Every round, fund close and exit we can source, with the article it was reported in and what it actually said.
Australia's National Reconstruction Fund has put $30.7 million into Melbourne autonomous vehicle maker Applied EV as the largest slice of a US$40 million Series B alongside Barrenjoey and Japan Post Capital.
Founder David Vitale has bought back Starward Whisky, ending Diageo's eleven-year stake held via its Distill Ventures accelerator, which first invested in 2015.
The National Reconstruction Fund has put $30.7 million into Melbourne autonomous vehicle maker Applied EV, forming most of its $57 million Series B alongside Barrenjoey and Japan Post Capital.
ANDHealth launches applications for its 2026 ACTIVATE accelerator, citing record participant satisfaction and strong cumulative results across prior Victorian digital health cohorts.
On the House, a Brisbane startup founded by a Startmate alumna, has secured $1.7 million in a Purpose Ventures-led seed round to expand its ad-funded dispensers offering free period products nationally.
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Compass Education has bought Clipboard, a school extracurricular software startup, with early backers including Jelix Ventures and EVP expecting up to 10x returns; earlier raises by both companies are recalled.
Melbourne car-data platform AutoGrab has closed an $80 million Series B valuing it at $230 million, co-led by Octopus Ventures and Movac, to fund expansion across Britain, Europe and Asia-Pacific.
Founder David Vitale has bought back the Starward whisky business outright from Diageo's Distill Ventures, ending their decade-long partnership, as Diageo winds down its early-stage spirits accelerator.
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Founder David Vitale has fully bought back Starward Whisky, ending Diageo's eleven-year involvement via its Distill Ventures accelerator, which stopped taking new brands after sales declined in 2025.
Digital bank in1bank is winding down its banking operations, returning customer deposits in early 2026 and surrendering its ADI licence, with prudential regulator APRA monitoring the process.
Openmarkets Group has agreed a merger with Nasdaq-listed SPAC Lake Superior Acquisition Corp, expected to complete in 2026, giving the combined company a Nasdaq listing at a roughly USD300 million enterprise value.
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Vehicle-data platform AutoGrab has raised $80 million led by Octopus Ventures and Movac, valuing the company at $230 million, alongside Premier Capital Partners and existing backers EVP and Ten13.
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AirTree closes its $650m Fund V across seed and growth vehicles, backed mostly by international institutional capital, and promotes three early-career investors to Principal.
Nasdaq-listed Sui Group Holdings has raised about $450 million in a PIPE to grow its SUI token treasury, launched the SuiUSDE yield-bearing stablecoin with partners, and introduced privacy features at the protocol level.
Roundup of four ANZ raises: a Queensland rocket company's nine-figure Series E, a New Zealand legal-AI firm's Series B, a seed round for AI code-security, and a Melbourne construction-software raise.
Roundup of four ANZ raises totalling over $307m: Gilmour Space's Series E, Ivo's Series B, Dam Secure's seed round and SPEC Toolbox's pre-Series A, plus a board appointment at Dam Secure.
Engie has bought out Eku Energy's 30 per cent stake in the Hazelwood big battery, giving the French utility sole control of the storage project built at a Victorian coal plant site.
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Airwallex has completed its acquisition of South Korean licensed payments provider Paynuri, enabling cross-border financial services for Korean businesses; the deal follows Airwallex's recently reported Series G round valuing it at US$8 billion.
CDH Investments has closed a roughly USD 500m continuation vehicle holding six assets from its fifth China fund, led by ADIA; Sirtex Medical is among the positions.
Beaten Zone's blog touts Australia's space sector, citing CEO Steve Baxter and reporting Gilmour Space Technologies' $217 million Series E from National Reconstruction Fund Corporation and Hostplus, plus its investments in HEO and Zendir.
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AI code security startup Dam Secure has closed an oversubscribed $6.1 million seed round led by Paladin Capital Group, with several tech executives investing, to grow its Australian R&D team and build a US sales presence.
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Blackbird's post explains why it led Ivo's US$55 million Series B with five co-investors, citing the legal-AI company's product expansion, customer growth, and adoption by major corporates.
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Net Zero Investor brief: Australia's CEFC commits $70m to QIC's Global Infrastructure Fund II, having previously allocated $72m to its predecessor and $50m to a QIC property decarbonisation fund.
Rocket firm Gilmour Space raised a $217 million Series E co-led by the National Reconstruction Fund and Hostplus, reaching a billion-dollar valuation; earlier Series B, C and D raises are recapped.
Podcast episode in which Elita's two co-founders describe pivoting a pet stem cell bank into a digital pet health platform and taking out their category at SXSW Sydney.
