Every round, fund close and exit we can source, with the article it was reported in and what it actually said.
Soil-data agtech firm CropX reports 2020 sales quadrupling, two competitor acquisitions and a Series B being widened through a $5M extension offered to investors at a $65M pre-money valuation, ahead of a planned 2022 Series C.
Daily roundup: Dataminr banks a US$475m Series F; Xero strikes a deal for Sweden's Tickstar; Deliveroo's float gets underway with Amazon trimming down; Prince Harry lands a role at BetterUp.
ARENA has committed up to $47 million in conditional funding for Genex Power's Kidston pumped hydro storage project in north Queensland; the $777 million project also holds NAIF debt approval and EnergyAustralia as offtake partner.
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Genex will fund the Kidston pumped hydro project through a $115 million share issue after an equity partner deal collapsed, supplemented by a $47 million ARENA grant and an existing NAIF loan.
Weekly roundup reporting Airwallex adding US$100 million to its Series D, Alooba raising $1 million ahead of a Series A, and New York's Dataminr closing a $475 million round at a $4.1 billion valuation.
ANU spin-out Quantum Brilliance will install its diamond quantum computing accelerator at Perth's Pawsey Supercomputing Centre in June, work backed by ANU and federal Accelerating Commercialisation grants.
Baraja, an Australian lidar startup, raised a Series B with backing from Hitachi Construction Machinery, HESTA, Blackbird and others, funding continued development of its prism-based Spectrum-Scan technology for mining, ports and autonomous vehicles.
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Cloud security firm Orca Security raised A$270 million in Series C funding and plans an Asia Pacific headquarters in Australia, hiring local staff and continuing sales through channel partners Advent One and CyberDNA.
Analysis of a $3.2 million government scheme paying operators to watch reef health during the pandemic tourism slump, questioning whether it amounts to corporate welfare for firms like a Chinese nickel mine owner.
A daily roundup: AVEVA buys data firm OSIsoft for billions, Acer faces a huge ransom demand from hackers, and venture firm Tempus Partners relaunches under a new name with a partner promotion.
The Duke of Sussex takes a senior role at coaching and mental health startup BetterUp, which the piece notes closed a large Series D round the previous month at a multibillion-dollar valuation.
Airwallex extended its Series D with a further $100 million led by Greenoaks, lifting its valuation to $2.6 billion, funding a US launch and expansion. Payoneer is acquiring optile; Remessa Online raised $20 million.
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Index of the venture firm's portfolio updates: financing rounds for AdvanCell and ENA Respiratory, grant awards via incubator programs, two closes of Fund Six, board hires, and Myricx Bio's completed sale to Novartis.
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Secondary-focused VC SecondQuarter Ventures closed $51 million and bought stakes in ActivePipe and Propeller from a founder and Startmate, on top of earlier positions in Athena Home Loans and Equiem.
Perth-born media company So Media Group is equity crowdfunding on Birchal, having already passed $100,000 toward its offer at a $4 million pre-money valuation, with plans to expand to the east coast.
An audit office review found a government program awarded Shine Energy a multi-million dollar coal power feasibility study grant despite partially met criteria and completion risks.
AfterWork Ventures reflects on its September 2020 investment in Vitruvian, maker of the V-Form resistance trainer, setting out its connected fitness thesis and the team's progress since backing them.
Mambu has rolled out a Sharia-compliant cloud banking offering aimed at Islamic financial institutions, with Malaysia's Bank Islam an early customer; the piece also recalls Mambu's recent €110 million raise.
Industrial process technology company Calix has secured investor commitments to fund its battery program, new plants and engineering hires, following a strategic review of its opportunities.
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Ignition Lane's weekly technology roundup: Seequent and Neto acquisitions, imminent listings for AirTasker and MadPaws, large venture rounds at Stripe, Yotpo, PatSnap, SecurityScorecard, Appfire and OpenSea, plus new fund plans and ecosystem news.
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Tidal Ventures reflects on its early backing of shipping software company Shippit, recalling the Series A co-investment with Aura Ventures and the hands-on guidance partners gave founders Rob Hango-Zada and William On.
The national audit office found the $3.3 million grant for a Collinsville coal plant feasibility study breached grant criteria, and questioned minister Angus Taylor's use of private email accounts for confidential documents.
Brisbane medical device maker WearOptimo will manufacture its microwearables in Queensland after receiving state government support through the Essential Goods and Supply Chain Program, though the funding amount was not disclosed.
Sydney fintech Cape has appointed Tanya Ward, previously an executive at Pepper Money and Westpac, as its first chief financial officer, reporting to co-founder and CEO Ryan Edwards-Pritchard.
