Every round, fund close and exit we can source, with the article it was reported in and what it actually said.
Warburg Pincus has agreed a growth-equity stake in Sydney credit bureau CreditorWatch, terms undisclosed, completion expected in the third quarter of 2026 — extending the firm's record of backing data businesses.
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Aura Consolidated Group has listed on the ASX, its float bringing in A$145 million; shares opened just under the offer price, following the group's earlier takeover of Qoria.
Agriculture and food roundup: robotics, crop and fruit-tech raises; Qantas-backed Brisbane aviation-fuel startup; three fund closes; Kimitec majority acquisition; a Hyphen executive hire; and a John Deere repair settlement.
Interview with the chief executive of Adelaide heart-analytics startup Corcillum on its angiogram software, funding hurdles, and its place in the ANDHealth+ accelerator program.
Eight South Australian space startups have joined the 2026 Venture Catalyst Space accelerator, a six-month Adelaide University program backed by SASIC that helps founders turn space ideas into businesses.
LendUs, a Sydney-based mortgage technology startup, has secured $5 million in seed capital with Carthona Capital leading, after nearly twice that was pledged before capping. Its platform lets brands offer home loans.
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Western Australia's government is putting $6.5 million into the local space sector, dividing it between the AROSE consortium and Curtin University's Binar satellite program, with South Australia's bigger spend cited for comparison.
ASX-listed Stakk has agreed to buy US artificial intelligence firm ParaScript for US$63 million, with firm commitments for a A$27 million placement to fund the cash component; completion remains conditional.
The federal government is paying Electro Optic Systems $5.7 million under a Mission Syracuse contract to mature its R400 Slinger counter-drone weapon system, adding to earlier backing of AIM Defence and SYPAQ.
A New South Wales government program is funding a regional winery to build the state's first plant stripping alcohol from wine, while a nearby pig farm also receives money under the same scheme.
Medical imaging firm CurveBeam AI completed a A$5 million share placement aimed at big institutions and wealthy backers, and flagged a shareholder purchase plan to fund product development and commercialisation.
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WiseTech founder Richard White is leaving the chairman role after intense coverage of his private life, remaining chief innovation officer, with board member Raelene Murphy taking over; the story revisits his Kyckr purchase.
Payments fintech Hello Clever has hired ex-Bolt president Justin Grooms to lead its US expansion and build an AI-powered consumer payments experience.
ASX-listed Identitii has agreed a convertible note facility of up to $20m with The Blackstone Mercantile Group, starting with a $5m binding commitment, to fund its BNDRY product, marketing and working capital.
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Swoop's chief executive is leaving the ASX-listed telco, with interim directors named, as its record of buyouts, divestments and fundraising draws sharp public criticism.
Novartis is acquiring London biotech Myricx Bio for US$1.1 billion upfront plus milestone payments, handing Melbourne venture firm Brandon Capital a record return on the startup it seeded in 2019.
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Passive radar maker Silentium Defence has passed 100 staff and hired Matthew Ratnesar as US expansion CEO and Sam Macmillan as CFO, while co-founder Simon Palumbo returns to drive allied-market growth from South Australia.
Wildfire Energy, an Australian waste-to-energy developer, received $2 million from Climate Tech Partners, Qantas and Airbus, plus a separate $3.15 million ARENA grant for bio-methanol production work.
Renewable utility Zen Energy has entered voluntary administration despite regulators clearing Gunvor to buy its retail business; McGrathNicol is administrator and customers moved to AGL.
Pengana's AI trust is now on the ASX as AIX after a $267 million IPO raise from wholesale investors, opening retail access to private AI companies; GCM Grosvenor manages the portfolio.
Weekly roundup: Echo IQ raises $110m through a placement to expand its US diagnostics business; Deputy debuts an AI product; Medical Angels brings on Michael Batko as a venture partner.
VGW founder Laurence Escalante has quit as CEO and chairman with immediate effect after months of leave; acting chief Mats Johnson continues while the Perth gaming firm seeks a permanent leader.
Medical imaging AI firm Enlitic has locked in commitments for a roughly A$15 million equity placement meant to sustain operations and grow sales, with a share consolidation and a smaller purchase plan also proposed.
PEI reports Hayfin Capital Management has gathered €15bn for its fifth direct lending vehicle, which the firm attributes to more conservative structuring after troubles with US semi-liquid products.
