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Sydney psychedelic biotech Psylo has raised $1.1 million in a round led by Possible Ventures, with angel Daniel Petre also backing it, to develop shorter-acting psilocybin-inspired mental health medicines.
Two rural research corporations ran federal-backed innovation challenges, awarding grants totalling nearly $5 million, with four agricultural technology companies advancing to million-dollar proof-of-concept funding.
Singapore startup JAVIS automates bubble tea with robotic carts; the profile covers its executives, partnerships and Enterprise Singapore founder grant while inviting investors into its open seed offering.
LaunchVic commits $250,000 as a grant and $250,000 as equity in Startupbootcamp's fund to run three energytech programs, while Energy Australia, NISA and Victorian Clean Tech Fund add $975,000 for Victorian energy entrepreneurs.
TrueLayer has launched its open banking platform in Australia after gaining CDR accreditation, promoting Brenton Charnley to regional CEO, following a recent US$130 million round led by Tiger Global with Stripe.
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Payments company Till Payments has secured a $110 million Series C from Avenir Growth, Woodson Capital, Akuna Capital and returning backer Regal Funds Management, lifting its total funding to $145 million.
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Open Insurance raised $31 million from Movac, Latitude and existing backer AirTree Ventures to expand its Huddle brand overseas, with this promotional piece crediting its Sunshine Coast customer support team.
Investor-update profile of UK-EU fintech Saurus.com, which has banked a £1.6 million seed round and partners with ASX-listed EML, as it prepares to seek a Series A.
David Yuan's investment firm Tidemark closed its first fund well above its original goal, collecting 575 million dollars after roughly half a year of marketing to backers.
Nightingale Partners and Phoenix Development Fund announce an initial investment in content marketing platform Fabulate, and outline its leadership team and a new director appointment.
Ten Australian small businesses received defence technology grants of up to $300,000 each under the government's ICERA program, part of Next Generation Technologies, covering themes from cyber to autonomous systems.
Tidal Ventures' Wave Makers profile of PredictHQ co-founder Campbell Brown recounts the firm's hands-on support before PredictHQ's Series A and B raises, its Auckland base, US expansion, and people-first culture.
Blackbird interviews Mentorloop co-founder Lucy Lloyd, who recalls the $275K pre-seed raise that convinced her and Heidi Holmes to go full-time on their mentoring software platform.
Satellite IoT firm Myriota won a $5.48 million Australian government Defence contract via the Defence Innovation Hub, weeks after a Spire Global partnership and an insurance-sector investment from IAG's venture arm.
Sydney VC Black Nova launched with A$10 million committed toward a $20 million target, co-founders Matt Browne and Darcy Naunton revealed a 23-company portfolio and Notiv's $6.6 million sale to Dubber.
Venture firm Touch Ventures debuted on the ASX, raising $100 million in its IPO and closing sharply higher; Afterpay backed it, and the firm recently put $1 million into Refundid's seed round.
Sydney venture firm Investible announced a A$100 million climate tech fund raise, led by Tom Kline and Patrick Sieb; its A$50 million prior fund closed this year and a Greenhouse hub is planned.
Square Peg led employee-feedback software firm Joyous' NZ$15 million Series A and profiles its three co-CEOs, noting the founders' earlier ventures including Sonar6 and Cyberelves.
Network vendor Cradlepoint hires Nathan McGregor from Cisco Meraki as Asia Pacific sales senior vice president, based in Sydney, to lead regional sales following its Cascade partner portal launch.
Payments platform Zepto, rebranded from Split Payments, has hired Carolyn Breeze as Chief Commercial Officer and Matthew O'Leary as Chief People Officer as it pursues a growth strategy built on open banking.
Silex Systems completed a $33 million institutional placement to advance its laser uranium enrichment pilot and zero-spin silicon work for quantum chips, with a share purchase plan open for further funds.
In-home early learning startup Leor, founded by Andrea Christie-David, is being acquired by ASX-listed G8 Education in a deal worth $9.5 million, with Christie-David joining G8's executive team to lead a new specialised care division.
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Slinger Bag, a US-listed sports equipment maker, is acquiring Sydney sports analytics startup Gameface.ai in an all-stock deal valuing it at US$24 million, with its CEO and engineers joining the acquirer.
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Biotech firm ENA Respiratory has contracted PPD and hVIVO to run Phase 2 trials of its INNA-051 nasal spray, which aims to prevent COVID-19 and other respiratory viral infections, after encouraging Phase 1 safety results.
