Every round, fund close and exit we can source, with the article it was reported in and what it actually said.
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.
Wholesale Investor profiles wave energy developer Wave Swell Energy, covering its King Island project off Tasmania, an earlier four-million-dollar government grant, and an open share offer to back future projects.
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UNSW Canberra spin-off Skykraft receives a million-dollar ACT government grant to develop small satellite systems for global air traffic management, with extra cash and in-kind support from partners.
A Melbourne consulting firm received a federal grant for a feasibility study into an online learning platform for the public service, with findings due soon.
Millenium Kapital's investor update reports a completed buyout of its Sierra Leone subsidiary, a planned London and Australian dual listing, a continuing pre-IPO raise, and a new South-East Asia representative.
EBR Systems' wireless cardiac pacing system won FDA Breakthrough Device Designation, bringing priority review, while its SOLVE CRT pivotal trial enrolls heart failure patients; the company counts Brandon Capital among its backers.
A Sydney water-technology startup is named a recipient of a NSW government grant program, which has reopened applications for the next financial year, with the minister outlining eligibility and matching funding.
Challenger banks Xinja and 86 400 reach APRA licensing milestones and launch app-based retail transaction and savings accounts, becoming the first neobanks to offer Australian retail deposit products.
NSW reopens its matching MVP grant scheme for 2019-20, offering startups up to $25,000. Minister Stuart Ayres cites lab-grown meat maker Vow as a recent recipient, while VAPAR used a grant to build pipeline-inspection AI.
Digital receipts startup Slyp raises $4 million with ANZ and Scentre Group joining, after a $2 million raise from NAB Ventures and Reinventure the previous October.
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Australia's defence industry minister has announced grant recipients under a program backing small defence manufacturers, with 13 firms sharing funding and some joining a trade delegation at a London expo.
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A UK artificial intelligence startup has secured a five million pound Series A from a Sydney-based investor, with the piece also recalling the investor's earlier backing of several companies and another firm's large raise.
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Australia's renewable energy agency is granting A$4 million toward a A$12.3 million pilot of Wave Swell Energy's oscillating water column device off Tasmania, connected to Hydro Tasmania's island microgrid.
The renewable energy agency awarded four million dollars to a wave energy company for a pilot converter off Tasmania, with the piece also recalling an earlier grant to the island's microgrid operator.
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A Brisbane clean-energy startup opened its Series A offering at a world energy congress, after winning a Berlin award for its rooftop solar technology, with a foundation stakeholder named as its key backer.
Melbourne travel fintech Pelikin has locked in A$400,000 from one sophisticated investor toward a minimum A$2 million raise, ahead of its planned Q4 2019 launch backed by Heritage Bank and Visa partnerships.
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Zapaygo announces its security token offering is open to accredited investors, promoting its mobile ordering app and partnerships with MSL Solutions, NEC Group and Verteda EPOS.
ARENA and partners have commissioned a sodium-ion battery trial at a Sydney Water site in Bondi, supported by an earlier grant for a storage project led by University of Wollongong researchers.
Shoes of Prey co-founder Michael Fox is launching an unnamed plant-based meat venture on the Sunshine Coast with Mars accelerator grant backing, while the piece recalls Shoes of Prey's collapse and Beyond Meat's US listing.
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ARENA has awarded $6.2 million toward Logan City Council's Queensland biosolids gasification plant, which will turn sewage sludge into energy and biochar while cutting operating costs.
Reinventure Group promotes its first two employees to partner roles, while the article recalls its earlier investments in SocietyOne, Slyp, Curious Thing and Flybits, and Westpac's role as limited partner.
Profile of an Orange soil-moisture planting startup whose sensor-equipped seeder adjusts seed depth using AI, with a patent pending and a product still in testing, plus praise for its accelerator experience.
Hair accessory maker Kela announces a Series A share offer seeking three million Australian dollars to fund expansion into European markets, citing proven sales channels, patented technology and celebrity endorsements to attract investors.
Palisade Investment Partners and its portfolio company Hawaiki back the launch of HoloCampus, a 3D holographic remote learning platform streaming live classes from Hawaii to students in American Samoa.
