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Adelaide electronic warfare firm DEWC Systems plans to launch its MOESS CubeSat constellation from Southern Launch's Whalers Way site, recalls a grant, and has acquired local engineering firm AES.
Melbourne app Can-i-park, which decodes parking signs using image recognition, won the 2019 Melbourne Knowledge Week Open Innovation Challenge, taking a $20,000 prize plus incubator and workshop placements.
Ellerston's post highlights an AFR profile of care platform Mable, which closed a $10 million investment from the firm's JAADE fund in early May, with chairman Jamie Odell holding a personal stake.
Perth household water filtration business Environmental Water Solutions receives seed funding from RAC-backed BetterLabs Ventures, the fund's second investment after Power Ledger, to expand marketing and commercialise PFAS-fighting filtration technology.
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Platform iPartners, run by two ex-bankers, is pitching wealthy investors for new equity after previously raising over $45 million, offering direct access to institutional-grade alternative assets.
A London fintech was selected for a UK-Australia government program helping British firms enter local markets, and is weighing a push into Australian superannuation, according to its international director.
Legaltech startup Josef has raised $1 million in seed funding from Jelix Ventures and individual investors, with the founders valuing the investors' expertise as they expand into the US.
Sydney visual content firm Curiious has raised two million dollars from sophisticated investors to scale its virtual reality education and training platform, Curiious IQ, internationally.
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Propic launches an all-in-one AI property platform with seed backing from private investors, ex-Domain executives leading, targeting agents and property managers in Australia.
Profile of Melbourne fintech Assembly's rapid hiring push, describing how its people chief onboarded almost 70 staff within a year after the startup raised capital and secured banking partnerships.
Pencil is the only Australian company among ten startups chosen for Startupbootcamp's fintech accelerator, picked from nearly 900 applications; the program runs June to August with corporate backing.
Assembly's people chief explains how the fast-growing fintech recruited roughly seventy staff within a year, covering strategy planning, referral incentives, sourcing channels and a multi-stage vetting process for candidates.
Podcast conversation with Timelio co-founder Charlotte Petris about invoice and cash-flow finance, her fintech advisory roles, and the platform's seed capital raising.
Canva has bought stock photo sites Pexels and Pixabay and launched a photography subscription, with a report saying the Sydney design company has just completed a new round that could value it at US$2.5 billion.
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SME lender Lumi has closed an $8 million equity round led by Josh Liberman Investment Group, and expects a lift when rival Prospa floats on the ASX.
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Profile of pet-sitting platform Mad Paws, recalling its $5 million raise and Qantas partnership, and how chief Alexis Soulopoulos built growth by connecting with pet owners.
Antler's first Sydney startup generator program begins in June with 60 accepted founders and applications still open. Participants profiled include B.Kindred founder Penny Locaso, plus David Smyth, Lars Oleson and Towe Ahrnbom.
A fintech firm serving lenders has announced a two million dollar seed investment led by a technology investor and a financial accelerator, to fund expansion into new sectors and overseas markets.
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Canva buys stock photo sites Pexels and Pixabay and launches a subscription service, with the article recalling its billion-dollar valuation after a $50 million raise and an earlier Zeetings acquisition.
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ASX-listed medical device maker AirXpanders, headquartered in California, extends its voluntary trading suspension while reviewing financial and strategic alternatives, and postpones its 2019 annual stockholder meeting.
Australian genomics spin-out Longas has come out of stealth with technology that extends DNA sequencing read length, backed by the MRCF and its founders, and appoints Solexa's founding chief executive Nick McCooke as CEO.
A university spin-out launches with venture and founder backing, introducing a technology that extends DNA sequencing read lengths, and appointing a new chief executive to commercialise it.
Agtech accelerator SparkLabs Cultiv8 selects seven startups for its 2019 program, profiling each venture, while recalling last year's participants' progress, including Ripe.io's completed seed round backed by Maersk Ventures.
Online small-business lender Prospa has lodged a prospectus for a second attempt at listing on the Australian exchange, a year after abandoning its first, having earlier raised a pre-listing round from existing backers.
