Every round, fund close and exit we can source, with the article it was reported in and what it actually said.
Techboard's quarterly report tallies record funding for Australian startups in early 2019, led by the PEXA sale and Airwallex's raise, while flagging that private investment growth may be slowing.
Mortgage platform Lendi has engaged two investment banks to assess possible funding pathways, including future equity raises and a potential listing, with existing shareholders already on its register.
The publisher's impact investing arm has taken its maiden stake, backing a Melbourne live-music venture that connects artists with more chances to perform.
Roundup covering SoftBank's takeover of WeWork, Facebook's misinformation labels, OpenLearning's planned ASX listing, Yume CEO Katy Barfield's award win, and new Australian space cooperation agreements.
Practice Ignition's chief executive recounts lessons from the firm's recently closed $26 million Series B, explaining why the round's size pushed the Australian software company toward a global venture investor.
HR platform FlexCareers has closed a $4.5 million round to build AI matching and analytics tools, encouraged by the NSW government, and recalls its $250,000 first raise in early 2015.
A Dunedin startup is building sheep facial recognition software, backed by a New Zealand government grant, with an Australian startup working on a related lamb-parentage technology mentioned in comparison.
Kuredu Island Resort has launched its my.kuredu.com guest app and web platform, built using technology from Eleanor, a company held in Haatch Ventures' portfolio.
Tokyo-listed Trend Micro has acquired cloud security startup Cloud Conformity, founded in Sydney, for US$70 million. The article also recalls the startup's 2018 Series A raise led by Paladin Capital Group.
Valiant Finance, a Sydney platform linking small businesses with non-bank lenders, closed a Series B round led by ANZi Ventures with Salesforce Ventures, Carthona, Reinventure and Full Circle participating.
Also brokerdaily.au
Profile of young founder Olivia Molesworth, whose lending startup Bromleigh Capital raised a million dollars from private and angel investors before launching last year.
AirTree Ventures closes a $275 million third fund backed by Australian institutions and announces staff moves; the piece also recalls Canva's raise, Prospa's ASX listing and :Different's new round.
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Analysis of why private equity firms are aggressively acquiring IT and channel companies, citing recent deals by Thoma Bravo, EQT and BGH Capital, plus an Australian fund targeting Microsoft software vendors.
Three Lyon Group solar and storage entities have entered liquidation, with Deloitte's Hughes and Orr appointed liquidators, who now plan to sell the group's undeveloped projects including Cape York, Nowingi and Sturt.
Cognizant has agreed to buy cloud consulting firm Contino for an undisclosed sum, aiming to strengthen its cloud services, with the deal expected to complete in late 2019 pending approvals.
Daily venture roundup led by Canva's large raise and Atlassian buying Code Barrel, plus Zubale's new round, a dozen other fundings, executive moves and market data.
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Blackbird, the Australian venture firm, says it will expand to New Zealand with a new early-stage fund, an Auckland office, and its Sunrise conference, while recalling its early backing of companies including Canva.
Startup News recaps its most-read July-September 2019 stories, several of which reported WA funding rounds and a foundation fund launch, alongside growth of its HUBS database and subscriber base.
A manufacturing research centre's annual report describes government funding for collaborative industry projects and ten new company partnerships, including five named firms working on additive manufacturing, orthopaedics, vaccines and building products.
Growave has raised $900,000 in seed backing from IP Group, Grain Innovate and Artesian to commercialise microwave weed-killing technology developed from University of Melbourne research, aiming for a commercial product within 18 months.
Melbourne luggage maker July has secured a Series A led by accessories retailer Strandbags, which contributed equity and debt, to fund product development and expansion into Asia-Pacific markets.
Also SmartCompany·SmartCompany
Daily tech roundup covering WeWork's cash crisis, Airbnb handing host data to the tax office, an iPhone USB malware flaw, a government-funded RMIT research centre, and two fintechs entering Suncorp's incubator.
Profile of bug-tracking software firm BugHerd, which raised twice, passed through Startmate's inaugural accelerator, later bought back its investors' equity after struggles, and has revived under a new chief executive.
PledgeMe's Anna Guenther reflects on a year of equity crowdfunding in Australia, citing raises by two companies and arguing for simpler, more inclusive rules to grow the sector.
