Every round, fund close and exit we can source, with the article it was reported in and what it actually said.
A roundup reporting Wattle Health's Middle East supply deal, completed capital raises by Elsight and Eden Innovations, and the extension of a government manufacturing register to international buyers.
LaunchVic invests $300,000 into Tractor Ventures' new venture debt fund, which has secured $4 million to lend to self-funded, revenue-positive Victorian startups, with half led by female founders.
A timeline retracing Airbnb's growth from its 2007 founding and early accelerator backing through successive funding rounds to its December 2020 NASDAQ listing, where shares surged on debut past a US$100 billion valuation.
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The renewable energy agency grants JOLT Charge nearly a million dollars to trial an advertiser-funded free EV fast-charging network across Adelaide, alongside earlier backing of other charging and managed-charging projects.
Profile of Flow of Work Co, a talent-matching platform founded by three former Randstad colleagues, which received Antler's backing and pitched at its Demo Day ahead of a planned 2021 launch.
Melbourne dispute-resolution platform Immediation raised a $3.75 million Series A backed by Thorney, Euroz Hartleys and SG Hiscock, and acquired NZ's CODR, while ombudsman Kate Carnell pushes small-business justice reform.
Beverage maker ABC Filling received a NSW government grant of $1.755 million to expand its Lisarow plant, which the company says will create up to 144 new jobs.
Consultancy Synechron is acquiring Australian payments technology firm Attra, its second purchase in six weeks after taking over fintech consulting firm Citihub Digital in October.
Brisbane diagnostics maker Ellume is scaling up COVID-19 test production with Queensland Government backing through its supply chain programme, while Bosch's manufacturing arm automates the high-volume lines.
DoorDash debuted strongly on the New York Stock Exchange, its shares jumping 78% despite ongoing losses, with the article recalling its June funding round and total venture backing.
Pipe extrusion company Polyline Pipe Systems reports raising more than $3.2 million in seed funding during 2020, with plans for a pre-IPO round and an ASX listing in 2021.
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Energy software startup Gridcognition has closed a pre-seed round of $675,000 backed by Clean Energy Finance Corporation, Alberts and Startmate, announced on the investor's own site.
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Joby Aviation has acquired Uber's Elevate flying taxi project, with Uber committing further investment, while Uber also hands its self-driving unit to Aurora alongside a large investment and a board seat.
Video recruitment platform myInterview secured a five million dollar seed round led by Aleph, with returning backers participating, to grow its sales, product and research teams.
Perth machine vision company AMLab closed an oversubscribed A$1.31 million round in six days, led by Maiden Capital with Curtin University among the backers, to advance its container crane retrofit technology.
Profile of Perth fintech Geniusto, which serves unbanked markets in ASEAN, reporting revenue growth, new contracts, a previously achieved USD5 million seed round, and a current search for up to USD7.5 million.
Square Peg led HealthMatch's $18 million round, with the Turnbilns, the Carps and January Capital joining; Tempus Partners returned. Square Peg earlier led HealthMatch's $6 million series A, and UHG was acquired by Medhealth.
The federal government's Boosting Female Founders Initiative has granted $12 million to 51 women-led startups, with Indigital and Ovira among the larger recipients named.
Melbourne's NextGen Funds Management has launched an AI-focused fund for sophisticated investors, taking debt and equity positions in ventures from startup to pre-IPO across several sectors.
SmartCompany profiles buy-now-pay-later firm Payright, detailing how it onboarded dozens of staff remotely during the pandemic, noting $60 million raised over two years and a planned ASX listing.
Telehealth company Coviu has raised a $6 million round backed by several venture investors after rapid pandemic-driven growth, while its CEO and co-founder was named Founder of the Year at a national awards program.
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The federal government's Boosting Female Founders Initiative announced first-round grants totalling $12 million, with named recipients including Beam Australia, Indigital, Whole Kids and Verve Superannuation.
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Weekly roundup reporting Salesforce's Slack acquisition, several ASX listings, multiple Australian startup raises, OneVentures' fund tranche close, and international deals including Facebook buying Kustomer.