Weekly roundup reporting QBiotics' $50 million raise, LAB Group's $4 million from Costa Asset Management, Hudled's $640,000 backing, and Stripe's US$600 million round at a US$95 billion valuation.
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First grants under the federal Supply Chain Capability Improvement program go to three NSW space companies for edge computing and inertial navigation projects, within the Moon to Mars initiative.
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Scale Investors names Chelsea Newell and Samar Mcheileh as co-CEOs after Ariane Barker's departure, while seed investor Investible appoints Rod Bristow chief executive and announces a second $50 million fund now being raised.
Industrial cybersecurity vendor Dragos is opening a Melbourne regional headquarters for Australia and New Zealand, backed by a December US$110 million Series C including Malcolm Turnbull's investment firm; Jemena is already a customer.
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UK cyber insurance specialist CFC has acquired Queensland firm Insane Technologies to strengthen its in-house incident response team, having previously bought Solis Security and ThreatInformer.
Scale Investors names Chelsea Newell and Samar Mcheileh as co-CEOs after Ariane Barker's departure, while seed investor Investible appoints Rod Bristow chief executive and says it is raising a second fund.
SaaS tracking startup Hudled has raised a $640,000 seed round from Black Nova Group, Antler, Sydney Angels and three angels, after an earlier $155,000 Antler pre-seed, ahead of its product launch and possible US expansion.
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Daily roundup covering the Microsoft-Google clash over news bargaining, Seequent's sale to Bentley Systems, Stripe's huge funding round, and DroneShield's repeat government contract.
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Blackbird announces Justin Angsuwat has joined the firm as Chief People Officer, returning from Silicon Valley, where he worked at Thumbtack, to lead talent and culture internally and advise its portfolio companies.
Melbourne fintech Zeller announced a Series A led by Addition with Square Peg and Apex Capital returning, and recalled its 2020 seed round, ahead of launching payments services for small businesses.
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Weekly roundup by Ignition Lane covering Vend's sale to Lightspeed, Roblox's listing, raises at Pipe, DataGrail, Mastt, Sonnant and Corvus, LaunchVic's new fund for women founders, and Scale Investors' new co-CEOs.
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Australian crypto exchange Coinstash is seeking roughly $2 million through a Birchal equity raise to build lending, interest and card products, having earlier drawn backing from Brisbane firm Voyager Ventures.
A weekly SmartCompany Plus roundup recommending pieces on public speaking skills, an interview with Upstart's co-founder covering its path to listing, Black tech employees' experiences, and a Databricks CEO podcast.
Square Peg reflects on eight years backing Vend as Lightspeed agrees to acquire the Auckland retail-software company, with the deal expected to complete in roughly six weeks.
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Queensland protective-equipment maker Imaging Solutions received an undisclosed state government grant to lift production of medical-imaging PPE and expects to take on fifteen extra staff.
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Israeli green hydrogen startup H2Pro has closed a US$22 million Series A2 round led by Bill Gates' Breakthrough Energy Ventures alongside Breakthrough Energy Ventures Europe and IN Venture, backing its efficient water-splitting technology.
Electric truck drivetrain maker SEA Electric has completed a $54 million equity round joined by Exro Technologies, after closing the first $20 million of a series A led by GCA Global late last year.
Sandstone Technology has named Katherine Dziaman, formerly Group CFO at Tonic Health Media, as its Chief Financial and Operating Officer, replacing Pow-Chuan Lee, who recently departed the company.
ARENA announced a $1.49 million grant to Melbourne battery firm Relectrify to commercialise a modular battery system built from second-life EV packs, part of a $3.3 million project deploying 20 units across Australia.
GHD Group is set to take a cornerstone stake in hydrogen storage maker Lavo as part of its Series A raise in progress; GHD's finance chief will also join Lavo's board.
Roundup items: PayPal's buy-now-pay-later launch for Australia, bids for Jack Dorsey's tweet NFT, Dropbox buying DocSend, an eSports forecast, and OpenMarkets' $10 million pre-IPO raise.
Funding roundup covering raises by OpenMarkets, Mastt, Smrtr, The Nile Group and Preply, with Aconex's founders among Mastt's backers and Peter James joining The Nile as chairman.
Adelaide fabricator Samaras Structural Engineers has installed a large automated steel fabrication system at its Gillman plant, backed by a federal defence grant, lifting capacity by an estimated 800 hours a week.
SafetyCulture's founder tells a federal inquiry Australia must restore grant funding, simplify employee equity and ease tech visas to build a world-class startup culture, citing his own grant-backed growth from a Townsville garage.
Loyalty rewards company My Rewards International is raising a $3 million pre-IPO round via convertible notes, with $2.75 million already secured, ahead of a planned IPO and signed contracts to expand across 26 countries.