Every round, fund close and exit we can source, with the article it was reported in and what it actually said.
US hedge fund Magnetar, a 25 percent investor in Australia's Lyon Group since 2017, is applying to wind up a Lyon unit, prompting a dispute Lyon says follows failed exit negotiations.
Australian AI startup Oovvuu raised $4.8 million led by Cygnet Capital to fund global growth, following a $3.7 million raise the year before; it also participates in IBM and Amazon programs.
Profile recalling how StorReduce, a Sydney data-storage software startup, was acquired by Pure Storage after the US firm downloaded its whitepaper, covering its seed raise, accelerator stint and due diligence.
Video creation platform 90 Seconds closed a US$20 million Series B from SIG, Airtree Ventures, Sequoia India, Qualgro, Atami Capital and Right Click Capital to scale automation and its creator network.
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Video production platform 90 Seconds has closed a US$20 million Series B backed by AirTree, Sequoia India, Qualgro and Right Click Capital, with funds earmarked for growing its creator network and platform automation.
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Sydney motorcycle helmet technology company Forcite has raised close to a million dollars from Uniseed, an unnamed angel and convertible note holders, ahead of a planned product launch and future Series A.
Investors at the evokeAG conference urged Australian agtech founders to pursue global markets. GRDC and Artesian committed $50 million to the GrainInnovate fund, and Austrade launched its Agriculture 4.0 connecting platform.
FluroSat wins a $3 million CRC-P research grant to build predictive agronomic analytics with sector partners, while founder Anastasia Volkova shares advice on winning collaborative grants and recalls earlier backing.
Advice piece where founders of crowdfunding-backed ventures share lessons on running equity crowdfunding campaigns, recalling Xinja's Australian campaign that raised two million four hundred thousand dollars.
A venture digest reporting fresh rounds for several startups, two closed funds at one firm, a photo platform changing hands, a payments acquisition, and one executive hire.
A guide to twelve funding routes for Australian startups, covering venture capital, angels, debt, accelerators, grants, corporate venture, crowdfunding, ICOs and loans, with many past raises cited as examples.
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Rivian's chief executive says Australia matters to the EV maker, after Amazon's reported $US700 million investment, and Jet Charge's boss sees a genuine local opportunity for its electric ute and SUV.
Melbourne hearing-device startup Hemideina has raised a $1 million Series A from angels, after its founders earlier won seed money through the MedTech's Got Talent competition and accelerator.
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Digital-asset infrastructure firm trueDigital has named ex-Bridgewater executive Thomas Kim as chief executive, charging him with expanding institutional partnerships and pursuing an Australian cross-border payments opportunity.
Two Sydney startups raise funding: Rockmelon secures $3 million from angels for international expansion, while Pendula raises $3.5 million led by Equity Venture Partners, which also recently closed a $35 million fund.
Artesian Venture Partners and the Grains Research and Development Corporation have launched GrainInnovate, an agtech fund, with a $25 million GRDC cornerstone commitment toward a $50 million pool backing startups serving Australian grain growers.
A Perth inventor has created an origami-inspired, solar-charging car sunshade and set up a company to sell it, and is now courting angel backers, with a patent filed and pilot units planned.
Macquarie's infrastructure accelerator, run with R/GA, has brought three more startups — AirMap, Envoy Technologies and Teralytic — into its portfolio, joining six earlier infrastructure and IoT investments.
Learning platform Rockmelon raises $3 million from an unnamed angel investor to expand its autism support app internationally, with founders discussing product plans and a future raise.
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Oil major Shell has completed its takeover of German home battery maker Sonnen, setting up a contest with Tesla and LG Chem, with the piece also noting Sonnen's Adelaide plant and other oil majors' clean-energy purchases.
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Indian hotel platform Oyo closed its Series E at $1.2 billion, with SoftBank leading, Didi Chuxing putting in $100 million and Grab just over US$100 million, valuing the company at $5 billion.
Connected-car startup GoFar has raised funding to develop new driver features, expand its data science team and grow in the US, with the round led by an Australian venture firm alongside an energy fund and private backers.
A Perth metal 3D printing company demonstrated rapid multilayer printing speeds in prototype tests and separately raised five million dollars through a placement to institutional investors.
Ikkiworks, a Sydney medtech startup, received a $25,000 NSW government MVP grant for its robot helping seriously ill children at home, alongside mentions of other medtech grants.
