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Adelaide confectioner Robern Menz has received a $1 million federal grant from the Manufacturing Modernisation Fund toward a $5 million factory refit to relaunch the Polly Waffle, among wider government grants.
Adelaide defence firm DEWC Systems won a $3.1 million government contract to develop a CubeSat electronic warfare sensor constellation, having earlier bought engineering firm AES to build its own hardware.
US solar developer 8minute Solar Energy grew its development pipeline past 18GW and secured new corporate funding from J.P. Morgan Asset Management, Upper Bay Infrastructure Partners and the University of California's investment office.
Australian FinTech reports that structured products platform Stropro has launched, backed by venture firm Seed Space and partnered with fintechs bronID, Automic Group and eNoah iSolution, led by ex-Citi banker Anto Joseph.
An analysis of a new salary report finds women underrepresented in Australian startups and female-founded firms raising little, while noting women co-founders at unicorns and Airwallex appointing Susan Ho to a leadership role.
Perth materials company Talga has been approved for UK government funding to develop graphene-based aluminium motor windings with Bentley Motors for electric vehicle drivetrains.
Fifteen selected startups join Spacecubed's Plus Eight Accelerator Program despite the pandemic, with workshops shifted online and the participants later pitching for funding of between $20,000 and $100,000.
Melbourne packaging startup Varden has secured $2.2 million from Horizons Ventures to scale its sugarcane-waste packaging technology built by co-founders Stuart Gordon and Mark Appleford.
Tech news roundup covering an Apple Mail malware flaw, Amazon seller-data claims, a rumoured Google debit card, Linius Technologies' $1.7 million ASX placement, and Security Matters' BASF collaboration.
A business news roundup: supermarkets ease buying limits, EnergyLab secures government-backed funding for a startup scale-up program, Startmate hosts an online demo day, Netflix plans new funding, and EatClub launches app features.
Lakeba Group has invested $430,000 for a 35% stake in Queensland coffee-gifting startup Appreci, helping it scale via Microsoft Teams and a cafe partnership after losing events revenue to coronavirus.
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Analysis arguing that despite eye-catching raise headlines during COVID-19, deal counts fell sharply in early 2020, with experts citing portfolio protection, pipeline deals rushing to close, and media amplification.
Eleven Australian small manufacturers have received defence capability grants totalling almost five million dollars under a government programme, with individual awards listed for each recipient.
SAVCF profiles portfolio company Myriota, recalling its March 2018 Series B investment alongside several co-investors and noting astronaut Pam Melroy's appointment to the satellite IoT firm's board.
Data centre operator DCI appointed Malcolm Roe as its Australian CEO, absorbing his startup Open Edge. The piece recalls Brookfield's 2019 acquisition of DCI and notes other executive arrivals and a founder's departure.
Startmate moves its Demo Day online for its Sydney 2020 accelerator cohort, with eleven startups pitching to investors via livestream; each company earlier received $75,000 from Startmate.
A free self-isolation app called Self-isolate, built by Stuart Kidd and Rob Nathan with backing from the Upstart Accelerator Fund, reminds users diagnosed with COVID-19 to stay in their quarantine zone, with a wristband planned next.
Mobile pre-order and payment app Zapaygo is running a crowdfunding campaign already past the halfway mark, with an AIM listing planned, stadium EPOS integrations signed, and a blockchain rewards program in build.
Melbourne cross-border payments startup Airwallex announced a $160 million Series D with ANZi Ventures and Salesforce Ventures joining returning backers, lifting total funding to $360 million for acquisitions, market expansion and new products.
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Administrators from Hall Chadwick have been appointed to Perth satellite IoT firm Sky and Space Global and are reviewing whether the business can be recapitalised, after a failed shareholder capital raise attempt.
Pandemic disruption hits shared mobility: Uber pauses its Jump e-bikes in Australian cities weeks after launch, Lime suspends nearly all markets ahead of a reported down round, and Ride scooters stops Adelaide operations.
Alan Jones explains that M8 Ventures is pausing its first fund raise and putting the partnership into sleep mode during pandemic uncertainty, citing weak traction with wealthy backers outside tech circles.
Antler is inviting teams worldwide to apply for backing of Covid-19 solutions across health and digital areas, with applications closing mid-April 2020.
Tenacious Ventures' first investment note describes co-leading insect-farming waste startup Goterra's $8 million Series A with Grok Ventures, profiling founder Olympia Yarger and the company's modular food-waste technology.
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The Victorian government has funded Gekko Systems to ready its ventilator design for manufacturing, while also supporting Grey Innovation's ventilator, in a regional project facilitated by the Committee for Ballarat.
