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Leaked details from Blackbird's investor day showcase Airwallex and Canva as standout performers, record valuation cuts for Culture Amp and SafetyCulture, and detail Kiki's New York shutdown and settlement.
Startup Daily profiles Crystal aOS, Joni Pirovich's crypto compliance platform, among Techstars Sydney's 2025 cohort ahead of its Demo the Future event, covering the product and why the accelerator invested.
Lendi Group has promoted co-founder Sebastian Watkins to CEO from January 2026, succeeding David Hyman, who stays on the board and as special advisor after 13 years leading the home-loan group.
Canada's BC Securities Commission has permanently banned GetSwift cofounders Bane Hunter and Joel Macdonald from directing companies and trading securities, after Australian Federal Court findings of disclosure breaches and unpaid fines.
Melbourne fintech pay.com.au has banked $25 million for a US push, Morgans Corporate leading, with Wilson Asset Management, Thorney Group and Ophir participating, at a pre-money valuation of $633 million.
Boman Group has launched a $60 million construction technology fund with JPCX, JPC's investment arm, already making its first investment in a local modular builder.
The surplus-food marketplace has entered liquidation with its assets for sale; the piece recalls its 2024 seed raise led by Investible vehicles and its founder's next steps.
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Makeup accessibility startup ByStorm Beauty took out Enterprising ME's 2025 Kickstarter Challenge in Canberra, receiving $30,000, while four fellow finalists' ventures were each granted $7,500.
Payment rewards platform Pay.com.au has raised $25 million led by Morgans Corporate, with $28 million of existing shares also sold, valuing the company at $633 million as it pushes into America.
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A weekly roundup of funding deals by Australian and New Zealand startups, spanning baked goods, retail, health AI, beverages, edtech, solar, legal tech, and Western Australian medical research grants.
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Sydney non-alcoholic beverage maker Hopr has secured $3 million from individual backers after venture capitalists declined to back the consumer brand, with funds earmarked for production, distribution and marketing.
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Medow Health AI, a Sydney startup automating specialist doctors' medical reports with AI, has secured a $3 million follow-on from its clinician backers after strong revenue growth and expansion into New Zealand and Southeast Asia.
Recap of Australian startups Adiona and Deeligence pitching at a global startup competition in San Francisco; the million-dollar investment prize went to a US battery company, but both gained customers and investor contacts.
Newcastle founder Storm Menzies' accessible makeup tools startup ByStorm Beauty won the federally backed Kickstarter Challenge, receiving equity-free prize money, with four runner-up startups also awarded smaller prizes at a Canberra grand final.
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Currents, a Gold Coast founder community group, has bought Michael Batko's running community Startup Striders for an undisclosed cash sum; Batko advises through December while remaining Startmate CEO.
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SC Ventures is leading a US$5m round for EdenX Group, an Australia-Singapore fintech serving franchises and small businesses, to grow its investment and trading infrastructure; it recently bought two firms and entered Singapore.
Subletting firm Kiki settled with New York's enforcement office for US$152,319 over unregistered listings before leaving for London; the piece also recalls its US$6 million seed raise and Blackbird's early backing.
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Global X ETFs has hired marketing veteran Scott Spencer as its Head of Marketing to drive its brand as the Australian ETF issuer expands its product range.
KKR has begun marketing its fifth Asia-focused buyout fund, targeting US$15 billion; the piece also recalls the 2021 close of its fourth regional fund and recent stake sales in LOGISTEED, Seiyu and JB Chemicals.
WA's Innovation Seed Fund has awarded almost $5 million in grants to 12 researchers and startups for health projects, from liver cancer tests to endometriosis diagnosis, ranging from $90,000 to $500,000.
Profile of OncoRevive, a startup whose blood test spots multiple cancer biomarkers in hours rather than weeks, written ahead of its Demo Day appearance with Techstars Sydney's 2025 cohort.
Melbourne education AI startup Teacher's Buddy has secured seed backing, with Giant Leap leading, to grow its teacher productivity platform across Australia, New Zealand and the UK.
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Phocas Software's chief executive recounts selling a majority stake to Accel-KKR, the company's bootstrapped two-decade growth, and its expansion plans across international markets.
Folklore Ventures says its investee Sphere has secured US$20 million in a Series A led by Andreessen Horowitz, with Y Combinator, Felicis and 20VC also in; Folklore backed Sphere at pre-seed.
Sexual wellness company Normal is seeking outside capital for the first time via equity crowdfunding platform Birchal, having funded itself since 2021; its chief executive cites investor stigma as a barrier to venture capital.
