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Canadian recreational products group BRP has acquired an 80 per cent stake in Queensland aluminium boat and trailer maker Telwater, with managing director Paul Phelan retaining the remaining shares and a continuing role.
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation has invested $4 million through its Clean Energy Innovation Fund in Omni Tanker, an Australian maker of lightweight carbon fibre tank containers for freight.
A coatings technology venture adds Peter Lee to its board and Andy Matheson to its executive team as VP Global Business Development, outlining both men's careers and the company's market position.
Company update says TUDI's capital raise gained momentum in April, with its A$500,000 target nearly reached and the offer closing soon, after interest from Singapore investors and a pitch at Emergence 2019.
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation is putting $4 million into Omni Tanker's $7.9 million raise; the New South Wales company makes lightweight composite tanks for hazardous liquids.
Nightingale's post announcing its May 2019 minority investment in Aurora Marketing, a tender advisory firm founded by Leann Webb, describing its track record, blue-chip clients, and plans to expand nationally.
ASX-listed medical device maker AirXpanders announced a restructuring cutting roughly 45% of staff and about a third of quarterly cash use, and said it is pursuing capital raising options via a preliminary SEC filing.
Brandon Capital's blog reports a first close of $210 million toward its $250 million MRCF 5 biotech fund, with super funds and CSL backing, and recalls past portfolio sales of Spinifex and Fibrotech.
Brandon Capital's Medical Research Commercialisation Fund has launched its fifth vehicle, MRCF5, completing a NZ$224 million first close and targeting NZ$267 million, while recalling earlier portfolio exits of Elastagen, Spinifex and Fibrotech.
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Techboard's March 2019 quarterly report records over $2.6 billion in startup funding, driven by CBA's PEXA acquisition, Airwallex's unicorn round, several large raises, and a warning that early-stage deal flow is shrinking.
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Techboard's quarterly report finds March 2019 Australian startup funding passed $2.7 billion, driven by the PEXA sale, while Airwallex's Series C created the period's second local unicorn, though a downturn is forecast.
Profile of five Australian renewable-energy startups covering wave power, wind forecasting, turbine monitoring, solar payment plans and battery materials, along with their recent grants and raises from ARENA, government programs, AirTree, NAB and others.
Trade Ledger has been chosen for the first Hong Kong-UK FinTech Bridge Program, joining TransferWise, Seedrs and Onfido in a ten-company cohort receiving UK and Hong Kong expansion support.
Sydney supplier-payment marketplace Earlytrade completed a $6 million raise, led by new venture fund Shearwater Growth Equity with $2.5 million, alongside several high-net-worth individuals, with Shearwater's founders joining the board.
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Uniti Wireless plans to acquire Brisbane CPaaS firm Fone Dynamics for up to $8.4 million, with co-founder Jordan Grives joining its executive team while co-founder Shane Mitchell departs.
A Brisbane drone maker has secured five million dollars from an Abu Dhabi-based backer to advance its lightweight armed micro UAV toward commercialisation, with demonstrations and customer trials planned.
Space Bandits interview with HEO Robotics founder Dr William Crowe covering the company's asteroid-mining origins, pivot to satellite imaging, early Kickstarter and friends-and-family backing, grants, and a paid Australian Air Force trial.
A University of New England-led project with UK firm BioCarbon Engineering will test drone and tractor seeding for cheaper revegetation of cotton farmland, backed by a $1.3 million government grant won by CRDC.
Cluey, Mark Rohald's online tutoring venture for schoolchildren, has secured $20 million in Series A backing from Allectus Capital and Thorney, bringing its total funding to $31 million.
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Cloud training startup A Cloud Guru raises $US33 million in a round led by Summit Partners, with AirTree Ventures and returning backer Elephant joining, to fund hiring and product expansion.
Melbourne cloud training startup A Cloud Guru raised US$33 million (A$47m) from Summit Partners, Airtree Ventures and existing backer Elephant to expand its team and platform.
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Brisbane startup Cloudscene hires Belle Lajoie as CEO from Megaport, with Renee Harper moving to a marketing vice-president role.
Charger maker Tritium has opened a Brisbane research facility and an Amsterdam innovation centre, expanding engineering capacity as demand for its fast-charging products grows through its European partnership.
Vertical Farming Systems raised $1 million from a single agriculture-experienced investor to commercialise its automated indoor growing technology and develop new products.
