Every round, fund close and exit we can source, with the article it was reported in and what it actually said.
Okogen has begun Australian Phase II trials of its conjunctivitis therapy OKG-0301 across multiple sites, with Brandon Capital's MRCF having invested in the biotech's Series A in December 2017.
Home-loan fintech Joust, after a failed equity crowdfunding campaign, sold a 70% stake to property platform HouseandLand.com.au rather than pursue venture capital, aiming to grow traffic and expand overseas.
Drone mapping startup Emesent launches its Hovermap LiDAR payload commercially at a Denver forum; the article also recalls its earlier $3.5 million venture capital raise.
The publisher announces delivery startup Sendle has raised a $20 million Series B round led by Federation Asset Management, one of the investor's first investments, funding growth and international expansion.
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Delivery startup Sendle has closed a $20 million Series B led by Federation, with three other backers, and separately Humanforce has raised $22.5 million from Accel-KKR for overseas expansion.
Delivery startup Sendle has closed an oversubscribed $20 million Series B led by Federation Asset Management, with repeat backing from three existing investors, and plans to grow market share and expand overseas.
AgriStart's CONNECT regional hubs program has received a $485,000 federal grant, one of six incubator recipients under the government's Entrepreneurs' Program, to back regional WA agtech startups.
Physics professor Daniel Shaddock's measurement-tech startup Liquid Instruments raised US$8.16 million led by Anzu Partners, with ANU Connect Ventures also investing, after earlier seed backing, to expand its Moku:Lab device globally.
Israeli payments company Splitit surged 90 per cent in its trading debut after raising $12 million, closing at a $100.3 million valuation. Founders Gil Don and Alon Feit started the firm in 2012.
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Interview with Kendra Banks on her path to managing director of jobs company SEEK, covering her career, leadership approach, competition and programs supporting women in technology.
Remarkable's accelerator joins Microsoft Australia to reserve two spots in its next cohort for AI-focused disability startups, offering mentoring and seed funding. Three earlier cohorts included Home Care Heroes, Better Goals and Equal Reality.
The latest federal Incubator Support grants went to six regional recipients, among them AgriStart, Arc, ThincLab and UNE's AgTech Gateway; past rounds funded Bega Valley Shire and Bridge Hub.
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Japan's Sumitomo Corporation, through a wholly-owned subsidiary, has bought Perth-based solar installer and electricity retailer Infinite Energy, its first distributed energy acquisition globally, with existing management staying on.
Victoria's government has granted Bosch $2.3 million to trial driverless cars on rural roads from late 2019, the first award under its connected vehicle grants program; Adelaide's Cohda Wireless earlier received $2 million for an autonomous-vehicle radar trial.
Nexsis, founded by ex-AFL player Robert Pyman, makes water-purifying solar IoT panels and has joined Mastercard's Start Path accelerator as its fifth Australian startup admitted, gaining mentoring and global partnerships.
Volt Bank gained a full banking licence and took an $8.4 million investment from debt collector Collection House, which will also refer customers to Volt's money-management tools.
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Perth R&D lender Radium Capital has brought in a New York hedge fund affiliate as a half owner, adding to its earlier US$100 million advance facility and locking in funding for future growth.
Profile of dress-rental marketplace Designerex, covering its founding, US launch and government program support; its funding figures describe a lifetime total and an unfinished round, so no raise is recorded.
New Zealand edtech firm Kami raised NZ$1.5 million in a seed round led by Right Click Capital. The profile covers its word-of-mouth growth and recalls raises by LearnCoach, Academy Xi and Maths Pathway.
Drone communications firm Mobilicom has been selected by two Israeli government bodies for an AI cyber security R&D project worth over $1.8 million, with two-thirds funded by grant.
A New York financial firm has tripled its holding in a Perth-based financing business to half the company, buying out most existing shareholders including Tony Brennan in a multimillion-dollar share transaction.
Legaltech startup Smarter Drafter launched a virtual lawyer prototype on Amazon's Alexa; the article recalls its 2017 funding round and notes over 100 law firms now use its AI drafting tool.
SAGE Automation has launched Matilda, a smart transit hub in Adelaide, for a six-month autonomous shuttle trial with Local Motors, backed by a South Australian government mobility grant.
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Bhumi intends to run an equity crowdfunding campaign this year with platform Birchal, revisiting a convertible note raise it failed to close last year. No money has moved yet.
PieLAB Venture Partners has closed its oversubscribed Real Estate Industry Venture Capital Fund, backed by investors spanning many Australian real estate brands, with four Australian-founded companies already in its portfolio.
