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SME lender Waddle has raised a $4 million Series A from Allectus Capital to scale ahead of bank partnerships, having previously secured a $50 million wholesale debt facility.
TechCrunch invites startup founders to apply for TC Top Picks at Disrupt San Francisco 2019, pointing to how the 2018 designation helped keyboard maker Sonder Designs attract investors and close extra seed funding.
Antler is expanding its startup generator to Sydney, offering stipends and later investment to aspiring founders, with Bede Moore and Anthony Millet leading the Australian program.
Italian manufacturer Lazzerini has fully acquired Queensland bus and coach seating maker Styleride Seating Systems, with plans to grow production, distribution and headcount at the Acacia Ridge site.
ARENA and AEMO announce grant-funded trials letting wind and solar farms submit their own short-term generation forecasts, with recipients including Vestas, Windlab, Industrial Monitoring and Control and Fulcrum 3D.
Brisbane education platform GO1 closed a Series B of over $30 million led by Microsoft's M12, with SEEK, Y Combinator and Larsen Ventures participating. M12 gains a board seat, its first Australian investment.
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A columnist reflects on Shoes of Prey's collapse, drawing lessons about market research, runway, and choosing between venture capital and bootstrapping.
French energy group ENGIE has taken a controlling stake in Swiss home energy management startup tiko via a capital increase, with existing shareholders Swisscom and Repower keeping their holdings.
Analysis of Australia's low robot uptake, the launch of CSIRO's Robotics Innovation Centre in Queensland, Emesent's recent capital raise, and the need for more local robotics startups.
Girl Geek Academy opens applications for a games-industry career incubator aimed at women and non-binary people, backed by a Film Victoria commitment, focusing on individuals' careers rather than startups.
Atlassian has agreed to buy Texas-based AgileCraft for $166 million in mostly cash, its second acquisition within a year after purchasing incident-management firm OpsGenie for $295 million.
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Weekly roundup of five venture rounds: Populus, Nutrition Innovation, TartanSense, Breedr and Tetrate, naming amounts, stages and lead or participating investors.
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Profile of Spacenow, an Australian marketplace matching unused spaces with short-term renters, covering its four cofounders, a $1.5 million raise from wealthy individuals and family offices, listing targets, and a Dubai partnership.
Perth wave-energy developer Carnegie Clean Energy has entered voluntary administration, appointing KordaMentha, days after Western Australia terminated its Albany wave farm contract. The article recalls past backing from ARENA, the CEFC and state government.
The MRCF Biomedical Translation Fund has launched Respirion Pharmaceuticals, a Perth biotech developing an inhaled antibiotic for cystic fibrosis, committing up to A$20 million, with up to US$3 million from the CF Foundation.
A Perth investor explains what his RAC-backed seed fund seeks in startups, describing its application process, deal sizes and criteria, and naming the energy blockchain company as its first investment.
Order-ahead app Hey You, born from the Beat the Q and Posse merger and backed by Reinventure, has brought in Uzair Moosa as chief executive as it plans growth into food and new cities.
A Perth founder recounts building a car appraisal software business from 2015 and selling a majority stake to Carsales, staying on as chief executive while the remainder transfers over three years.
A manufacturing industry body has been awarded government money under a federal export program to set up a Melbourne hub helping small firms develop export strategies and reach global markets.
Australian natural skincare brand ONNE has taken its first outside capital, with global investment company Co Brand Partners acquiring a cornerstone equity stake to support the founder's push into the United States market.
The hiring platform has secured a five-million-dollar round led by Deepbridge Capital, with backing from Andrew Banks and Tink Taylor, alongside background on the founders and investors.
Custom footwear startup Shoes of Prey has entered liquidation, with FTI Consulting appointed, six months after pausing orders. Its cofounder reflected on the failure, including a 2015 US$15.5 million funding round.
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Big-ticket instalment-payment provider PayRight has gathered $30 million in debt and equity, with recent backing led by Henslow and Escala Partners, and is preparing New Zealand expansion and an e-commerce offering.
Recruitment technology firm Shortlyster has raised $5 million in seed funding led by UK fund Deepbridge Capital, with participation from Andrew Banks and Tink Taylor, to grow market share and expand internationally.