Biotech firm ENA Respiratory has contracted research organisations PPD and hVIVO to run Phase 2 trials of its INNA-051 nasal spray, following encouraging Phase 1 safety results, with participant recruitment expected from January 2022.
Battery developer Li-S Energy debuted on the ASX, with shares surging as much as 250% intraday, after its IPO raised $34 million at a $544 million valuation, ending the day worth about $1.5 billion.
Investment firm Aura Group announces the board appointment of veteran banker Helen Yap, previously country head for DBS Bank and OCBC Bank in Australia, as an independent non-executive director.
Wattwatchers has raised a $5.3 million Series B led by Kilara Capital's new Growth Fund, with CEFC following its earlier backing. Funds will drive international expansion, Australian manufacturing scale-up and new product development.
A FIAL executive opinion piece arguing Australia's protein market can accommodate traditional, plant-based and alternative sources, citing economic projections and mentioning Fable's seed raise and AgFunder's investment in it.
Consumer lender MoneyMe has secured an initial $50 million commitment through a new partnership with investment firm Pacific Equity Partners, to grow its products, expand its securitisation warehouse and repay an existing note facility.
Kilara Capital has put $5.3 million into Wattwatchers' Series B, with the Clean Energy Finance Corporation also participating; the energy-data company will use the money to grow internationally and scale manufacturing.
Perth seaweed-based plastics startup ULUU has raised a $1.3 million seed round from Main Sequence, Alberts Impact Ventures and The Eights to optimise its biodegradable PHA polymer ahead of a market pilot next year.
Impact investor Alberts announces its backing of ULUU, a startup developing a carbon-negative plastic replacement, with quotes from both teams about the new partnership.
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Western Australia's government has named 21 early-stage companies to receive 2021 Innovation Vouchers worth up to $20,000 each, helping them commercialise their innovations; Noisy Guts and EarBuddy are among the recipients.
Plus Eight's 2021 accelerator intake names six WA startups set to receive seed funding and mentoring, with energy company Woodside joining as a new program partner.
A roundup profiling nine past and present AFL players who founded or run businesses, including PickStar, CitrusAd, Gavl and Bluestone Lane, noting CitrusAd's acquisition by Publicis and earlier raises by PickStar and Gavl.
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Social enterprise investor Fortis River has invested $200,000 in healthtech startup Umbo, which connects rural families with therapists, following an introduction made through Social Impact Hub's Scaling Impact program.
Four unnamed manufacturers, three in Queensland and one in South Australia, will share $3 million in federal grants under the Moon to Mars program, supporting the goal of tripling Australia's space sector by 2030.
HEAL Partners led a US$10 million round in Crimson Education at a US$460 million valuation, with earlier backers topping up; the post also recalls Crimson's 2019 Series C and other companies HEAL has backed.
Retrospective on Antler Australia's first two years: a $46 million first fund closed with Eduardo Saverin backing, pre-seed investments in about 50 startups, Melbourne expansion, and new programs including an Existing Business cohort.
Profile of Tide Foundation, a Sydney nonprofit startup pitching a decentralised encryption protocol at TechCrunch Disrupt; its founders previously built marketing platform Ziva and it has gathered roughly $2 million, mostly from angels.
Four space companies have received federal grants under the Moon to Mars initiative's Supply Chain Capability stream, with the space agency's head praising the link between space and manufacturing.
Federal defence contracts worth more than $100 million include $1.8 million for University of South Australia laser research, $7.4 million for Silentium Defence radar, and $183,022 for Varley Rafael Australia's missile kit production.
Online business marketplace Flippa has raised a $15 million Series A led by OneVentures, with angel investors including the Leibovich brothers, after twelve years bootstrapped, as pandemic conditions lift small-scale acquisition activity.
Open banking firm TrueLayer has raised US$130 million in a round led by Tiger Global with Stripe also taking part, valuing it above US$1 billion as it grows its Australian operations.
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Launch of TOMORROW Super, a digital-first managed account superannuation platform led by Wes Hall, following a recent $1.2 million capital raise in which Crescent Wealth took an 8% stake; a pre-IPO round is planned.
Cloud platform Stax becomes standalone from Versent, hires ex-AWS executive Davinia Simon to lead sales amid NZ and Southeast Asia expansion, and recalls A$23.6 million raised in private funding over the past year.
Blackbird's investment note announces its participation in Mint Innovation's Series B. The New Zealand company uses microbes to recover precious metals from e-waste, and plans full-scale biorefineries and international expansion.