Every round, fund close and exit we can source, with the article it was reported in and what it actually said.
Insurance software firm JAVLN has closed a six-million-dollar round led by Microequities Asset Management, funding Australian expansion and product development, and has hired Tim Mole to lead its AI work.
ANZ is winding up its venture arm 1835i and has shut Cashrewards after selling its Airwallex stake; the piece also recalls Airwallex's later raises and CBA's Klarna investment, stake sale and New York listing.
Weekly agrifoodtech roundup: several offshore raises, a baby-food company's IPO filing, a new carbon fund for Australia, delivery robots, award winners, and a handful of executive moves.
Queensland agricultural robotics firm SwarmFarm has raised a Series B led by a European backer, with several local investors taking part, to expand robot production and enter the North American market.
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Partner content profiling Australian cleantech firm Bygen, which is piloting its low-temperature activated carbon technology in Vietnam with support from Austrade, DFAT, Export Finance Australia, Global Victoria and local partner Envitech.
Insurance software firm JAVLN has locked in a $6 million investment led by Microequities Asset Management to fund growth across Australia and product development, and has hired Tim Mole to lead its AI work.
ANZ is winding up 1835i, its externally managed venture arm, weeks after selling its Airwallex stake; the piece recalls Cashrewards' takeover and closure, Airwallex raises, and CBA's Klarna windfall.
NRMA Insurance has started giving $100,000 apiece to five climate startups through its new Help Fund, a program created with Climate Salad, with $1 million committed for the first year.
Southern Cross Media's chairman defends its proposed all-scrip merger with Seven West Media, saying major shareholders back it, while Sandon Capital's Radzyminski moves to block the share issue and rivals circle.
Loam Bio's FurrowMate biological applicator has won the 2025 Henty Machine of the Year Award at the field days, with PhiBer's DASH spraying system highly commended.
Lift Women, an Australian crowdfunding platform for women founders, has secured $1.3 million in a Braxton Capital Ventures-led round to expand into Asia and grow its team and technology.
Ten13's monthly newsletter reports its first institutional mandate via Queensland's QVCDF, new seed investments in OneMRI and Source, follow-ons in Arintra and Everlab, and portfolio progress including Go1, Qsic, Pearler and After.com.
Ten13 announces its appointment as a manager under Queensland's $130m VCDF, run by QIC, and its first investment through it: co-leading a $2.5m seed round for OneMRI, a Brisbane healthtech company, alongside OIF Ventures.
An AI app built to help carers of children with high-support needs has banked $1.46 million in a Giant Leap-led round with Antler's backing, funding hires and clinic partnerships.
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Blackbird's investment note announces a pre-seed backing of Enhance Labs, an early-stage AI startup, and outlines its product approach and founding team.
Regional NSW concrete maker Solidcast has landed $2 million to scale up production of its low-carbon panels and widen distribution beyond the state.
Aura Group's letter says the firm is preparing an ASX listing within two years, credits its 66-strong multinational team and 1,600 clients, and points to compound growth and 2024 net inflows.
Australian data governance company RecordPoint has launched RexCommand, a free platform helping startups detect unauthorised AI tool use and enforce AI policies, with CEO Anthony Woodward warning about shadow AI risks for businesses.
Scalare Partners has bought 100% of Planet Startup, a Brisbane vCFO firm serving early-stage tech founders — its fifth purchase since 2023 — with co-founder CEO Marc Orchard staying on to lead.
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Space Machines Company will make satellites at Bradfield's Advanced Manufacturing Readiness Facility under a NSW government agreement, and last month finalised its Scintilla 3D-printed rocket engine.
Precast concrete maker Solidcast has received a NSW government grant of $2.033 million to lift output of low-carbon panels at its Wauchope plant, adding 25 jobs as the sole successful applicant among 47.
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CSIRO has printed what is called a national-first dual-metal rocket thruster for Space Machines Company's Optimus Viper spacecraft under the iLAuNCH program; the founders appear on the publisher's podcast this week.
Nevam, a Sydney martech startup, has secured $1.2 million from Techstars Sydney, the Huljich Family Office and other backers to grow its journey-mapping platform after its 2024 accelerator cohort.
RenewEconomy covers Ace Power's Narrabri solar and battery proposal entering the federal environment referral queue, and reports TagEnergy has just bought the developer to expand its Australian renewables pipeline.
Perennial Partners announces renewed carbon-neutral certification by Climate Active for FY24, covering its emissions initiatives, ACCU offset purchases from a Queensland regeneration project, and a 2030 reduction target.