SafetyCulture raised $60.5 million led by TDM Growth Partners, reaching a $1.3 billion valuation, with roughly half the money letting long-serving employees sell vested equity.
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Canberra will buy ventilators built by a Grey Innovation-led consortium, while Victoria has granted the group half a million dollars toward local manufacturing during the pandemic.
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Adelaide multicopter maker Alauda has raised a seed round backed by Saltwater Capital, Jelix Ventures, EQUALS and DHL to develop its vehicle and flying car racing league, with manned test flights planned in South Australia later this year.
Australia's renewable energy agency is committing money to a clean-energy startup accelerator, with industry partners adding matching commitments to help early-stage companies commercialise their technologies.
Macquarie's infrastructure arm has acquired an 88 per cent stake in hyperscale data centre operator Airtrunk, valuing it above $3 billion, with backers and its founder selling; the company earlier completed an $850 million financing in 2018.
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Australian smartbank 86 400 completed a $34 million Series A in March, led by Morgan Stanley, lifting total capital to $90 million to fund product development and mortgage growth.
COVID-19 business roundup: supermarkets cap shopper numbers, Airbnb secures a billion-dollar investment from existing backers, contactless payment limits rise, a medicines app fast-tracks home delivery, and economists forecast recession.
The South Australian Venture Capital Fund, idle since Blue Sky's collapse, has appointed Artesian as manager with David Rohrsheim leading locally; past fund investments in Myriota and Fivecast are recalled.
Adelaide nanosatellite company Myriota announced a $28 million Series B led by Hostplus and Main Sequence Ventures, recalled its 2018 Series A, and had recently acquired Canadian satellite firm exactEarth.
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Profile of Melbourne-based lending platform Wefund, covering its founders, commercial and construction finance product, a seed investment from Bravo Futura Capital, and approval on MoneyQuest Australia's broker panel.
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Photon Energy takes an unspecified minority equity stake in Melbourne solar-storage developer RayGen, whose recent $3 million funding supports a Victorian pilot, with a large solar-storage project planned.
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Recruitment testing startup alooba has raised $1.1 million in seed funding from angel investors, giving founder Tim Freestone runway to survive the coronavirus downturn, while the article also recalls HotelsCombined's acquisition by Booking.com.
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The government's AOFM commits $250 million toward Judo Bank as part of a larger warehouse investment, while rival non-bank lenders consider seeking support from a new $15 billion facility for major banks' competitors.
Atomo Diagnostics' oversubscribed $30 million IPO closed early ahead of its ASX listing, and the Sydney diagnostics firm signed a supply deal with NG Biotech for millions of COVID-19 rapid tests.
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Profile of drone logistics firm Swoop Aero, whose Melbourne team now remotely flies vaccine deliveries in Malawi during COVID-19, covering its founding, angel and venture backing, Startmate acceptance, and planned Australian rollout.
CryptoSpend announces Andrew Porter's minority investment and advisory board seat, profiling his payments career at World First and OFX, his Synthetix backing, and his upcoming FlashFX CEO role.
Calix has approval to scale its LEILAC carbon capture technology into a larger demonstration plant at a European cement facility, developed with several partners and backed by European Commission Horizon 2020 project funding.
Blackbird's investment note announcing its one million dollar seed investment in Melbourne startup Cortical Labs, which is developing computer chips built from mouse and human neurons.
Comparison site Finder appoints ViacomCBS executive Chris Ellis as its first CEO of Finder Australia after an 18-month search, with co-founders Schebesta and Restuccia focusing on global expansion.
An opinion column arguing entrepreneurs do their best work in downturns, retelling WhatsApp's founding after the GFC, its early backing and sale to Facebook, and predicting a wave of purpose-driven startups from COVID-19.
Roundup of manufacturing briefs: Respiri raises funds, Creso Pharma ships product to South Africa, Brickworks reports a profit decline, and Amplia wins regulatory orphan status for a cancer drug.
A blood-testing startup is adapting its self-testing technology for COVID-19 and pressing on with ASX listing preparations despite market turmoil, having earlier been backed by its founder and grant funding.
New Zealand medicinal cannabis firm SETEK has bought hemp breeder Southern Hemisphere Botanicals, gaining in-house breeding expertise and building on its partnership with AFT Pharmaceuticals.
Animal telehealth startup Vetchat has taken investment from pet insurer PetSure, in a roundup that also covers possible small-business rent relief, looming stage-three restrictions, and US warnings against unapproved home COVID-19 tests.