Every round, fund close and exit we can source, with the article it was reported in and what it actually said.
An AirTree partner argues Australia's healthtech sector must champion centralised health data, citing local AI diagnostics and bioprinting startups and claiming MyHealthRecord's aggregated data could enable life-saving medical insights.
Particle profiles Perth grocery-delivery startup Unocart, covering its founders' social mission against food insecurity, two earlier pivots, and its 2017 stint in the muru-D accelerator.
A Singapore blockchain electricity-trading startup completed a token sale collecting US$30 million in under ten days, reportedly among the largest token sales by a Singapore company.
A blockchain startup that rewards engagement with marketing emails has raised half a million dollars in a token pre-sale led by two crypto funds, ahead of a planned public offering; it was founded by two Australians.
Queensland crypto payments startup TravelbyBit has raised $3.5 million from major exchange Binance, tied to a partnership expanding cryptocurrency payments at airports worldwide, according to co-founder Caleb Yeoh.
Profile update reviewing Oddup's 2018 product launches, global expansion and ICO analysis work, recalling its 2017 Series A raise, with co-founders outlining plans for 2019 blockchain-focused development.
Organic grocer About Life has entered voluntary administration and shut its eight stores amid supplier legal disputes. Its backer Green Capital Partners also backed THR1VE, which SumoSalad acquired this month.
Year-end roundup of StartupSmart's most-read 2018 stories, dominated by blockchain coverage, recalling Havven's large ICO, Appster's liquidation, and Australia's first equity crowdfunding licences being issued.
StartupSmart profiles ten startups it expects to do well in 2019, reporting funding rounds for Black.ai, Huddle, Manrags, Matrak and Work180, Fleet's earlier Series A, and the Ongs' past sale of Eatibility.
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Crypto micro-investing app Amber raised a $1 million seed round without an ICO, after a $280,000 pre-seed in February 2018. Co-founded by Aleksandar Svetski and Chantelle De La Rey, it is built on the Fabric platform.
Interview with Snowball Effect CEO Simeon Burnett on New Zealand equity crowdfunding, the platform's regulator licensing, growth since 2014, and past raises by SuiteFiles, Designer Wardrobe and Squirrel.
Document collection platform FileInvite closed an equity round above $1 million in March 2018, backed by New Zealand and Australian angel groups and NZVIF, and passed 100,000 users during 2018.
Company update on vertical farming firm E Agri, covering a Victorian government grant, money raised during 2018, a raise still in progress, and planned facilities and overseas partnerships.
Melbourne cryptocurrency exchange Nauticus raised $16.8 million through an ICO, registered with AUSTRAC, and prepares to launch its trading platform within weeks with six listed coins.
A year-end roundup of Australia's largest 2018 startup capital raises, covering Judo Capital, Deputy, Airwallex, Inflazome, SafetyCulture, Culture Amp, Canva, Havven, Athena, Ansarada and Data Republic, with investors and earlier rounds recalled.
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A 2019 technology outlook drawn from NAB's Business View, noting startup Sourcr's fundraising for its AI recruitment platform, Pymetrics' planned Australian launch, and Crop One's vertical farming venture in Dubai.
Wholesale Investor announces that Candy Club's initial public offering, seeking up to A$8 million, closes at 5pm on 17 December 2018, highlighting its US confectionery market exposure and venture capital backing.
Stroke-scanner maker EMvision has floated on the ASX through an oversubscribed $6 million IPO, and recently won a $2.6 million government CRC-P grant, with partners adding $910,000, to advance its portable brain scanner.
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ManuFutures, an incubator run from Deakin University, has received federal money to build an export program for its advanced-manufacturing tenants, of which there are currently eleven.
An Our Innovation Fund partner argues New York should be the first US expansion destination for Australian B2B SaaS founders, noting several portfolio companies recently raised from American venture firms.
Profile of OSeyeris, started by two University of Queensland engineering students, covering its smart tape measure, a national design award win, an undisclosed angel backing, and an app letting blind users explore the night sky.
Venture firm TNB Aura, jointly created by Australia's Aura and Singapore's TNB Ventures, has completed the final close of its debut SG$31.1 million fund targeting Series A and B deals across Southeast Asia.