Australian fermentation-fat maker Nourish Ingredients is opening a Dutch base in Leiden for European operations, with its CTO relocating, as it nears initial sales of Tastilux and works with partners including CABIO and Fonterra.
Steel recycler Sell & Parker has won a $28 million NSW government grant toward a $66 million Western Sydney plant making steel parts for wind, solar and transmission projects.
Hello Clever has unveiled an AI analyst embedded in its payments-and-rewards platform, giving merchants conversational answers plus automatic alerts on risks and opportunities in their business data.
TDM's podcast revisits Rokt chief executive Bruce Buchanan, covering the company's pandemic-era rebound, retail push, AI product suite and two-sided marketplace strategy, plus its early-2019 purchase of OfferLogic.
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Blackbird's investment note announces it led Alloy Technologies' $4.5 million pre-seed round, profiling founder Joe Harris and describing the startup's software for robotics companies deploying artificial intelligence.
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Fleetyr, a Brisbane platform untangling fleet data, has drawn $750,000 in seed backing, with 77 Partners leading and QIC Ventures joining — its first outside capital after the founders built it to profitability themselves.
Engineering firm Austeng won a $500,000 federal grant to demonstrate onsite green hydrogen production and blending for industrial burners, working with SunGreenH2, Deakin University and Swinburne at its Geelong facility.
Sydney chipmaker Morse Micro has banked an $88 million Series C led by Japan's MegaChips, with the national reconstruction fund and several existing backers also participating; funds will drive growth and future chip development.
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Breakthrough Victoria reflects on its 2022 investment in quantum company Infleqtion, part of a larger raise, detailing Victorian operations, university partnerships, workforce programs and a planned US listing via SPAC.
Canadian investor La Caisse has agreed to buy Australian solar and storage developer Edify Energy for $1.1 billion, aiming to fast-track two major hybrid projects, subject to regulatory approvals.
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Evie's own announcement says the EV charging firm has closed a 50 million dollar debt facility, which it bills as an Australian first, and reflects on shifting from venture to infrastructure funding.
The maker of methane-cutting cattle feed supplements is readying a possible 2026 stockmarket float after a deal to supply Europe, with celebrity and institutional names among its backers.
Government-backed CUREator+ program awards non-dilutive funding to seven Australian companies developing dementia and cognitive decline therapeutics, devices and digital health tools.
IG Group has announced a deal to buy Australian crypto exchange Independent Reserve in a transaction valuing the business at A$178 million, with completion expected in early 2026 pending regulatory approvals.
Long-running Sydney payments firm Ezypay is being bought by US group Xplor Technologies. No price was revealed, completion is tipped for December, and Ezypay's team will join the buyer's Xplor Pay division.
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Funding roundup covering five raises totalling $340.2 million: Firmus's Nvidia-backed round, plus H3D, Puralink, Escape This and Isaacus, across AI infrastructure, health tech, robotics, entertainment and legal AI.
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Atlassian is acquiring US developer-analytics firm DX for US$1 billion — its second purchase this month, following The Browser Company and earlier deals for Loom and AirTrack.
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Jacaranda Finance has appointed Tim Kuusik, a chartered accountant with two decades of consulting and M&A experience, as its chief operating officer, starting in early September 2025.
Commonwealth Bank's venture arm x15ventures and specialist fund Triple Bubble announce a partnership to support Australian fintechs with capital, mentoring and talent exchange between the bank and startups.
Dom Pym's fintech fund Triple Bubble has formed a partnership with Commonwealth Bank's venture arm x15ventures spanning joint investment, mentorship and talent exchange; financial terms were undisclosed.
AgFunderNews Q&A with Bramble Partners' Chris Mitchell on Britain's emerging agrifood policy: weight-loss drugs, compulsory sales reporting, regenerative farming, and the VC firm's five priority areas across the food system.
Radium Capital article contrasts two aviation founders: Stralis Aircraft raised venture capital through Y Combinator, grants and R&D lending, while V-TOL Aerospace bootstrapped for two decades before sharing a federal grant.
Atlassian has agreed to buy DX, a tool that measures engineering team output, for $1 billion — its biggest deal yet — after also announcing The Browser Company purchase this month.
BZV's post announcing it co-led Zendir's oversubscribed seed round with Investible, joined by Galileo Ventures, TEN13, Jelix Ventures and Innovation Bay, to fund overseas growth of the spacecraft digital-twin platform.
Sydney robotics startup Puralink has raised $2.3m in seed capital, with Peak XV leading and several local funds and angels joining, to commercialise its leak-detecting robot for pipes.