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Wholesale Investor profiles Moroku, whose gamified platform builds customer engagement for banks, covering its problem, solution, CEO Colin Weir's background, a $5 million equity ask, and US and Asia expansion plans.
Palo Alto Networks has agreed to buy attack surface management firm Expanse for about US$800 million, with Expanse's platform set to join the Cortex suite and its co-founders moving across.
Tiller Rides promotes its Roadster e-bike, citing pre-orders and revenue targets, and says it is currently seeking a third capital round that has not yet closed.
Podcast chat with Ads on Wheels co-founder Michael Palmer on the Perth adtech business's graduation from Plus Eight Tech and its goal of returning $3 million to the community by 2023.
Avertro's CEO recounts his cybersecurity startup's first year: forming the company after Antler's program, joining CyRise, early hires and customers, then closing an oversubscribed round led by Black Nova Group.
Perth water filtration firm Complete Home Filtration closed a $2.4 million Series A, with BetterLabs Ventures reinvesting and Tasmanian investor Andrew Sypkes joining, to fund expansion and its PFAS-removing Attapure technology.
Australia's green bank put $US7 million into Dr Zhengrong Shi's Sunman, the largest share of a $US12 million round for its lightweight flexible solar panels, alongside Southern Cross Ventures and Shi's own money.
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A University of Technology Sydney and Alcolizer project wins an IMCRC Activate grant to advance a rapid saliva-based Covid-19 test toward manufacturing readiness.
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RegTech firm Arctic Intelligence has promoted its COO Darren Cade to CEO, replacing founder Anthony Quinn, who moves to the board and will focus on partnerships and investor relations.
Two startups took out St George's 2020 Kick Start pitch contest, each receiving a $40,000 grant, while two runner-up ventures were awarded $10,000 apiece from the program's prize pool.
A case study on fashion label Poppy Lissiman, whose export grant rebates under the EMDG, accessed with consultancy Export Solutions' help over three years, supported its push into overseas markets.
Roundup of manufacturing briefs: a $100 million Adelaide digital health fund is set up with SAHMRI and Artesian backing; Noxopharm spins out Pharmorage; AMGC and Australian Made partner; Archer and Stealth announce collaborations.
A promotional piece for a bond offering presented with Kensington Capital, in which software startup Cyferd seeks 1.8 million pounds; the article reports no money as committed.
Future Now Ventures reports making its first investment in remote worker management startup JESI, while the fund approaches a final close toward the top of its stated target range.
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PolyActiva's glaucoma implant was well tolerated in a Phase I trial and a Phase II study is underway; the Melbourne biotech is backed by Brandon Capital's MRCF and Yuuwa Capital.
Queensland aerospace manufacturer HeliMods has been awarded a $150,000 Defence Global Competitiveness Grant, its second in under a year, to buy equipment for making helicopter upgrade components, per minister Melissa Price.
Verteva has rebranded as Nano and written its first mobile home loan ahead of a planned 2021 launch; its May 2020 Series A of A$33 million came entirely from New Zealand's Bolton Equities.
Marking Cicada Innovations' 20th anniversary, this profile describes agtech FluroSat, founded by Anastasia Volkova, which joined the incubator in 2017 and uses satellite analytics to cut farm fertiliser and water use.
Perth mining IoT firm GET Trakka has been acquired by CR and American Industrial Partners, effective late October; the piece also recalls its federal commercialisation grant and a state innovation award finalist placing.
Profile of Feather, a Sydney platform helping creators host and monetise online classes, built and backed by Antler ahead of its Demo Day, introducing its three founders and product plans.
Booktopia has released a prospectus to list on the ASX, raising $43.1 million at a $315.8 million market value, after a $20 million private raise and past acquisitions of rival booksellers.
Investment platform Spaceship reports its customer base passed 100,000 in October, with funds under management above $530 million. Backers include Grok Ventures and AirTree Ventures, and it has received over $50 million in funding.
Graphene Manufacturing Group has closed a $3 million Series C, with Cuspis Capital contributing just over $1.7 million, ahead of a planned TSXV listing still subject to conditions.
Adelaide X-ray technology maker Micro-X has won two US Department of Homeland Security grants totalling $5.6 million to develop self-service airport security screening, one grant involving Elenium Automation and Monash Uni MADA.
