Every round, fund close and exit we can source, with the article it was reported in and what it actually said.
Health insurance technology firm DocDoc has joined the second insurtech batch of accelerator Plug & Play Asia Pacific, gaining access to deal sessions, networking and mentoring with banks and insurers.
A commentary piece arguing WeWork, once valued at US$47 billion, is even more overvalued than sceptics thought, citing criticism following its S-1 filing and revelations about related-party transactions.
Security vendor Vectra AI hires Telstra's Dee Clinton as APAC channel chief, names its first Australia and New Zealand partners, and notes its recently closed US$100 million Series E round.
A ready-to-drink cocktails maker is seeking equity crowdfunding of up to $1 million via Equitise, having earlier drawn backing from two Shark Tank investors, and now exports while planning further growth.
Tech roundup: WeWork pulls its US float, a listed VC writes down its Stackla stake, Investible closes its debut fund, NAB loses its cloud chief, and a payments firm's shares surge.
Advisory firm Eaton Square announces it managed the sale of IT services business Object Consulting to ASX-listed DWS Group, with managing principal Neil Bourne advising the seller on the transaction.
Federation Asset Management says it has agreed to buy an 18.4 per cent stake in Windlab, a purchase that would position it as the company's biggest shareholder.
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Winners of the second annual Australian Angel Awards are announced, honouring Brisbane Angels as the busiest group, Scale Investors for the Trademark Vision exit, and Jordan Green as angel of the year.
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A blockchain wallet venture for the unbanked took the top honour at a Melbourne social-impact pitch night, while a food-rescue app won the audience vote and keeps an equity crowdfunding campaign running past its minimum goal.
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The renewable energy agency grants Queensland Nitrates money for a feasibility study into making ammonia from renewable hydrogen at its Central Queensland site with Neoen and Worley, and recalls earlier hydrogen project backing.
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Roundup covering AUSTRAC warnings to fintechs, News Corp's attack on Google, WeWork's executive exodus, Australia's slide in the IMD digital rankings, and BugHerd's revival under founder Alan Downie after he bought out investors.
Sydney expenses-management startup DiviPay has raised a $2.3 million Series A led by ANZ's venture arm ANZi, with Seed Space Ventures and former Pepper Money chief Patrick Tuttle also investing.
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Compressed-air storage developer Hydrostor Australia has received part of a New South Wales feasibility grant pool for a Broken Hill mine study, while its South Australian plant progresses; Solar Analytics also received a grant.
Roundup covering Australian angel investing awards, Peloton's US listing, CEO departures at WeWork, eBay and Juul, a McDonald's Beyond Meat pilot, and open banking permissions for fintechs.
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Cloud security firm FirstWave Cloud Technology completed a $6.6 million capital raise and opened a share purchase plan for existing shareholders, with its executive chairman outlining milestone-based funding expectations.
A biotech spin-out from the University of Melbourne has raised a Series A to develop a gum disease vaccine, backed by a biomedical translation fund, a large biotech company and the university itself.
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An Australian solar thermal company finished a capital raise begun early in 2019, backed again by existing investors, and collected a technology innovation prize at an international conference in China.
A promotional update inviting investors into Mad Paws's open capital raise, already mostly subscribed, describing the Australian pet-care marketplace's growth and naming Qantas, Equity Venture Partners and Macdoch Ventures as existing backers.
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LaunchVic awards $300,000 to angel network Scale Investors and calls for more formal angel networks, responding to new research on gaps in Victoria's early-stage investment landscape.
Minnow Designs co-founder Stacey Fisher shares five mental-preparation lessons drawn from the company's recently completed first funding round backed by eight investors, covering valuation confidence, networking and pitch routines.
Perth space-sharing startup SpacetoCo has received an equity investment from RAC-backed venture fund BetterLabs Ventures, its third deal, having earlier won Shark Tank backing from Steve Baxter and completed the Plus Eight accelerator.
A Brisbane clean-energy grid startup has opened a Singapore office and launched a Series A share offer to fund expansion into France, the USA and APAC, after winning international energy-transition award recognition.
Curtin University's commercialisation of seismic imaging company HiSeis has won a Knowledge Commercialisation Australasia award, and the article recalls last year's sale of shares that brought the mining services firm new owners.
New Zealand fintech Hnry has raised funding from existing angel backers and Australian venture firm Equity Venture Partners to grow its tax administration service for independent contractors and gig workers.
Perth lender Fair Go Finance has a new majority owner after Skybound Capital Australia bought 60 percent from European parent MyBucks SA in a deal the article values at $20 million.
