity round and a funding line.
New Zealand carbon capture startup Aspiring Materials has raised a $1 million seed round led by Icehouse Ventures with Outset Ventures, funding team growth including its first CEO, Mark Chadderton.
Digital health firm Perx Health has raised a $3m seed round, led by AirTree Ventures, to support its move into the American market; co-founder and chief executive Scott Taylor has shifted to Chicago.
Giant Leap's impact newsletter rounds up CO2-eating microbes, precision fermentation, booming health tech funding, a women-in-work survey, its open Analyst role, Glow Capital's launch, Snow Entrepreneurs grants and Investible's climate tech fund.
US cloud security firm Lacework has entered the Australian and New Zealand market, hiring 23 local staff including a new A/NZ general manager, having earlier raised US$525 million from Sutter Hill Ventures in January.
New Zealand software company GoGenerosity has raised a NZ$1.3 million seed round led by private investors with Icehouse Ventures support, to grow its pay-it-forward charity platform and team before expanding to Australia.
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UK invoicing and tax app HiStreet has been chosen for a Barclays Eagle Labs and Techstars accelerator programme, while planning a £500K equity raise and a Crowdcube campaign aimed at sole traders.
Energy traceability startup Enosi has secured $1.48 million from ReNu Energy, Energy Estate, Artesian's clean energy seed fund and angels to grow its Powertracer product and expand overseas next year.
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Beef Central's R&D series reports AMPC's two-year funding of MEQ Probe nearing commercial payoff, with Gundagai Meat Processors now using the carcase probe commercially and beef marbling development underway.
Norwegian software firm Crayon has completed its A$408 million takeover of ASX-listed distributor Rhipe after shareholder approval, with delisting expected in November; Rhipe's subsidiaries Parallo and Emt Distribution move to Crayon.
Brisbane proptech startup Rent Rabbit has raised a $585,000 seed round at a $2 million valuation. Its review platform for renters, landlords and agents reports strong early traction and widespread media coverage.
Woodside Energy is putting as much as $2 million into 1414 Degrees to fund a demonstration of its SiBox heat storage technology, with an option to partner on commercialising it.
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Legal practice management software maker Smokeball has landed its first outside capital, a $30 million round, and acquired FamilyProperty, a Sydney family-law tech startup previously backed by BinaryZen Ventures.
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Interview with Zedosh's founder and chief executive about his attention marketplace that pays Gen Z users for watching ads targeted via open banking data, its pandemic growth, and plans to reshape advertising.
Tidal Ventures' investment note explains why it backed FrankieOne from its 2019 seed and joined the KYC/AML platform's newly announced A$20 million Series A, co-led by Greycroft and Airtree Ventures.
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Vehicle parts data startup Partly, based in New Zealand, has closed a pre-Series A round led by Blackbird Ventures, with angel backers including Peter Beck, Dylan Field and Akshay Kothari, valuing it highly.
New Zealand pelvic-floor device maker JunoFem raised a NZ$1 million seed round led by GD1 to pursue UK and US regulatory approval; the article also notes GD1's Fund 3 raise.