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Antler Australia streamed its first virtual Demo Day to over 2000 viewers, presenting twelve startups built through its five-month program, and unveiled two new initiatives supporting women founders and online company-building training.
An opinion piece arguing Australian manufacturers should adopt robotics, citing grants and investments at ATP Science, Mark's 4WD Adaptors, Robern Menz and Techno-Plas as automation examples.
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US plug-and-play home battery maker Orison has closed a US$8.5 million seed round backed by Origin Energy, a long-time supporter through its Free Electrons accelerator, with Australian market testing planned.
A Blackbird operations analyst reflects on his first ten months inside the firm's operations team, describing process improvements, culture, and an open business operations role.
Silex Systems reports completing the first stage of its zero-spin silicon project with UNSW and Silicon Quantum Computing, with planned purchases under an offtake agreement and backing from a federal government grant.
Stream Group's June 2020 announcement of its planned 100% acquisition of engineering group Mayfield, listing Mayfield's subsidiaries, expected shareholder vote and completion timing, and a director joining on completion.
Four organisations receive matched grants totalling over $1.6 million under the second round of AustCyber's $15 million government-backed cyber security projects fund, with Cybermerc the largest recipient at $1.2 million.
Ellerston Capital's JAADE private assets fund, co-led by ex-Aristocrat CEO Jamie Odell, reports a strong first year and ambitions to raise up to $500m; its holdings include Mable, Camms and SiteMinder.
Digital advice firm PictureWealth bought wealth manager Neo Financial Solutions outright and raised $12 million from private investors, forming a combined business of 94 advisers overseeing $2 billion.
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ARENA grants Solcast $994,685 for a South Australian renewable generation nowcasting demonstration, with AEMO, Weatherzone, TESLA Asia Pacific and SA Power Networks involved in testing and sharing the forecasts.
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Antler Australia live-streams its Demo Day on June 25 with twelve startups from its second Sydney cohort pitching; its Australian fund has raised AU$40 million and its global funds secured US$75 million.
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Australian government grants totalling $11 million go to space sector startups and universities, including a near-$4 million CubeSat mission, as part of a wider plan to triple the sector's value by 2030.
A Queensland zinc refiner has secured a $5 million state government grant to build a renewable hydrogen facility at its Townsville refinery; Australian Gas Networks earlier received $4.2 million for a hydrogen injection trial in Gladstone.
Antler Australia streams its Demo Day, presenting twelve startups pitching, with links to watch live and details on how viewers can engage with the founders.
Data analytics vendor Databricks has bought open source data query platform Redash for an undisclosed sum, integrating it into its platform alongside the launch of its new Delta Engine.
Soil Carbon Co, an Australian startup using fungi to store carbon in soil, raised A$10 million in seed funding led by Horizons Ventures, with Grok Ventures, Lowercarbon Capital and the Clean Energy Finance Corporation participating.
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An academic argues the ACCC is right to worry that Google's proposed purchase of Fitbit would hand it sensitive health data and entrench its dominance, while overseas regulators have yet to rule on the deal.
Profile of RightPaw, a marketplace connecting vetted dog breeders with buyers, which joined Antler Australia's accelerator, received Antler investment, and presents at its Demo Day.
Profile of Mys Tyler, a fashiontech platform matching women with influencers of similar body types, founded by Sarah Neill, ahead of its appearance at Antler Australia's online Demo Day.
Titomic's chairman Philip Vafiadis retires, founder Jeff Lang becomes interim executive chairman, and Dag Stromme and Humphrey Nolan join the board, with Vafiadis remaining as strategic advisor under a two-year agreement.
Two Perth facilities receive federal Space Infrastructure Fund grants: Pawsey gets $1.5 million for a space data analysis facility and Fugro $4.5 million for a robotics command complex.
Three Australian manufacturers received federal grants under the New Air Combat Capability programme to strengthen their ability to supply and support F-35 joint strike fighter production.
Interview with Andrew Paykel about Play Travel, a holiday booking and instalment payment startup; AP Ventures, 44% owned by Afterpay, invested over $10 million last year.
Spacecubed profiles QUAX founders Braden and Ryan Smith, discussing their mobile accounting business and their progress through the Plus Eight Accelerator Program.