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Wholesale Investor profiles Voxon Photonics, whose volumetric display projects 3D content viewable without headsets; the company is seeking a pre-IPO equity investment in exchange for a minority stake.
Australian banking-savings app Finspo has closed a $2.7 million Series A led by angels Mark Armour and Ashok Ramamurthy, both joining its board, ahead of the app's public launch.
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Fund manager IFM Investors has taken a significant minority stake in construction payment software provider Zuuse with an approximately A$50 million investment, while Aconex co-founder Leigh Jasper co-invests and joins Zuuse's board.
Wholesale Investor profiles Pronto Bottle, a baby bottle that sterilises itself and its water, covering the problem, technology, leadership team and a capital raise the company is seeking.
Booktopia has lodged a prospectus to float on the ASX in December at a valuation near $315 million, raising $43.1 million while existing holders sell $18.1 million of stock; it earlier raised $20 million.
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Question-and-answer profile of Driva, a Sydney car-loan platform, covering its founders, its January 2020 pre-seed raise, lending milestones and its focus on the Australian auto-finance market.
Sydney wage-advance app Beforepay has raised $4 million in a round led by James Spenceley, following rapid user growth and a rebrand from its original name, Cheq.
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Roundup of Australian manufacturing briefs: Bosch's automation arm partners with Ellume on COVID-19 test production, Tonga receives an Austal-built patrol boat, Micro-X ships Rover X-ray units, and Envirostream wins a government recycling grant.
Accounting software company MYOB led a Series C investment in HR platform Flare, joined by existing backers and a former prime minister, who also takes an advisory role alongside a new commercial partnership.
Reusable household packaging startup Zero Co raised a $2 million seed round led by Kim Jackson's Skip Capital, with returning backer Rob Chapman and Koala's co-founders joining, after earlier pre-seed funding and a Kickstarter campaign.
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SEA Electric has closed the first 20 million dollars of its 30 million dollar Series A, led by GCA Global with Invictus Advisory Group investing, and Kevin Smith joining its board.
Melbourne medtech firm ESN Cleer, developer of a saliva test for early heart-failure risk, is crowdfunding a pre-seed round on Birchal, having passed its minimum with over $120,000 pledged toward a $500,000 cap.
Biotech firm Aravax has added Thomas Ulmer, previously CFO at Immatics and Allergopharma with Merck roles, to its board as its peanut allergy treatment advances after positive phase 1 safety results.
Three unnamed Victorian startups won government contracts worth $500,000 combined through the CivVic Labs procurement program, each receiving $150,000 to $200,000 to build solutions for workplace safety, transport and education.
Profile of Sync Technologies, a construction-tech startup whose app digitises site quality checks, after receiving early-stage backing from Antler; covers its founders, pilot clients, a prospective AU$2m contract and expansion plans.
Perth medtech OncoRes Medical won the IGNITE Madness 2020 pitch competition in Houston, earning a US$10,000 cash prize plus a Texas Medical Centre Ventures investment prize valued above US$100,000.
Profile of Sydney credit-risk AI firm Rich Data Corp, covering its Series A raise, angel backing from EZCORP, and partnerships helping Chinese banks assess small-business lending risk.
Digital gold platform SendGold took two Finder Innovation Awards, including one for its co-founder and chief executive, and reports the first tranche of its Series A funding has closed with a second to follow.
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Roundup of manufacturing news: DroneShield raised $17 million and Imagion Biosystems completed a $4.7 million placement, alongside updates on Oventus sales, Emvision's stroke trial and Namoi Cotton's drought-hit ginning.
Commentary on women backing women: Adore Beauty's record ASX float, Kate Morris and George McEncroe investing in Whole Kids' crowdfunding raise, Pronto's campaign launch, and other recent female-led listings.
Eleven startups from UNSW Founders' 2020 10x and Health 10x accelerators prepare for two online Demo Nights, each having received a $20,000 investment from UNSW.
Organic kids' snack maker Whole Kids has exceeded its half-million-dollar Birchal equity crowdfunding target, drawing backers including several well-known founder-investors, with one campaign day remaining.
Square Peg co-led a US$9.1 million seed round in AI startup Deci, whose AutoNAC engine optimises deep learning models for hardware, and profiles founders Yonatan Geifman, Joe Elial and Ran El-Yaniv.