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A quiz-platform startup announces a new name reflecting its wider engagement tools, and the piece recalls the seed funding that underpinned its recent team and client growth.
FluroSat's chief executive describes a newly awarded collaborative grant project building an interoperable agronomic analytics engine with Australian industry partners to fix fragmented farm data.
Australian fintech OpenSparkz closed an oversubscribed AUD$1.5 million seed round with new and existing investors, while a recalled 2017 seed round and its Mastercard Start Path acceptance are also noted.
A profile of the couple who co-founded crypto exchange Amber, describing how they balance romance and work, and noting the funding the company has secured to date.
Design software company InVision has bought Australian file-collaboration startup Trunk, whose team joins InVision while its product winds down; separately, Seek has bought graduate jobs platform GradConnection.
Ride-sharing service for women opens a $3 million equity crowdfunding campaign to fund technology and overseas growth, with its founder describing fruitless talks with venture capitalists.
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ARENA is funding twelve distributed energy projects with $9.6 million: five grid-capacity pilots led by five companies, plus seven studies led by utilities, universities and CSIRO.
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Profile of Hometime, a Sydney property manager for short-term rentals, covering its rapid growth, market expansion, past seed funding, several acquisitions, and plans for another raise.
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Sydney VC firm Equity Venture Partners closed a $35 million second fund for early-stage B2B software, having already backed four startups, while Investec reached a $45 million first close on its emerging companies fund.
Design software company InVision has acquired Australian file-versioning startup Trunk for undisclosed terms, after Trunk applied to InVision's Design Forward Fund; the Trunk team will now work on InVision's Studio tool.
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Speculation that Shell may deepen ties with or acquire German battery maker Sonnen, recalling Shell's 2018 investment, its Greenlots purchase, and Sonnen's funding history including European Investment Bank money.
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Australia's renewable energy agency has granted $9.6 million across twelve distributed-energy projects and studies, including Zeppelin Bend, a Victorian solar grid trial, ANU and CSIRO.
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Profile of RecruitDay, a Manila-based recruitment platform combining social communication with referrals and human scouts, noted as backed by Future Now Ventures.
Genetic testing startup Eugene has raised $525,000 from angels including Gus Balbontin, Jon Williams and John McBain, plus Giant Leap and Slater and Gordon partners, to roll out its at-home genetic screening service.
Profile of Movus, a condition-monitoring technology venture, recalling its $4.8 million Series A backed by Blackbird Ventures, Skip Capital and Telstra Ventures, and charting its growth, partnerships and assembly arrangements since.
Techboard's quarterly analysis shows Western Australian private startup funding rose to $6.23 million in the December 2018 quarter, still weak, with Spookfish's acquisition and Nuheara's raise dominating totals.
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A Brisbane solar technology company's inverter has been accepted into South Australia's home battery subsidy scheme, while the Queensland Government announced $4 million to help it build an energy monitoring platform.
Sprinter Lion Martinez joins Shivom's innovation council as advisor, while the genomics firm's executives speak at conferences in California, Basel and Davos during January 2019.
Vehicle repair marketplace DingGo has closed an undisclosed seed round led by fleet management firm SG Fleet Group, valuing the Sydney startup at $3 million, with plans for a joint customer portal.
An interview with Goterra founder Olympia Yarger and investor Will Richardson recalling her emotionally difficult seed raise, backed by Giant Leap Fund, and the investor relationship that helped close it.
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Techboard's quarterly report tallies funding by Australian startups and young tech firms in late 2018, led by Judo Capital's debt facility, Deputy's series B, and acquisitions of PEXA and Spookfish.
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Investec's emerging companies arm has reached a $45 million first close on its debut fund, with the bank the largest investor; the fund will back companies valued between $10 million and $200 million.
A Sydney conversational AI startup built for automated job interviews has raised seed capital from two investors to grow its team and product; a competitor's earlier backing is also recalled.
Australian workplace software vendor LiveTiles is buying Danish firm Wizdom for $48 million, whose founders join it. The article also recalls LiveTiles' earlier purchase of Hyperfish for $8.9 million.
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Advisory firm Eaton Square acted for Corview, an Australian infrastructure consultancy, on its acquisition by global professional services firm RPS Group, with executives from both sides commenting on the deal.