Adventus, a platform matching international students with universities, has raised $12 million in combined seed and Series A funding from 333 Capital and its founders, with a Series B planned later in the year.
Feature on how equity crowdfunding platforms Birchal and PledgeMe have fared during the pandemic, recounting completed campaigns by Seabin, Outland Denim, GigSuper, Two Hands and Downlights.
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SendGold has appointed Maria Loyez, formerly a marketing executive at Volt Bank, SocietyOne and OFX, as Chief Customer Experience Advisor ahead of its global launch.
Berg Engineering received a $161,719 Queensland government grant to buy advanced line boring equipment, supporting five new jobs and entry into defence, energy and mining markets.
Fine Defender, founded by Adam Cockayne, has raised $97,451 from 113 investors via a Birchal equity crowdfunding campaign targeting up to $500,000 to expand its fine-challenge software nationally.
Melbourne fintech Nimo Industries, freshly launched, has opened a convertible note raising intended to bring in up to $500,000, with a larger offering planned before early 2021, per AFR Street Talk.
Ten Australian space projects, from universities and startups, share eleven million dollars in Australian government grants for work including CubeSats, spacesuits and astronaut training simulations.
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Danish renewables investor Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners has reached a first close of €1.5 billion (A$2.45 billion) for its Copenhagen Infrastructure IV fund, backed by pension funds, with Australia among target regions.
Square Peg has raised $350 million toward its fourth fund, lifting assets under management past $1 billion, with super funds among backers; co-founder Paul Bassat predicts a coming innovation boom.
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Eight Australian organisations received Defence Innovation Hub contracts worth over $21 million, funding work on imaging systems, unmanned vessels, data protection, aerial video systems, hull repair research and pilot training simulation.
Several Australian security and technology firms, including Penten and Quintessence Labs, received Defence Innovation Hub contracts totalling over $21 million, with individual grants detailed.
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Cybersecurity firm Kasada has raised a Series B round led by Ten Eleven Ventures, with existing backers participating, as the pandemic drives a surge in online fraud and bot attacks.
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Four manufacturers have won government grants to expand local production of masks, gowns and plastic protective equipment, with the industry minister saying the funding addresses shortcomings revealed by the pandemic.
Profile of GreyScan, which is re-engineering its explosives trace scanner to detect SARS-CoV-2 on surfaces, backed by a $260,000 CSIRO grant and collaboration with University of Tasmania specialists.
Saber Astronautics wins federal and South Australian government funding to build a space mission control centre in Adelaide, housing facilities for businesses and researchers and linking live to the International Space Station.
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Redflow, a Brisbane flow battery maker, has opened a capital raising of up to $23 million to finish its Gen3 battery after coronavirus delayed customer orders, while the publisher pledges to keep publishing through the crisis.
Opinion piece analysing how COVID-19 may shape venture capital, using China's downturn data, Australian investment figures including Xinga's raise and Sydney Angels' investments, and advice for founders seeking capital.
Glyscend's diabetes pill has raised $29 million with backing from Brandon Capital, Santé Ventures and Breakout Labs, ahead of planned human trials in Adelaide.
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Hazer Group closed an oversubscribed share placement and a loan facility to fund its biogas-to-green-hydrogen pilot plant in Perth, which has backing from ARENA and Western Australia's renewable hydrogen fund.
Daily tech roundup covering Kogan.com's $100 million placement, Prospa's quarterly results with a government warehouse investment, Grubhub's merger with Just Eat Takeaway, plus Amazon, Ping Identity and Tesla news.
Perth-founded payments firm Pin Payments has been bought by London-based Checkout.com for an undisclosed sum, exiting founders and Allectus Capital; Checkout.com also bought Process Out in February.
Australian Strategic Materials received US$4.5 million in South Korean government grants for its refining technology, and is advancing its Dubbo rare earths project with plans for domestic downstream processing and magnet manufacturing.
Gary Walsh argues Australia must commercialise new materials like BNNTs, describing his company's licence with Deakin University, a federal government manufacturing grant, and PPK Group's co-funding of the technology.
Kumar Palghat's family office has taken a cornerstone stake in Liquidity Cube, an ASIC-licensed fixed income trading and analytics platform, with proceeds earmarked for business development and product growth.