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Blackbird's year-end review covers its fourth fund announcement, investments in companies including See-Mode, Morse Micro and SafetyCulture, Startmate's climate cohort intakes, Mike Cannon-Brookes joining its board, and numerous team hires.
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Founder Rob McLeay recounts selling his medication dosing startup DoseMe to Tabula Rasa HealthCare for US$30 million and explains why he now invests through Steve Baxter's TEN13 syndicate.
Roundup: Australian Made Campaign names Allyn Beard chairman, Noxopharm raises $23 million for cancer drug trials, and tna Solutions supports a wheelchair factory in Bangladesh through its founders' charity.
Western Australia's government will give advocacy group StartupWA $160,000 over two years from its New Industries Fund, funding startup summits and a part-time events employee to support the local ecosystem.
Gaming and PC hardware retailer Mwave has taken undisclosed investment from Anacacia Capital, with retail figure Gary Levin co-investing and joining its board as chair; existing backers remain.
Blackbird's Wild Hearts podcast episode features Halter founder Craig Piggott and investor Peter Beck discussing farming technology, startup culture, and New Zealand entrepreneurship.
Moscar Capital marks one year since its inaugural fund, reporting returns tracking toward its five-times target and a Series-A raise underway for portfolio company SUPPER Deliveries.
Salesforce consultancy 8Squad appointed former Australia Post executive Jessica Thompson as chief operating officer, a new role supporting growth plans including doubling staff to 100 and possible acquisitions.
StockTrim co-founder Dom Sutton shares ten lessons from closing the New Zealand inventory-forecasting startup's oversubscribed seed round in August 2020, covering pitching, demos, storytelling and researching investors.
ARENA grants AEMO $12.9 million for Project Edge, a Victorian trial building a distributed energy resources marketplace with partners AusNet Services and Mondo.
Sydney BNPL fintech Limepay has raised $21 million from existing investors in a pre-IPO round, seven months after a $6 million raise, with EB Games signed as a client.
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A Perth AI company won four defence grants under a national initiative and has been developing client projects and in-house products, including bushfire-detection software for a satellite startup.
Blackbird introduces Tom Humphrey and Michael Tolo as new investment Principals alongside Tip Piumsomboon, and notes its fourth fund closed at $650 million in late 2020.
Airtasker chief Tim Fung invested an undisclosed amount in Flotespace's seed round and joined the boat rental platform as advisor. The article also recalls Flotespace buying charter booking company Boata last year.
A company update on Xerion, which sells a fungal-nail product through Australian pharmacies, is raising a Series A, and intends to list on the ASX in late 2021.
A company update arguing banks will adopt game-based engagement platforms, citing Deloitte's 2021 banking trends report and describing Moroku's GameSystem methodology and subscription-based cloud platform for financial services.
Interview with Main Sequence Ventures partner Mike Zimmerman on backing deep-tech manufacturing spinouts from public research, its portfolio, Australia's venture market, and planned future investments.
Sydney corporate learning startup Elenta raised a $1 million oversubscribed seed round backed by Antler, Black Nova Group and private investors, six months after launching through Antler's accelerator.
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Buildxact, a Melbourne residential building software firm, raised $6 million with Aconex co-founder Rob Phillpot investing and Leigh Jasper returning, a year after Jasper led an $8.5 million round.
Moroku's founder describes its US banking joint venture Fintech Bank's term sheet to acquire a bank, a planned $US2M injection, and an open $AU5M raise for the deal and working capital.
Profile of behaviour-change SaaS firm Appellon, recalling its 2019 raise, noting PwC as channel partner and recent contract wins, while it seeks new investment.
Home-buying startup OwnHome won CBA-backed x15ventures' Xccelerate 2020 program, receiving $150,000 in funding as the program's winner.
OneVentures has reached a first close on the initial instalment of its new venture fund, sized at $200 million, with further detail carried in Australian Financial Review coverage.
Mayfield Group completed a back-door listing on the ASX through a reverse takeover of Stream Group, raising $1.2 million to fund robotic equipment and localise its Adelaide sheet metal fabrication.