Podcast episode chatting with the five startups selected for Plus Eight's 2019 Perth program, fresh from a Silicon Valley trip.
Microsoft's accessibility grant program selects seven recipients, giving each cloud resources, cash for data work and expert support, including ventures helping disabled job seekers, seizure prediction and nonstandard speech recognition.
Adelaide greenhouse venture Sundrop Farms has been bought by New Zealand infrastructure investor Morrison & Co, reportedly the first deal for its green infrastructure fund, which the Clean Energy Finance Corporation cornerstone-backed.
Plant-based food company Impossible Foods has closed a Series E round led by Temasek and Horizon Ventures, with several celebrities also investing, to fund growth and production capacity.
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Video editing company Clipchamp has received a million-dollar investment from Steve Baxter, who also joins its board, with funds earmarked for growing its Create product.
Softbank's Vision Fund has invested US$800 million in Greensill Capital, reportedly valuing the working capital finance provider above $5 billion, with founder Lex Greensill aiming to overtake Citi globally.
Drinks brand Nexba closed a $6 million Series A, sourcing $1.5 million through VentureCrowd crowdfunding and the balance from private backers including River Capital and Gaingels, alongside other crowdfunding campaigns by Mungalli Creek Dairy and Supp.
A profile of travel planning startup YouLi, whose co-founder Jen Fein describes raising $200,000 from angels and friends and family at a $1.6 million valuation, and the difficulty of finding her co-founders.
Neobank 86400 aims to close a large capital raise later in 2019, while the piece recaps recent funding by Australian neobank rivals Judo, Xinja and Volt plus Airwallex and Deputy.
Prospa's leadership is sounding out fund managers for a second try at floating on the ASX, about a year after its first float was scrapped and the money raised returned.
Medtech Accuator's Seed to Series A program opens winter intake applications, offering selected startups up to $200K seed investment from backer Artesian, with VitalTrace and Stelect already participating.
A Melbourne legal automation company has closed a Series A round led by KPMG, with Aconex and Message Media founders also investing, while KPMG's law arm formed a strategic alliance with the startup.
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Profile of a Brisbane bitcoin micro-investment startup, covering its founding team, its completed seed raise, backing from a university investment fund, and plans for a future Series A.
Digital bank 86 400, backed by Cuscal and awaiting APRA licensing, plans an Australian launch and seeks $250 million, with Morgan Stanley assisting the raise.
Neobank 86 400 has hired an investment bank to run a planned search for new shareholders later in the year, noting payments firm Cuscal has funded it so far while it pursues a banking licence.
Perth cinema-on-demand startup Demand.film plans a crowdfunded equity raise of up to $2 million via Birchal, with co-founder David Doepel outlining expansion plans across seven countries.
Talk by ex-RAAF pilot Jason Waller on leading Spookfish from its 2015 backdoor listing to its sale to EagleView, with notes on nearMap's rise and its chief executive's upcoming appearances.
ASX-listed breast reconstruction device maker AirXpanders, based in California, has appointed financial services firm Cowen to review financial and strategic options; no transaction has been agreed.
Security startup Kasada has banked fresh capital from Main Sequence Ventures and Reinventure to drive American expansion, reporting rapid revenue gains; an earlier round involving Our Innovation Fund is also noted.
Analysis of Elon Musk's autonomy-day claims that shared driverless fleets could multiply Tesla's worth, plus Morgan Stanley cost comparisons and a passing reference to Tesla's three-billion-dollar capital raising.
Sydney video platform Vloggi raised $250,000 in angel funding pre-launch at a $2.1 million valuation, led by Brendan Leonard, whose earlier company Capiotech was sold to ASG Group in 2010.
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Blackbird Ventures advertises a full-time Business Operations role at its Sydney office, covering investor reporting, compliance, audit and portfolio support, offering a $90,000 salary plus fund carry participation.
OneVentures appoints Jim Scopa and Dan Baker to its healthcare investment team, and recalls its Healthcare Fund III backing Blade Therapeutics and BiVACOR.
Western Australia's government will cover costs for up to five local startups joining the Startup Catalyst mission to London Tech Week, with applications closing 10 May.