Brisbane data analysis startup Kapiche has raised $1.75 million led by Main Sequence Ventures to refine product-market fit and grow its team, with US expansion and a future capital raise planned.
An Australian satellite startup has raised funding to launch more nanosatellites for industrial IoT connectivity, with two venture investors named and earlier backing recalled.
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Skedulo's CEO Matt Fairhurst spoke with HR Daily Advisor about how technology is reshaping work, the gig economy, and supporting deskless alongside deskbound workers.
Daily venture roundup led by Culture Amp's Series E, plus three venture funds closing, four acquisitions including Vertex's $950m Semma deal, IPO preparations, and a managing director hire at Sands Capital.
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Stephen Dawson and Greg Symons have launched Grapple, a peer-to-peer invoice financing platform for Australian businesses, backed by figures including Robert Millner and Bill Moss, after completing an oversubscribed second funding round.
Melbourne employee-survey company Culture Amp has closed an $82 million Series E led by Sequoia Capital China, doubling its total funding, a year after a $40 million Series D.
A university spin-out has won government agency approval for funding toward a demonstration plant making hydrogen and graphite from sewage gas, with a state water utility signed on to supply biogas and a site.
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Singapore healthtech firm DocDoc closed a US$13 million convertible note led by Adamas Finance Asia, with Cyberport Macro Fund participating, bringing its total funding to US$24.6 million.
Sydney solar startup BlueVolt secured seed funding despite lacking revenue, customers and a market-ready product. The piece covers its founding team, product plans and the founders' advice on pitching investors.
Frollo has bought Hip Money, an AI savings and debt-reduction startup, to boost its platform for banks, with Hip Money's chief joining Frollo as sales director in Brisbane.
New Zealand parking startup Parkable closed a Series A led by Spark, with new local backers, valuing it at NZ$36 million. The article also recalls its February acquisition of Brisbane's Park Genie.
Analysis of emerging carbon-free steelmaking technologies, covering SSAB's hydrogen pilot plant in Sweden, similar projects by ThyssenKrupp and ArcelorMittal, and Bill Gates backing Boston Metal's electrolysis approach.
Sydney men's health startup Mosh has raised $1 million in a bridging round backed by Parc Capital and Tinder's co-founders, as it expands into sexual health, skincare and mental health products.
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Antler's inaugural Sydney program produced 12 startups, each receiving $100,000 in pre-seed funding for 10% equity after an investment committee review, with a second Sydney program planned for January 2020.
Cardiac pacing developer EBR Systems has completed a $30 million financing co-led by two Australian investors to finish its clinical trial, and has appointed John McCutcheon as president and chief executive.
An interview with Expert360 co-founder Bridget Loudon arguing startups should use contractors and freelancers for flexible roles, recalling the platform's 2017 Series B raise and a board appointment.
Perth 4x4 accessories maker Rhinohide, earlier backed after its Shark Tank appearance, ran an equity crowdfunding offer that reached its $500,000 maximum, then a second tranche, having previously raised a Series A.
Stylist Shanya Suppasiritad wins the inaugural Two Grant for her wardrobe-rental startup Coclo, receiving cash, legal services from Luna and mentoring from founders Jess and Stef Dadon.
The renewable energy agency grants $15 million to an EV charging startup for a 42-site highway network, and recalls $6 million previously committed to another charging network operator.
Australian fintech Look Who's Charging, bootstrapped by its three founders, has been bought by Experian's Australia and New Zealand arm after landing contracts with the big four banks.
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Sydney hostel check-in technology company Tipi has raised $US3 million from London-listed booking platform Hostelworld, having previously self-funded, and plans to refine its product and expand internationally.
Future Now Ventures announces a partnership with Microsoft Australia and a fund, open to outside investors, backing software vendors built on Microsoft cloud platforms.
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Sonia Flynn, previously an executive at Facebook, Google and SoundCloud, has been appointed Chief Operations Officer at disability support platform Hireup, joining its leadership team during a growth period.
A weekly roundup reporting several Australian and New Zealand startup raises, including Circle In, Equiem, HealthChase, RateIt, Swoop Aero and Tell Me Baby, plus startup funding via Mars and Antler programs.