Interview with John Shanks, a former hospital pharmacist who founded Kraken Coding to turn clinical guidelines into digital decision-support pathways, now live in Australian health services and Canadian hospitals.
ANNA's Australian operation obtained its financial services licence and rolled out Apple Pay, Google Pay and Mastercard checkout alongside ASIC and ATO integrations, letting small firms manage payments and tax in one place.
Brisbane drone-mapping firm Emesent has raised $15 million via a SAFE note plus $10 million in venture debt from the National Reconstruction Fund — the fund's first such deal — four years after its Series A.
Uniseed's news page announces that Exonate has named Olav Hellebø its new chief executive.
Allens' Cyber Brief podcast hosts QuintessenceLabs founder and CEO Vikram Sharma discussing quantum computing threats to encryption, harvest-now-decrypt-later attacks, and the governance steps boards should take toward post-quantum readiness.
Halo Technologies Holdings plans a convertible-note issue as growth capital, with coupon and conversion terms fixed and a lead manager appointed, ahead of its scheduled July 2026 issue date.
NSW Government grants Venusshell Systems AUD 2 million to expand its Huskisson seaweed plant, the largest award in a $5.7 million package supporting South Coast aquaculture businesses including Joonga Land and Water Aboriginal Corporation.
Sixty Australian defence firms share over $22m in the newest round of a federal grants program; seven recipients are named, with awards for manufacturing, infrastructure and capability projects.
Australian fintech Halo Technologies closed an oversubscribed funding round, exceeding its A$5 million target by raising up to A$6.75 million to expand access to its investment research and portfolio management platform.
NSW Government grants worth $400,000 across 19 recipients include EnergyLab, Barayamal, Go Remote, Western Sydney Women and Scale Investors, funding events and initiatives aimed at closing the gender funding gap.
IREN's board has signed off on long-term share awards worth roughly US$788 million for co-founder chief executives Daniel and Will Roberts, as the Sydney-based green data centre operator capitalises on AI demand.
A short post on Uniseed's site reports a leadership change at Exonate, with Olav Hellebø taking the chief executive role.
Inlogik has appointed Charlie Crane as chief executive, with long-time leader Richard Eskell moving to a founder and board role as the Australian fintech expands its commercial spend platform.
Tiimely appoints Faith Brockhoff as product and technology chief and elevates Deion Matulic to lead lending operations, coinciding with renewed deals with two key platform partners.
Doctor-led syndicate Medical Angels is turning its backing of 30-plus health startups into a $40 million fund, with $4 million banked, and has recruited former Startmate chief Michal Batko as venture partner.
Orica will proceed with its Hunter Valley green hydrogen plant after a final investment decision, the first under Hydrogen Headstart; earlier government grants to it and CIP's Murchison are recalled.
Orica has reached a final investment decision for its Hunter Valley green hydrogen and ammonia project, confirming government grant support, while other planned Australian hydrogen projects advance slowly or have been abandoned.
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DEWC Services is developing cloud-native specialists and training graduates so the Australian Defence Force can adopt cloud technology for AI, cybersecurity and data-driven operations.
Explorer Right Resources secured A$755,000 in debt against its expected research refund, advancing gold and critical minerals exploration at Tumbarumba with CODES researchers, following a prior A$930,000 facility.
Dealroom reports that investor Iona Star has put money into Zitcha, a three-year-old retail-media startup from Melbourne whose software helps shops earn advertising income from their customer data, funding overseas growth.
Ten13's post explains why it led Flyweel's pre-seed round with QIC, Antler and angel investors, backing a platform bringing real-time financial visibility and funding to advertising spend.
CEFC insight piece on growing electric truck use in Australia, outlining its financing for Team Global Express, Zenobē and Volvo Group, from fleet finance to charging and resale-value support.
Akaysha Energy's 415 MW Orana battery in New South Wales has reached commercial operation, with EnergyAustralia taking 200 MW under a virtual tolling deal, lifting the developer's operating storage past four gigawatt-hours.
Southern Launch raised a $25m Series A with $10m from the National Reconstruction Fund, led by Brindabella and Company and including ex-Macquarie executives and Coupland Asset Management, to grow headcount and launch services.
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Lendi Group has opened a new Sydney headquarters at South Eveleigh's Locomotive Workshop, with the space designed to support its growing team, brokers and partners as the fintech expands.
MAKO has banked a $28 million Series A, headed by Virescent Ventures, to take its drag-cutting Flightfilm coating to market; the piece also recalls an earlier seed round and a government grant.
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