Ford has bought San Francisco scooter company Spin, reportedly for about US$100 million, under two years after launch. The piece recalls Spin's 2017 Series A and Y Combinator backing, plus Lime's Uber-backed round.
An agtech firm wins a $1.1 million government grant for a soil project alongside university and consultant partners, and its co-founder shares lessons on partnerships, networking and accepting failure.
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HubSpot has launched its corporate venture vehicle HubSpot Ventures with US$30 million to back SaaS startups, and the article recalls its earlier investments in Drift, Blissfully, Lorem and AdStage.
Perovskite solar developer GreatCell Solar has entered voluntary administration after failing to secure funding for a prototype project, compounded by the death of its chief scientist in a mountaineering accident.
Accenture has bought Adelaide-based Oracle specialist PrimeQ for $31 million, creating a regional Oracle Cloud powerhouse, with staff, offices and customers being integrated over coming months.
Banking software firm Temenos has agreed to buy Australian digital onboarding fintech Avoka for US$245 million, with completion expected in early 2019 pending regulatory approvals.
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Blackbird's retrospective of its 2018: a third fund launched, new partners and staff hired, Startmate cohorts run, numerous portfolio raises led, Shape Analytics sold, and Shoes of Prey shut down.
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Australian payments firm Assembly Payments deepens its bank partnership and prepares overseas growth, naming Victor Zheng co-CEO; its backers and point-of-sale partners are listed.
Melbourne-founded security and data analytics consultancy Shelde has taken growth capital from Pemba Capital Partners, with Eaton Square's principals advising the company on the transaction.
Livestock monitoring startup DataMuster has hired Mark Tobin, previously of Queensland Agricultural Training Colleges, as its first general manager to ready the business for trading and attract equity partners.
Federation's blog post reports that marketplace lender RateSetter has raised 17 million dollars in fresh funding to keep growing its consumer lending business.
Perth startup Delta Kilo, known as Storekat, received a $294,000 federal commercialisation grant after UK logistics giant Wincanton invested following its accelerator program and opened its warehouses to the technology.
India's Sonata Software has bought Brisbane Microsoft Dynamics partner Scalable Data Systems, with a regulatory filing valuing the full stake at up to $5.5 million.
Profile of a Brisbane technology startup building tablet software for elderly aged-care residents, now integrated with a humanoid robot, after its team completed a university robotics accelerator program earlier in the year.
The Australian Computer Society has launched an AI guide for businesses at its Sydney hub; the piece also reports Unleash Live raising $4.75 million and Soapbox.ai securing $500,000 in seed funding.
Amber's seed round is ninety percent closed ahead of its app's public beta launch, with the digital currency round-up startup inviting users to join the beta program.
ASX-listed JCurve Solutions is buying Singapore NetSuite partner Spectrum Partner Group, with completion set for 13 December; Spectrum's founder stays on to lead JCurve's Asian operations.
A columnist surveys Australia's re-emerging space sector, listing recent satellite and rocket launches and venture raises by companies including Myriota, Gilmour Space Tech and Kleos Aerospace.
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Education technology company Academy Xi raised a Series B round led by three investors, will expand into Asia-Pacific from Singapore, and appointed a new board chair.
Lakeba has sold its cryptocurrency payments venture Paid By Coins to ASX-listed Mobecom for $20 million, seven months after launch, deepening the two companies' existing blockchain development partnership.
Queensland biotech firm Inflazome has secured a large funding round led by Forbian to advance its anti-inflammatory drug candidates into clinical trials, and has hired a chief medical officer to lead that development.
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AI platform Nod has closed an oversubscribed AUD$2 million pre-Series A round, with Netwealth's Matt Heine among the backers, and has recently appointed a Head of Growth and a Chief Technology Officer.
Profile of Sydney card-linked offers startup OpenSparkz, its founding team, its seed backing from EFT Solutions, its place in Mastercard's Start Path program, and Mastercard's earlier acquisition of Pinpoint.
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Healthcare software firm Pacific Knowledge Systems has begun an IPO roadshow seeking $22 million, with Bombora Investment Management as lead investor, ahead of expected January 2019 trading under ticker PKS.
Athena, a digital home-loan platform yet to fully launch, has banked a $25 million Series B led by Square Peg, with Hostplus and Airtree in, half a year after its $15 million Series A.
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