Rio Tinto has signed a $35m-plus agreement backing Calix's green-iron demo plant in Western Australia, a project that earlier won an ARENA grant of as much as $44.9 million.
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Airtasker closed a $10 million equity placement led by iHeartMedia alongside an expanded US media partnership, the latest of several advertising-for-equity deals with broadcasters in the US, UK and Australia.
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The CEFC has put $50 million into student housing operator Scape Australia to electrify up to 20 buildings, strip out gas, and trial behind-the-meter energy technology across its national portfolio.
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Startup Daily profiles Onsite, a Techstars Sydney 2025 cohort startup founded by Nathan Croxton that modernises strata and building management; managing director Christie Jenkins explains the accelerator's investment.
Melbourne solar startup MetroElectro has landed $1 million from Wavemaker Impact plus $4 million in debt from Ecotone Partners, adding to its 2024 pre-seed, to put panels on commercial rooftops.
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Podcast interview with SolidHydrogen chief executive Philippe Odouard on hydride-based hydrogen storage, why the sector must compete without subsidies, and a $2.5 million grant for pilot projects.
A Queensland cattle genetics business has opened a laboratory to process bull semen at Glen Aplin with government grant support, and a partner will sort sexed semen there from early 2026.
Australian fintech youX has hired Matt Perry, who joins from Pepper Asset Finance, as chief commercial officer, tasking him with commercial strategy and growing lender, dealer and broker programs.
Australian card payments firm Vault Payment Solutions has been granted Mastercard Principal Issuer status, giving it direct network access to build and launch payment products faster with stronger security for clients.
Brief market note recording that eBay has finished a billion-dollar debt issuance, aimed at shoring up liquidity and bankrolling platform work while managing margin strain; no investors, dates or terms are disclosed.
Weekly roundup of eight raises totalling $572.12 million, led by Firmus's $500 million round; RAGE Biotech, SunDrive, Number 8 Bio, Fabra, Keeyu, MyGig and Drone-Hand also funded, plus two RAGE Biotech executive appointments.
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Origin Energy is buying Energy Locals, the membership-based power retailer founded to disrupt Australia's major gentailers. Its current owners, a consortium led by Palisade Impact, purchased it from Quinbrook about a year ago.
KPMG administrators have taken control of Australian solar thermal developer Vast Renewables and will run a sale or recapitalisation process, following its recent Nasdaq delisting; the Port Augusta project's future is unclear.
Linktree has bought Melbourne rival Fingertip and will shut it down in 2026, with its cofounders joining; the piece also recaps Linktree's earlier acquisitions and the Leibovich brothers' failed ventures.
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Drone-Hand, a Victorian startup whose drones and cameras monitor farm animals, has secured $720,000 in pre-seed backing led by US venture firm Radius Capital to fund hiring and commercial rollout across Australia.
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Weekly agtech and foodtech roundup: multiple venture raises, Carbon Direct's purchase of Pachama, two food-focused funds closing, board and C-suite appointments, and an Australian delivery firm shutting down.
Smart50 profile ranks leadership coaching firm Peeplcoach 45th, noting its Melbourne head office, founders Christine Khor and James Chisholm, and more than $3 million raised over five years from individual backers.
Brisbane startup TernX, founded by Tack Lee and Hoe Ping Lo, makes a stroller-suitcase hybrid; the Smart50 Rising Star profile recalls a $350,000 Shark Tank Australia deal.
Melbourne biotech RAGE Biotech has raised a $29 million Series A, with IP Group Australia and Hostplus leading, to fund human trials of its lung disease therapy; new executives were appointed.
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SmartCompany's 2025 Smart50 ranking places legal platform Lawpath 49th, profiling its founders, revenue and turnaround after missed targets forced mass redundancies, with fresh investment raised during its recovery.
Menulog, the Sydney-founded food delivery pioneer, shuts down this month under owner Just Eat Takeaway, recently acquired by Prosus; the article recalls its 2015 merger and sale and a string of failed delivery rivals.
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Sydney synthetic-biology venture Number 8 Bio has banked an $11m Series A with Icehouse Ventures leading, to advance cattle trials of its methane-cutting supplement; its 2024 seed and accelerator stint are recalled.
SmartCompany reports MyGig's $1 million pre-seed round, led by Artesian with Hostplus funds, to grow an employer-of-record service handling payroll and workplace compliance for casual workforces.
The renewable energy agency will grant SunDrive up to $25.3 million to scale its copper solar cell technology with partners Maxwell and Vistar, adding to $14 million in earlier support.
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