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UQ spinout Proboxis Biotechnology has received $1.5 million via the first round of the Biointelect Venturer incubator to advance a vaccine platform against mosquito-borne diseases toward human clinical development.
RentBetter, a platform letting landlords manage rentals without agents, has secured $5m from VC firm EVP; industry and tenant advocates question whether renters will see the savings.
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Dealroom reports CSIRO lifting its stake in Main Sequence's early-stage Atmosphere vehicle fourfold to US$12.9 million, money earmarked for a fourth fund the firm has yet to raise.
Hysata has received an ARENA grant of up to $49 million to build a commercial-scale electrolyser manufacturing line at Port Kembla, with UOW and TAFE NSW Illawarra supporting workforce training around the project.
Data centre developer Firmus holds a five-year chip agreement with Nvidia and intends an ASX listing in late October; the float and its expansion remain intentions rather than done deals.
Design and technology company Portable received a Business Research and Innovation Initiative grant to build Sweep, its wage-underpayment detection platform, as Australia criminalises intentional wage underpayment.
Hysata has started production on the first line of its AI-monitored electrolyser factory at Port Kembla, within a project worth nearly $100 million, and plans to expand capacity to 200 megawatts.
Column previewing Firmus's planned late-October ASX debut, arguing the neocloud faces two risks: the technology failing, or succeeding too dramatically.
Startup Daily reports Airtree has extended its Frontier founder residency to San Francisco, dangling uncapped US$250,000 SAFE notes at expat Aussie and Kiwi founders; its Sydney edition hosts alumni of major local tech firms.
Investible explains its venture model and reports drawing $50m last year for its third early-stage fund and Club vehicle, with LumonusAI and Outlier Space in the portfolio.
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ASIC filings show Buildkite raised $21m via convertible debt in January 2026 after heavy losses and a CEO change; its earlier backers include OneVentures, AirTree, General Catalyst and Dom Pym.
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Xpansiv has wrapped a growth equity round with Blackstone, Macquarie, CBA, Goldman Sachs, Aware Super and Aramco Ventures among its backers, as the IPO hopeful looks to fund expansion in Australia and globally.
ARENA is putting $8.2 million toward Electric Future's Go Electric pilot, which will trial a one-stop digital platform helping as many as 1,000 Canberra households move from gas to electric appliances.
Antler Australia urges founders planning a pre-seed raise to move early and close before the summer break, promoting its five-week Fast Track cheque and citing Refresh's later rounds as proof it works.
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Biotech Paradigm Biopharmaceuticals appoints rheumatology specialist Daniel Furtner as chief medical officer; predecessor Donna Skerrett stays as senior scientific advisor, and the firm's late-stage osteoarthritis trial has finished enrolling 538 participants.
Melbourne electric motorcycle maker Savic has launched a process seeking acquirers and strategic investors; the article recounts its earlier crowdfunding, capital injection and government grant, though no new funding is confirmed.
Quillio, an Australian legal AI startup, announces a $775,000 SAFE and a $500,000 debt facility from Mighty Partners after bootstrapping for two years past $1M ARR; client firms' principals backed the round.
Deep-tech investor Main Sequence is seeking $400 million for a fourth fund, with $75 million already committed by the federal government, after two portfolio companies reached unicorn status this year.
Data page reporting Visaible.ai's $1 million seed raise from August 2026; the Sydney hotel-booking platform's founder Sam Rich previously worked at Bain and Goldman Sachs.
Sydney event-tech startup Evatto has raised a pre-seed round led by Perth firm Purpose Ventures to build its platform and expand abroad, after going through Startmate's Summer 26 program under its earlier name Wiingman.
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Australian solar panel recycler ReSource says it is burning cash and may cut staff or wind up while the federal government's solar recycling pilot stays suspended; the firm earlier received $7m in grants.
Australian medtech Ceretas hit a milestone in its CUREator+ program, unlocking the final instalment of a government-funded grant; the piece also recaps its A$8 million IPO and ASX listing earlier in 2026.
Victoria's opposition pledges to shut down Breakthrough Victoria and sell its investments, calling the state fund a failure. The piece recalls portfolio raises, a rescue deal, an NYSE listing and the LaunchVic merger.
Firmus Technologies is courting investors ahead of a possible IPO on the ASX, with reports suggesting up to $7 billion, but no prospectus is lodged and the company declined to confirm any figures.
