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Emissions-tracking software firm Pathzero has secured a seven-figure seed round from Antler, Black Nova Group and several business figures, having emerged from Antler's Australian program during the pandemic.
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A profile marking Cicada Innovations' twentieth anniversary examines Morse Micro, founded by ex-Broadcom engineers, which develops long-range, low-power HaLow Wi-Fi chips for connected devices and grew within the incubator.
Blackbird's investment note explains why it led the Series Seed round in Partly, a Christchurch company building fitment-data software and a marketplace for the auto parts industry.
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An Australian online wine marketplace has raised $8.28 million led by a wine group, with a marketplace platform specialist also investing, as pandemic lockdowns accelerate demand for delivered alcohol.
Podcast episode exploring SunDrive's solar cell technology, its founders' ambitions, and why Blackbird invested in the company despite the cleantech sector's history of failures.
Australia's Defence Innovation Hub has awarded 28 million dollars in grants across nine new contracts, including over seven million to BlueZone Group for maritime vehicle technology and 4.8 million to QinetiQ for submarine air-quality systems.
A Melbourne debt-recovery fintech says it will push ahead with a planned sharemarket float and offering, which would value it at several times revenue, as pandemic conditions boost demand for digital bill collection.
MYOB has bought a 73 percent stake in Brisbane workforce management software firm Roubler. The piece recalls Roubler's 2019 Series A led by Carthona Capital, and notes other investors exiting.
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Seattle carbon removal marketplace Nori has raised US$4 million, with Australian agrifood tech investor Tenacious Ventures co-investing in a round led by Placeholder with North Island Ventures.
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Airport automation company Elenium Automation has raised a $30 million Series B led by NRMA, after pivoting its touchless and health-screening technology toward healthcare and other sectors during the pandemic.
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Electric vehicle developer ACE-EV won a $5 million federal grant through ARENA's Future Fuels Fund to trial 40 Adelaide-assembled vehicles with businesses, targeting a 300-vehicle production run after an 18-month trial.
Rabobank's FoodBytes food and agri competition has shortlisted 45 companies from 14 countries, including five Australian startups, who will pitch in December; three winners will each receive a cash prize.
Cyferd is growing its leadership, adding a sales head, customer success and pre-sales leaders, and finance and operations officers as it expands into the United States.
Interview with UPowr's co-founder about its newly launched platform for buying and installing home solar, recalling the company's seed raise and its growth since launch.
An Australian agricultural robotics maker has secured a multi-million-dollar round led by two local venture firms, with a Queensland government fund also backing, to expand engineering, production and its robot app ecosystem.
Payments platform Payrix has bought Brisbane payment provider IntegraPay, launching in Australia and New Zealand. The deal follows Payrix's recent Series A extension and adds processing volume to its platform.
Perennial's second pre-IPO fund has reached its full $125 million target and will soon deploy into healthcare, e-commerce and technology investments; its first trust backed Aroa Biosurgery, 4DMedical and Atomo Diagnostics, each now listed.
ARENA grants SA Power Networks $2.09 million for a trial of flexible solar grid connections using smart inverters, with AusNet Services and inverter makers as partners.
A Brisbane battery casing startup raised $320,000 from three backers, hired four staff including a former Tesla engineer, and will trial graphene-based casings with an energy storage pilot customer.
Tekt Industries has won a quarter-million-dollar government growth centre grant to build an augmented-reality inspection system for circuit board manufacturing, working with several project partners.
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Adelaide metal 3D printing firm AML3D has secured investor commitments for a $7 million placement to expand production capacity, buy equipment, and hire more engineering and manufacturing staff.
The venture firm advertises an open senior role leading its people and culture functions, describing team growth plans, internal tools, employee benefits, and its portfolio and mission.
Listed software firm Intiger has agreed an all-scrip takeover of a Sydney compliance technology developer, with the combined group to be renamed and a further share issue planned to raise extra funds.
Providence Asset Group has bought a $3 million stake in energy software firm Evergen, joining AMP Capital and Artesian as leading shareholders; co-founder Alan Yu joins the board and further investment is planned.
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Neobank Douugh debuts on the ASX via reverse takeover of suspended telco Ziptel, after a $6 million Series A raised ahead of the float, with US beta launch underway.