Shearwater Capital shares a short video from its fund launch event, describing the night and the crowd in attendance.
PayPal has agreed to invest $500 million in Uber through a private share placement, extending their global payments partnership and collaborating on Uber's digital wallet development.
British online degree platform FutureLearn receives a large investment from Australian jobs group Seek for a half share, valuing it highly; Seek recently also backed US learning platform Coursera.
Tutoring technology company Cluey Learning has secured a twenty million dollar Series A round led by two investors, with its founding investment firm also participating, to grow its platform and team.
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Five startups join the 2019 Plus Eight Accelerator, run by Spacecubed with muru-D, offering seed funding, mentoring and a Silicon Valley trip; the teams have just returned from San Francisco, visiting alumni Humm at Skydeck.
A Newcastle founder's menu-swiping app Eatsee won a Sydney pitch contest, landing $100,000 from Jason Calcanis and a LAUNCH Accelerator spot, and now prepares to pitch US investors for a $2 million seed round.
Airport automation firm Elenium has closed a Series A round led by Acorn Capital to fund global expansion, sales hiring and R&D, with an investment director joining its board.
Indian consumer-lending startup ZestMoney announced a $20 million Series B led by Quona Capital, with Reinventure joining as a new backer and existing investors returning, taking its total funding to $42 million.
A Queensland agricultural technology startup has been chosen by Microsoft for one of six local grants under its AI for Earth program, giving it cloud resources to improve its weed-detecting software.
Profile of engineer Jock Lawrence, who built livestock management startup Mobble after struggling to digitise records on his family's Victorian sheep and cattle property, with a note on its accelerator acceptance.
Shareholder votes appear sufficient to approve KKR's roughly $2 billion takeover of the accounting software firm, with big holders Manikay and Bain Capital backing the deal, ending its years on the exchange.
A Brisbane media platform for Baby Boomers won the Australian leg of a global pitch contest and will compete in San Francisco; the piece also recalls its recent multi-million-dollar funding round with several new backers.
AI startup MyWave, founded by a NAB board member, has raised $3 million ahead of a planned listing, with Perennial Value Management leading and Patersons Securities running the raise.
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Blackbird's note explains its backing of Incodocs' fresh seed funding supported by Maersk, covering the founders' trading background, the team's origins, and the market for digitising export paperwork.
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A university and a composites maker jointly received a federal research grant for 3D-printed composite manufacturing work, with the maker's chief executive describing plans to combine its curing process with automated digital technologies.
Profile of Brisbane savings-app startup SavR: its leadership, early pitch-competition win and backing from a private equity investor, and its in-progress seed raise seeking an Australian VC partner.
HashChing's COO says the mortgage marketplace is repeating last year's failed equity crowdfunding attempt after missing its target, while recalling a government loan it received to support hiring and technology.
Uber has filed for a US IPO, with figures from its S-1 covering revenue, losses, users, past funding and acquisitions including Careem.
An Adelaide advisory firm has received federal money to open an incubator for blockchain startups, offering ten participants workspace and mentoring, with candidates still being vetted ahead of a September launch.
Profile of Ellume, a Queensland diagnostics startup whose founder Dr Sean Parsons describes smartphone flu self-testing, partnerships with GSK and QIAGEN, and a planned ASX float within a year.
Canberra announces a $25 million grant for a new Perth-based battery research centre, with state and private contributions flagged but not yet committed.
Profile of Australian cancer drug developer Prescient Therapeutics, whose basket-trial strategy echoes Loxo Oncology, acquired earlier in 2019 for US$8 billion.
Travel loyalty venture AIRSTAYZ flags merger steps with Simplenight, a China market entry with ABC World and a sought Pre-Series A raise; its June 2018 token sale raised one million dollars.
Cashback platform ShopBack has raised US$45 million from EV Growth, Ebates and Qualgro, taking total funding to US$83 million, with two investors joining its board after strong Asia-Pacific growth.
US buy-now-pay-later startup Sezzle, modelled on Afterpay, plans an ASX listing within months after a pre-IPO raise of US$5.6 million led by Continental Investors.
Sydney food marketplace Foodbomb has raised $1.4 million from early-stage VC firm EVP, which joins the board, after twelve months of month-on-month growth and an earlier friends and family backing.