Perth drone-intelligence startup Overwatch Technologies is preparing an ASX float planned for October to support maritime surveillance services for government customers, having earlier raised seed capital of $2.35 million.
Amplia has locked in the design of its PRROSE phase two study pairing narmafotinib with chemotherapy in ovarian cancer, to run with ANZGOG across Australia and New Zealand, recruiting about 26 patients.
Biotech Amplia Therapeutics has completed planning for its PRROSE phase two trial pairing narmafotinib with chemotherapy in ovarian cancer, working with ANZGOG, with patient recruitment targeted before the end of 2026.
Cycliq, a Perth-based bike camera maker, has closed a $1.5 million placement that CPS Capital Group led, with two directors committing funds, to stock inventory for Black Friday and pursue AI work and acquisitions.
Netwealth has agreed to buy advice-automation startup Paradino for as much as $39 million, combining upfront cash and shares with earn-outs and a product investment pledge, aiming to build Australia's leading AI wealth platform.
Gilmour Space is reportedly preparing a Series E extension of $200-500 million and has begun exchange discussions for a planned 2028 US listing, banking on renewed investor interest after SpaceX's IPO.
Brookfield Asset Management has agreed to buy ASX-listed plumbing and heating maker Reliance Worldwide in an all-cash deal valuing the business at roughly US$2.8 billion, with completion expected in early 2027 pending approvals.
Dealroom reports Australian battery materials startup Sicona acquired Louisiana-based Advano, taking its New Orleans facility, and recalls Advano's earlier $45 million raise backed by Tony Fadell and Peter Thiel.
Unlisted for two-and-a-half years, gold producer Wiluna Mining is preparing a targeted IPO to return to the sharemarket, with brokers seeking bids and a roadshow planned from late September.
Graphite producer Volt Resources has been awarded US$5.4 million in non-dilutive government money, received via subsidiary Volt Energy Materials, to advance domestic refining and facility development over 24 months.
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Partners Group, Guardian Childcare's Swiss owner, has spurned approaches from buyout firms Allegro Funds and BGH Capital and is negotiating with Quadrant Private Equity, which runs Affinity Education, about combining the childcare businesses.
Street Talk reports Melbourne-based medical company Akeeko Medical is out raising capital for a kidney stone treatment, with stockbroker Hugh Robertson leading the effort and putting in personal money.
Dataworks has begun seeking A$4.24 million through a placement and shareholder entitlement offer, with Cygnet Capital overseeing the process, and proceeds earmarked for debt repayment, working capital and delivery of government contracts.
Cycliq, which makes cycling safety cameras, has completed a steeply discounted A$1.5 million equity raise brokered by CPS Capital Group, with proceeds earmarked for stock, artificial intelligence projects and general operations.
Listed regtech firm Dataworks Group has locked in A$3 million in committed investor backing via a share placement, with Cygnet Capital running the raise, to repay debt and expand its government technology platforms.
Neocloud Firmus Technologies is pitching its planned $7 billion IPO to local fund managers, with co-chief executive Tim Rosenfield presenting in Melbourne alongside Daniel Kearney and former Xero finance head Kirsty Godfrey-Billy.
Profile of Australian battery-recycling company Renewable Metals, reporting its oversubscribed $12 million Series A with CEFC and Virescent Ventures leading, founder and CEO Luan Atkinson, and chair Peter Beaven.
Bloomberg, citing unnamed sources, reports that Australian data center company Firmus is preparing a sharemarket float targeted for late October that could rank among the country's largest ever.
Green360 reports its MKX cement substitute has now been used in over 3,500 cubic metres of concrete across Victorian infrastructure projects, with Holcim Australia and Eifers among purchasers and June-quarter sales of $3.3 million.
UK asset manager RSK has bought Cogency, a Melbourne consultancy advising renewable energy developers, adding to a string of Australian and New Zealand acquisitions that now numbers 19 companies.
Telix Pharmaceuticals has gained US regulatory clearance for its glioma imaging agent Pixclara, a world first, and is now studying the compound in late-stage trials for brain metastases.
Adaptive fashion brand JAM The Label is shutting down after nearly eight years, with founders Molly Rogers and Emma Clegg citing an underdeveloped Australian inclusive-design market and their new family priorities.
An interview in which Magnetic Alliance Capital's managing partner Mark Lim describes buying stable, plateaued businesses from retiring baby-boomer owners and lifting returns through operational change rather than startup-style venture bets.