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OneVentures points readers to Financial Review coverage of fresh funding raised by Queensland needle-free vaccine patch developer Vaxxas, without stating the amount or backers.
Vaxxas has received a US$22 million (A$30.6 million) US government BARDA award to advance its needle-free vaccine patch for pandemic use; earlier financing led by OneVentures with Brandon Capital is recalled.
Biotech Vaxxas has won a US government award via BARDA worth US$22 million to advance its needle-free vaccine patch for pandemic influenza; the piece recalls founding backing from OneVentures, Brandon Capital, MRCF and HealthCare Ventures.
A company update ahead of Food Mover's app launch, describing its food-industry marketplace, partnerships and client work, and noting the team is seeking seed funding through the publisher's platform.
A research project led by Carnegie Clean Energy is developing a mooring tensioner for wave energy generators, with the Blue Economy CRC contributing $850,000 toward the $1.6 million effort alongside several partners.
Solar cell startup SunDrive Solar wins a three million dollar government grant to help manufacture its copper-based high efficiency cells commercially in Australia.
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Melbourne design marketplace 99designs has been bought by Cimpress, Vistaprint's parent, with the CEO citing pandemic-driven growth and plans to expand headcount.
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Roundup of seven startup funding deals, led by Airwallex's $57 million Series D add-on, with new raises at Capify, Snappr, LivePreso, TradeSquare, WeMoney and Catalyst.
Payments firm Linkly is acquiring Premier Technologies' payments platforms, a deal expected to triple its value, add over 50 staff and Asian reach; backer Potentia Capital invested in 2019.
Australian fintech AgUnity won the Startup Avalanche pitch competition run by Techsylvania with Risky Business, taking a doubled cash prize plus software development credit from the event's partners.
A roundup of manufacturing briefs: Elsight ships Halo units, a2 Milk cuts China forecasts, Austal delivers a ferry to Japan, and Bionomics raises funds from institutional investors.
Aura Group reports its portfolio company Integrated Portfolio Solutions reached A$6 billion in funds under administration by mid-2020, recalls Aura Ventures' 2017 investment, and announces Damien Hatfield joining IPS as a non-executive director.
Podcast interview with ClimateClever's two founders about their carbon-footprint tracking tool for schools and homes, their ABC TV appearance, and a funding round completed during the pandemic.
Google's former quantum hardware leader John Martinis has joined Michelle Simmons' Australian quantum computing startup SQC, which launched in 2017 backed by $83 million from government, university and corporate investors.
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Online small-business lender Capify has secured a $14 million equity investment, with Goldman Sachs' merchant banking arm continuing its support, as the fintech resumes lending after pausing during pandemic lockdowns.
Perth fintech WeMoney has launched publicly with a $2 million round led by RAC's venture arm BetterLabs, joined by Full Circle VC and several angel investors, for its community-based money management app.
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Presentation software firm SalesPreso has rebranded as LivePreso after a $5 million round led by Shearwater Growth Ventures, with Chris Ridd joining its board as it targets business clients including Asahi and Iress.
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Fintech unicorn Airwallex has extended its Series D with a fresh US$40 million injection, drawing first-time backing from Skip Capital plus Square Peg, as the company reports strong pandemic-driven customer and revenue growth.
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Software firm Ivanti agrees to acquire MobileIron for roughly US$872 million, while Pulse Secure is set to be taken over by affiliates of Siris Capital Group, with terms undisclosed.
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Young Australian B2B wholesale marketplace TradeSquare has raised $2.5 million through a convertible note from unnamed angel investors ahead of its launch, and has partnered with Zip to offer buyers interest-free financing.
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Australian digital bank Alex is pitching a Series B of roughly A$10 million to family firms and retail investors, seeking licences and targeting younger customers, per an AFR report.
Singapore e-scooter firm Neuron Mobility extended its Series A with a $12 million addition co-led by Square Peg and GSR Ventures, bringing the round to $30.5 million to fund expansion across Australia and New Zealand.
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Ferret research found Ena Respiratory's INNA-051 nasal spray sharply lowered coronavirus levels; the biotech has banked an $11.7 million Series A and aims to begin human trials within months.
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