A Bailador partner advises Australian founders on attracting US venture capital, citing past raises by Canva, SafetyCulture, Culture Amp, SiteMinder and Instaclustr from American investors.
Email marketing firm Campaign Monitor has bought Sailthru and Liveclicker, forming the CM Group brand. The piece recalls its 2014 US$250 million raise and last year's merger with Emma and Delivra.
A New Zealand document-annotation startup has raised funding led by an Australian venture firm to fuel overseas growth, while an Auckland travel-app company has been bought by an American competitor.
Singapore-region renewables developer Sunseap has bought a minority stake in Melbourne commercial solar installer Todae Solar, forming a strategic partnership covering power purchase agreements, financing and maintenance work.
Australian neobank Xinja has opened a second equity crowdfunding round via the Equitise platform, passing its $500,000 minimum within hours, after its 2018 campaign raised $2.7 million and it gained a restricted banking licence.
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Profile of Bugcrowd founder Casey Ellis on moving his bug-bounty startup from Sydney to Silicon Valley, its Startmate experience, and how Australian founders can better sell themselves to US investors.
ANZ has bought a minority stake in online mortgage platform Lendi for a reported sum near $40 million, making it the firm's second-biggest strategic backer after Macquarie, though without a board seat.
Wildlife Drones, an animal-tracking drone startup founded by ecologist Debbie Saunders, raised $670,000 in seed funding from angel investors and Uniseed, after earlier receiving $45,000 in grant funding.
Kazia Therapeutics confirmed it received an R&D tax rebate from the Australian Taxation Office for the 2018 financial year, with funds earmarked for its clinical programs.
Parking app Kerb is wrapping up its seed round in late January 2019 and has begun a Maltese joint venture with Debono Group; the piece also recalls Softbank's ParkJockey and Amazon's ParkWhiz investments.
Marketplace lender Symple Loans plans cheap loans for creditworthy borrowers using comprehensive credit reporting, after raising $10 million and opening its personal loan book; its co-founders previously worked in personal lending at ANZ.
CloudPeeps founder Kate Kendall has started Atto, a 12-week program for women founders hosted at One Roof with LaunchVic backing, urging founders to prioritise profitability over chasing venture capital.
Interview with Spalk CEO Ben Reynolds covering the company's completed $1.5 million seed round backed by Greg Norman's investment firm and Stadia Ventures, its enterprise pivot, and its push into the North American market.
Startupbootcamp Australia is opening a Melbourne fintech accelerator on financial health, supported by NAB, Bupa, Deloitte and technology partners, with applications open until April alongside its existing smart energy program.
VAPAR, a Sydney startup using AI to analyse pipe inspection footage for councils and water utilities, has won a 25,000 dollar MVP Grant from Jobs for NSW and joined a Fusion Labs incubator targeting India.
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Sydney driverless-vehicle sensor maker Baraja has closed a Series A backed by three venture firms, adding to earlier seed money, to scale production of its LiDAR navigation systems and recruit skilled staff.
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Queensland University of Technology's Bluebox Accelerator granted fifteen thousand dollars to Digital Surge, a Brisbane bitcoin exchange, chosen among eight startups, with mentorship, education and office space also provided.
A CES profile of Australian headphone maker Nura covering its retail expansion, growth to roughly 50 staff, and upcoming NuraLoop earbuds, while recalling a five-million-dollar Series A raised the previous year.
Flexible workspace marketplace FlySpaces has acquired Hong Kong competitor Quickspaces, its second acquisition after buying Malaysia's 8Spaces in 2016, with Quickspaces' founders and team joining FlySpaces' Hong Kong operations.
BVI-registered Millenium Kapital has appointed legal, audit and platform advisors across several jurisdictions as it prepares for a listing, with its pre-IPO capital raise in its final stage.
A Perth startup that moves old backup tape data to the cloud has announced a partnership with a US storage company, alongside completing its first venture capital round.
Exonate has closed a £1.5 million round, its fourth, to advance an eye-drop therapy for retinal blood-vessel disease toward clinical trials; backers include Uniseed, Angel CoFund, Wren Capital and O2h Ventures.
Belgian builder Besix completed its takeover of Queensland contractor Watpac, which delisted in December after Sandon Capital's opposition failed; managing director Martin Monro continues to lead the now-private company.
A year-end roundup of Perth dealmaking: Soar's seed and pre-TGE raise, Unocart's oversubscribed seed round closed with LCV's help, and Student Edge's cryptocurrency-education partnership with exchange NCX.