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation is putting $70 million into QIC's Global Infrastructure Fund II, which targets infrastructure that cuts emissions across Australia's energy and transport sectors.
Blackbird's annual letter recaps its 2025 deployment, cash returns, community programs and foundation grants, and introduces Jessica Tulp as the newest addition to its investing team.
Blackbird's Rick Baker recounts backing rocket firm Gilmour Space from its 2017 Series A to a newly closed A$217 million Series E at a valuation above US$1 billion.
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Galileo Ventures recaps three founder interviews from its 2025 newsletter series, covering lessons on Australian venture capital, leading through crisis, and building AI grocery tools.
Melbourne construction software firm SPEC Toolbox, once CLT Toolbox, has banked a fresh $3 million round with Black Nova and Investible co-leading, its third raise after earlier seed and bridge funding.
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Australia's green bank CEFC has committed $70 million to QIC's Fund 2, a global infrastructure vehicle holding assets such as Tilt Renewables and Hobart Airport, targeting decarbonisation of high-emitting sectors.
Blackbird's post explains why it led Elyos's Series A with PiLabs, YC and 468 Capital, profiling the AI phone-agent startup for trade businesses, its traction and its three founders.
Touch Ventures twice marked its Sendle holding down to nothing during 2025, first over a harsh Federation financing, then after claims against merger partner ACI Logistix, before Sendle's sudden shutdown.
Roundup of three Australian raises: Omniscient Neurotechnology's in-progress Series D drawing a $20m national fund investment, deceased-estates platform EstateXchange's first raise, and fitness software firm Hapana's Microequities-led round.
Profile of brothers Mike and Albert Lee recounting bootstrapping MyFitnessPal, their 2013 Series A alongside a founder secondary, and the 2015 sale to Under Armour.
Blog post relays a newspaper feature about the firm's space-sector investing; the headline cites a $4m backing of local firms but names no recipient company.
Weekly agtech and foodtech roundup: several startup raises, BASF's purchase of AgBiTech, three new funds, a Bühler CEO appointment, Microsoft carbon-credit deals, and company shutdowns.
GrazeMate, a cattle-mustering drone startup founded by 19-year-old Sam Rogers, has raised $1.2m in a pre-seed round led by Y Combinator, with NextGen Ventures, Antler and Meat & Livestock Australia also taking part.
Australian refillable cleaning products maker Pleasant State, founded by Ami Bateman and Sian Murray, is winding up amid household budget strain; the article recalls its Indiegogo and Birchal raises and Zero Co's earlier closure.
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Federation says ACI Logistix hid its finances before merging with Sendle and FirstMile into Fast Group, now winding down, killing the courier; the article also recalls past Sendle and Strongroom raises.
Hapana, a membership platform for gyms and studios, has closed a $7.25 million round led by Microequities with OIF Ventures returning, earmarked for AI features and overseas growth; backer Bailador revalued its holding.
Directors at Sendle's parent FAST Group voted to shut the delivery business after it could not raise the money needed to survive; Federation had propped it up while rivals Aramex and Interparcel courted customers.
Advanced Navigation has hired Michelle Toscan to lead its Asia-Pacific operations, tasking her with defence and government engagement as the navigation systems maker supplies primes including Rheinmetall and Boeing.
A fund's insights listing: its headline flags Vaxxas naming an ex-Merck vaccines chief as CEO, while linked teasers report Eucalyptus' $1.6b sale and Accel-KKR's takeover of Phocas.
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Alternative parcel delivery firm Sendle stopped taking bookings five months after merging into US parent Fast Group, whose financial troubles led investor Federation Asset Management to suspend fund withdrawals and inject emergency capital.
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Profile of founder Sabrina Leung, whose platform EnAccess Maps helps mobility aid users check venue accessibility; it notes $78,000 secured, three engineers hired, and her stint in LaunchVic's CivVic Labs with VicHealth.
Sendle has halted new parcel shipments, disrupting small business customers. The article recalls its 2021 Series C, a 2024 raise, its merger creating FAST Group, and emergency capital from Federation Asset Management.
Profile of Dr Kyle Turner launching the LaunchVic-funded Ochre pre-accelerator for First Nations founders, recalling his dental AI startup Pearlii and his role at a new First Nations venture fund.
Crunchbase's 2026 forecast lists fifteen late-stage companies it deems probable or very likely IPO candidates, profiling each with past raises, valuations and secondary sales; Australia's Canva makes the list.
Digital health firm Perx Health splits in two: Clutch has bought its US business and its Australian arm will combine with Navigator Group, with founders moving to roles at the buyers.
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