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Private equity firm Quadrant has taken majority stakes this month in three female-led companies: Love to Dream, Modibodi and Adore Beauty, after earlier in 2019 acquiring tourism operator Journey Beyond.
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Canadian compressed-air storage developer Hydrostor has raised US$37 million from Baker Hughes and Meridiam to advance its South Australian Angas project, which earlier received grants from ARENA and the state government.
Profile of Queensland algae farm Qponics, which won a government grant with partners to grow omega-3 algae and protein biomass, alongside coverage of lab-grown meat startup Vow and plant-based protein sustainability questions.
Infant formula maker Bellamy's has received a takeover bid from China Mengniu Dairy, which its board recommends shareholders accept, though regulatory and investor approvals remain outstanding before any transaction completes.
A 3D-printed implant maker floated on the ASX, raising 5.25 million dollars before its shares tripled on debut, with its advisory team and corporate advisers named.
A Brisbane flood-prediction company has secured seed capital from four venture firms and private backers to grow its technical team and expand across Australia and the United States, its co-founder explains the journey.
Adtech firm Engage:BDR has secured new debt and equity capital to expand NetZero, a program that pays publishers the same day they invoice advertisers, aiming to attract more users to its platform.
Future Now Ventures has launched a debut fund seeking $100 million from outside investors to back Microsoft ecosystem firms, offering support services; its existing portfolio companies are listed.
A daily roundup reporting the industry body ACS buying ADMA's data-marketing associations, Rhinohide's completed crowdfunding raise plus a new campaign, tech firms backing climate protests, and Peloton's planned float.
Profiles four ventures tackling food waste: Bring Me Home, Reground, Yume and Goterra, describing their models and noting Bring Me Home's accelerator completion and crowdfunding campaign reaching its minimum target.
Tenacious Ventures' blog post reflects on Australia's agrifood tech strengths after Melbourne's Global Table event, citing FluroSat's fundraise, AgDNA's sale to CNH, Data Farming's accelerator placement, and local capital opportunities.
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An experiential marketing marketplace founded a year ago has secured seven figures from a Sydney venture firm, an angel and an accelerator backer as it scales and eyes the US.
Profile of the nine ventures graduating from Creative HQ's Lightning Lab Tourism accelerator in New Zealand, spanning Māori cultural tours, farm tourism, EV charging and travel marketplaces as the program ends.
Profile of cashflow forecasting startup Float and founder Colin Hewitt, covering its growth inside Xero's platform, expansion onto rivals, and a funding round still being negotiated.
Kate Morris has signed a deal selling a 60% majority stake in Adore Beauty to Quadrant Private Equity, saying the investment will help the online beauty retailer grow faster after its New Zealand launch.
Adelaide canned and kegged wine producer Riot Wine Co has been bought by brewer CUB, whose past purchases include Pirate Life and 4 Pines; founders stay on as Asahi's agreed takeover of CUB awaits ACCC approval.
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Hyundai has injected a further $6.2 million into car-sharing marketplace Car Next Door, having earlier joined Caltex in a raise, as the startup plans a nationwide subscription rollout.
Analysis arguing WeWork's falling IPO valuation reflects SoftBank's preference-share protections, which its primary investment carried but its earlier secondary purchase of ordinary shares did not.
Cloud practice-management software firm Practice Ignition has raised a $26 million Series B led by Tiger Global, with MYOB co-founder Craig Winkler and Right Click Capital also investing, to grow its team and global client base.
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A Wellington cybersecurity firm raised NZ$14 million led by a New Zealand private equity firm, with an existing shareholder also participating, to fund research and international growth.
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Australian car-sharing platform Car Next Door has raised $6.2 million from Hyundai, after a recent $1.8 million round, with co-founder Will Davies discussing scaling pains and the coming shift to shared autonomous transport.
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TERRA's accelerator announces its fourth intake of 13 agri-foodtech companies from seven countries, chosen from over 300 applicants, to work with six corporate partners on food safety and sustainability themes.
Quantum control software firm Q-CTRL has raised $22 million led by Square Peg Capital, while ASX-listed Archer Exploration reports building a qubit prototype component and receiving a $15,000 NSW Government grant.
Adelaide car-buying platform Mogo has secured a second million-dollar investment, this time from the NewsCorp-backed Scaleup Mediafund, to fund a national media push as it prepares to launch locally and overseas.
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A defence research body has signed a multi-million-dollar government contract covering four collaborative projects to lift industrial capability, from land vehicle design to additive manufacturing of aerospace parts.