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Aura's Special Opportunities Fund IX has cashed out of 1300 Australia after Uniti Group bought the company, returning distributions to unit holders; the fund had led the 2017 management buyout from Telstra.
Six medical technology startups have completed Cicada Innovations' MedLab accelerator and presented at its demo day, while the article recalls recent funding for Hemideina, Ikkiworks and Coviu.
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Nvidia is reportedly close to buying chipmaker Mellanox for over US$7 billion, having outbid Intel, but the deal is not yet agreed and remains unconfirmed by the companies.
Appen, a Sydney-listed data specialist, has agreed to buy US machine learning platform Figure Eight for up to $430 million, combining upfront and contingent payments, with completion expected in March-April 2019.
Sydney earned-wage-access startup Earnd has raised $2.5 million from NAB Ventures and several angels, with a NAB Ventures executive joining its board as it pushes product development and hiring.
Sydney-headquartered Appen is buying data labelling firm Figure Eight in cash, paying 175 million upfront with a possible performance-linked payment of up to 125 million more.
Sustainable bedding brand Bhumi announces an upcoming equity crowdfunding campaign run with Birchal, opening 25 February for two weeks, alongside background on its organic cotton sourcing and environmental impact claims.
Salesforce Ventures unveils a fund dedicated to Australian early-stage startups, its fourth country-specific vehicle, while recapping local deals such as Lendi's ANZ-led raise and Baraja's Series A.
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Stone & Chalk partners with not-for-profit Barayamal to host an Indigenous Accelerator program in Victoria, offering five unnamed startups grants, co-working and mentoring, plus a pre-accelerator at KPMG Melbourne.
Neo-lender Wisr has been selected for the 2019 HCF Catalyst accelerator, run by HCF and Slingshot, joining a 12-week program to develop affordable healthcare solutions for HCF's members.
Salesforce Ventures commits US$50 million to a new fund backing Australian startups, while Sydney investor Equity Venture Partners closes a $35 million second fund; KPMG data shows local venture investment grew in 2018.
A roundup of Australia's largest equity crowdfunding campaigns since the 2017 laws, led by Xinja's record raise, also covering ingogo, Jayride, DC Power Co, West Winds Gin and PT Blink, with platform executives commenting on the sector's growth.
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Telstra-backed accelerator muru-D names ten startups for its sixth Sydney intake, each receiving seed funding, while Clean Travel and Okra Solar join Booking.com's sustainable tourism accelerator running in Amsterdam.
Beverage startup Nexba is nearing the close of a $6 million round, with LGBTQ-focused investor Gaingels making its first Australian investment. Proceeds will fund new product lines and UK expansion, partly raised via crowdfunding.
Wholesale Investor profiles Maqro, an Australian hybrid wealth advisory platform launching an online stockbroking service, noting it is still working towards a Series B raise that has not yet closed.
A language-learning app for children has closed a seed round led by a women-focused angel group, with the founder reflecting on the accelerator that shaped her and plans to hire and expand into early education centres.
Adelaide startup Ping receives a government commercialisation grant to launch its acoustic wind-turbine blade monitor, while satellite communications firm Myriota's earlier Series A backing and South Australia's space sector are recapped.
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Construction materials tracking startup Matrak received a government commercialisation grant while adapting its platform for China, building on earlier seed backing and support from a trade program.
Sydney blockchain startup Tide Foundation launches its Tide Protocol and a marketplace letting consumers control and sell their personal data; the piece recalls a two-million-dollar seed round raised in November.
MIT Sloan profile of Ray Stata recounting 54 years leading Analog Devices, covering its 1969 public listing, his side venture Nova Devices later bought by the company, and four lessons in long-term management.
New Zealand chatbot platform Ambit has raised NZ$1.75 million from Lewis Holdings and K1W1 to grow into Australia and the US. The piece also covers UBank's new AI assistant Mia, built with FaceMe.
Sydney energy storage startup Gelion unveils its zinc bromine gel battery platform, signs a commercial deal with its founding university, and launches a new fundraising round, recalling its earlier Armstrong Energy backing.
An opinion piece by Flaunter's chief executive arguing founders should drop the label non-technical, recalling her company's Startmate selection and its venture capital raise.
Renewable energy developer Windlab has announced a $US10 million equity investment from Japan's Eurus Energy, which takes a quarter share of its African subsidiary to advance a pipeline of wind projects across East African markets.