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The publisher announces it has invested in Like Family's two million dollar seed round. The startup, founded in 2016, connects people with social carers to reduce loneliness and isolation.
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Melbourne dental app Pearlii has raised a $1.25 million seed round from prominent Australian investors including Roger Allen and Justin Liberman, funding its AI-based oral health check-up technology ahead of a planned global launch.
ARENA grants Horizon Power money for a renewable hydrogen microgrid demonstration in Denham, Western Australia, with extra state government funding also supporting the remote power project.
Esports media network GAMURS, backed by publisher Aura Group, has acquired gaming guides site Pro Game Guides, with Aura financing the deal; executives from both companies and Aura's fund are quoted.
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has taken a capital stake in green hydrogen developer H2U, supporting its South Australian Eyre Peninsula Gateway project, which earlier received state government grant and loan backing.
Four startups in Commonwealth Bank's x15ventures Xccelerate program pitch for a $150,000 investment, with the winner to be announced; givvable won the inaugural program in July.
A case study of Canberra test-and-measurement firm Liquid Instruments, covering its global expansion supported by the EMDG export grant and consultancy Export Solutions, and naming major international customers.
Identitii has secured binding commitments for an oversubscribed $4.015 million placement, with a shareholder purchase plan of up to $2 million also announced; BW Equities acted as lead manager.
A profile of The Quiet Company, whose Q Pods offer calm spaces; it states an intention to raise $500,000 in a seed round, but no money has moved.
Manufacturing roundup: Imagion Biosystems raises six million dollars, Immuron receives an R&D tax payment, UNSW Canberra Space completes cubesat testing, and Australian Vanadium signs a green hydrogen supply deal.
A government grants scheme for pandemic-hit regional publishers directed most of its publisher funding to Antony Catalano's ACM, prompting complaints of unfairness from independent outlets.
Sydney eVTOL maker AMSL Aero unveiled its Vertiia air ambulance aircraft, developed with University of Sydney and CareFlight, backed by a $3 million federal government research grant, targeting service by 2023.
Perth fitness tech startup Vitruvian closed a seed round from Evolution Wellness Group, which led the investment, as its V-Form Trainer launched to retail.
Brisbane lender Jacaranda Finance appoints Matthew McFarlane to the new role of Head of People and Culture, tasked with building workplace culture and recruiting talent as the company grows.
Thales Australia obtained a Defence Innovation Hub grant to build its Blue Sentry unmanned marine system, integrating its sonar onto Ocius Technology's Bluebottle autonomous vessel platform.
Zoox co-founder Tim Kentley-Klay's new robotics venture HYPR has raised a US$10 million seed round from Andrew Forrest and R7 Partners at a reported US$200 million valuation; Zoox was earlier sold to Amazon.
A profile of open banking API provider TrueLayer, covering its founding, backers, Australian leadership and expansion plans, with no new funding, hires or transactions announced.
The Victorian state budget directs $186.2 million towards the startup ecosystem, covering a women founders angel fund, a fund of funds, venture debt, LaunchVic funding, loans, and digital skills and infrastructure programs.
Wagga Wagga connectivity startup Zetifi won a half-million US dollar prize in the Grow-NY food and agtech competition, and plans a New York presence plus trials with Monroe Tractor and Case IH.
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Profile of digital health company Naluri, covering its chronic disease care platform, a stated US$4 million Series A at US$23 million pre-money, earlier Malaysian grants, accelerator programs and planned regional expansion.
Canberra's Accelerating Commercialisation scheme hands out eight million dollars in grants, with manufacturers Hypersonix, Sicona Battery Technologies, Ker Ker and Microbio among fourteen recipients developing new technologies.
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Australian adviser software firm Lumiant launches an equity crowdfunding raise overseen by Equitise, already passing its minimum target ahead of a planned early-2021 go-live.
ARENA grants Jemena $5.9 million for a project with Sydney Water injecting biomethane from a Malabar wastewater plant into the NSW gas network, an Australian first.
Marketing automation platform Metigy has raised a A$20 million Series B led by returning backer Cygnet Capital, with Regal, OC Funds, Five V and Thorney participating, to grow its SME customer base internationally.
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Manufacturing roundup: DevelopmentWA seeks robotics precinct partners, AML3D completes a 3D-printed propeller, Bionomics licenses CAR-T to Carina Biotech, and University of Sydney wins a grant supporting Vaxxas vaccine-patch research.