Brisbane voice-cloning startup Replica Studios has closed a US$2.5 million (A$3.7 million) round to grow its voice AI technology, with hiring planned and commercial uses emerging in podcasts, audiobooks and gaming.
Daily tech roundup covering Walmart's engineering workforce, Udaan's US$585 million Series D, Dyson abandoning its electric vehicle project, criticism of AirPods battery waste, and Zip's leadership hires plus acquisitions of PartPay and Spotcap.
James Murdoch's investment vehicle Lupa Systems has agreed to take a small stake in Canadian digital media firm Vice Media, whose valuation once hit US$5.7 billion before heavy losses.
Canberra revealed naval defence work, including a submarine design subcontract linking Lockheed Martin and Safran, plus a $3.5 million government grant helping Sypaq Systems build a drone for naval surveillance use.
A welding technology developer has returned to the ASX through a backdoor listing, raising seven million dollars and reaching a market capitalisation near twenty-nine million, with two fund managers among backers.
A New Zealand document-collection platform for mortgage brokers has raised a seven-figure sum led by an angel network, with backing from angel groups in two countries and an unnamed US venture capitalist.
Commentary argues the hit goose game shows what Australian indie studios can achieve with government grants, contrasting local funding cuts with Canada's generous support for its games industry.
Brighte has raised $15.5 million in Series C funding led by AirTree Ventures, with backing from the Atlassian co-founders' funds, Naomi Milgrom and Qualgro, and will expand its financing platform into home improvement.
Also Australian FinTech
A Perth water filtration startup has developed technology that removes PFAS from household water, winning a federal commercialisation grant plus matching venture backing, with defence-site trials and certification now planned.
Also Startup News (WA)
Profile of quantum computing software firm QxBranch, covering its origins, team and locations, and noting its July 2019 acquisition by California-based Rigetti Computing.
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Skedulo's news page points readers to an HR Technologist feature in which its CEO Matt Fairhurst discusses how home services businesses can manage growing mobile workforces using intelligent scheduling technology.
Cleaning-products startup ZeroCo, founded by Mike Smith and Carter, has secured seed backing of $600,000 and is running a Kickstarter campaign whose pledges have passed $200,000 toward a precise $251,313 target.
Also SmartCompany
Property management startup :Different has raised $3.5 million from AirTree and new backer PieLAB as it launches in Brisbane, with founder Mina Radhakrishnan emphasising investor mentorship over capital.
John McAfee has launched McAfee DEX, a decentralized cryptocurrency exchange on Ethereum requiring no user identification, which opened in beta and reportedly suffered a DDoS attack shortly after going live.
John McAfee announces the launch of McAfeeDEX, a decentralised exchange requiring no personal information, following his earlier McAfee Magic crypto project.
John McAfee announces his decentralized exchange McAfeeDEX launches today on Ethereum, with free ERC-20 trading, no user data collection, no blocked jurisdictions, and a 0.25% taker fee.
John McAfee has unveiled McAfeeDex, a decentralised Ethereum-based crypto exchange launching in beta on 7 October, with low fees and no KYC, positioning it against rivals like Binance DEX.
David Koch and Kylie Merritt are preparing to launch ausbiz, a free live-streaming business and startup news channel, in early 2020, with a Koch-led seed raise nearing completion and partnerships including Adviser Ratings and Iress.
Startup Daily relays NYU professor Scott Galloway's grim forecast for WeWork: mass layoffs, possible bankruptcy and heavy damage to backer SoftBank's Vision Fund, plus founder Adam Neumann's share sales before the failed IPO.
ASX-listed gut health company Immuron has been awarded a $5.5 million grant by the US Department of Defence to develop an anti-microbial oral drug targeting diarrhoea-causing bacteria for military and traveller use.
Also @AuManufacturing
Fast food billionaire Jack Cowin has launched v2food, a plant-based meat joint venture with CSIRO's innovation fund Main Sequence Ventures, seeded by his Competitive Foods Australia and led by ex-PepsiCo research director Nick Hazell.
Profile of plant-based meat startup v2food, created through CSIRO and Main Sequence Ventures, with seed backing from Jack Cowin's Competitive Foods Australia. Founder Nick Hazell discusses launch plans and the alternative protein market.