US zinc battery maker Eos Energy Storage has listed on Nasdaq, seeking funds to scale manufacturing and compete with lithium-ion rivals, and recently signed a large storage project agreement with Hecate Energy.
Six unnamed Victorian startups were chosen through the government procurement program CivVic Labs to build solutions for public-sector challenges, together winning contracts worth nearly $1.1 million.
Geelong's advanced fibre cluster wins a Defence Science Institute Smart Ideas Grant, working with Carbon Revolution and Deakin University on machine learning for composite materials integrity testing.
ClearVue has started building a solar glass greenhouse at Murdoch University, partly backed by a government grant, to test its glazing technology against conventional greenhouse materials.
ARENA grants Diffuse Energy $341,990 to demonstrate its micro wind turbines on off-grid telecom towers, part of a larger project; the Newcastle startup earlier took part in ARENA's A-Lab Incubate.
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Six Western Australian innovators won grants and accelerator places in the 2020 SPUR program, with uDrew, Markr, SpaceDraft and Airscope taking the main award and two further grants going to other spatial projects.
Australian BNPL provider Payright opened its IPO to retail investors, seeking up to $20 million ahead of a December ASX listing, after completing an oversubscribed $7 million pre-IPO convertible note raise.
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Profile of Auckland electric boat propulsion startup ZeroJet, which raised a round from several investors, joined Startmate's New Zealand accelerator with a $75,000 investment, and aims to replace petrol outboards.
A roundup of short manufacturing items: Eden Innovations wins a research council grant for nanotube composites, Elsight announces a planned shareholder raise, and Envirostream shows crop nutrient results from recycled battery materials.
Afterpay brings co-founder Nick Molnar back as co-CEO alongside Anthony Eisen, and Molnar's AGM address revisits the company's purchase of Spanish fintech Pagantis and its global expansion.
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ARENA is putting $2.9 million into AGL's $8.25 million trial of managed home electric-vehicle charging across four states, testing vehicle-to-grid technology with 300 households and partners JET Charge, Chargefox and FlexCharging.
Profile of women's health startup Biorithm covering its Femom remote fetal monitoring system, a bridge raise in progress, and its earlier selection for Philips' Healthworks program.
Paris-based Gen Z social platform Yubo raised a Series C to fund expansion, including into Australia where its user base has doubled, while a board seat goes to an Insight Partners co-founder.
Titomic appoints Norbert Schulze interim CEO while founder Jeff Lang shifts to executive director and CTO, completing a year of board and senior leadership changes including a new chairman and directors.
Profile of Remote Social, a platform offering games and activities for remote teams, covering its Antler-backed founding, upcoming launch, beta customers and waitlist, plus applications opening for Antler's next cohort.
Melbourne cyber security firm HackHunter has released its Pursuit WiFi tracker for detecting rogue wireless devices, after winning a start-up award and with backing from a government cyber fund.
New Zealand virtual pharmacy startup ZOOM Health has launched a campaign seeking NZ$3 million through equity marketplace Snowball Effect, aiming to scale operations and pursue possible expansion to Australia.
Three local startups share how they secured offshore investment during COVID-19, covering virtual pitching, a seed round, a Series A, and accelerator-style support programs abroad.
Melbourne marketplace software firm Marketplacer has raised $20 million, with prior backers returning and new investors joining, ahead of a planned 2021 listing.
UK biotech Myricx Pharma launched with a £4.5 million seed round from Sofinnova Partners and Brandon Capital to advance its NMT-inhibitor cancer drug discovery work.
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Non-alcoholic beer startup Heaps Normal has raised $1.3 million from angel investors including founders of Adore Beauty, Culture Amp and Linktree, while its co-founders were completing the Startmate accelerator.
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Vegan cheesemaker Hello Friend Foods exceeded its Birchal crowdfunding minimum, collecting $672,000 from 572 backers to lift production, packaging and product development.
Fifteen organisations receive federal grants totalling $10.5 million via the National Product Stewardship Investment Fund to build product stewardship schemes for plastics, mattresses, coffee capsules, e-waste and other problem waste streams.
Australian online trades marketplace Hipages Group debuted on the ASX after a $100.4 million IPO valuing it at $318.5 million, with News Corp the largest shareholder and early investors receiving up to $60 million.
Tradie marketplace Hipages has listed on the ASX, raising just over $100 million. The article recounts its 16-year history, earlier raises, the Call of Service acquisition, and retail partnerships.