Every round, fund close and exit we can source, with the article it was reported in and what it actually said.
Michael Watts, who earlier sold Cloud Conformity to Trend Micro, has launched Circumvent, an AI cloud-protection startup, backed by Paladin Capital.
Perth clean hydrogen company Hazer Group raised $10 million via placement and share purchase plan to advance its methane pyrolysis technology, following a strategic alliance with KBR.
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A retrospective profile of John McAfee's shift from antivirus software to cryptocurrency promotion, his decentralized exchange, regulatory charges, and lasting influence on the crypto industry.
Healthtech firm StrongRoom AI sold to pharmacy operator Joe Zhou for $3 million via administrators, while backer EVP litigates to recoup $10.4 million after the startup's collapse following a March raise.
LaunchVic introduces the ten teams chosen for its Circular Agriculture Challenge under the CivVic Labs program with Agriculture Victoria, each building waste-to-value, traceability or climate tools for farming.
Shilo, maker of an AI assistant for real estate agents, announced a $2.6 million seed round led by Arizona venture firm AZ-VC to speed product development and reach more teams in North America.
Opinion by F5 Collective's leaders arguing investors should back women-led consumer companies, citing the MCoBeauty, Rhode and Touchland deals as proof consumer exits now beat tech.
Contactile, a Sydney robotics firm, has received a federal Industry Growth Program commercialisation grant to launch its tactile-enabled gripper internationally; the grant size was not disclosed.
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Samsara Eco has struck a decade-long supply deal with Lululemon for enzyme-recycled fabrics; the piece recalls its Temasek-led raise and flags a new NSW plant.
Anomaly-detection startup Icetana landed a Japanese robotics alliance with SoftBank, which took a 17.6% stake via a $3.6m investment; chief executive Kevin Brown explains the deal, its ethics and growth plans.
Samsara Eco and lululemon signed a ten-year offtake agreement for enzymatically recycled nylon and polyester, building on their 2023 partnership; Samsara plans a NSW plant and an international facility by 2028.
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techpartner.news reports Evergreen has bought Brisbane managed services provider REDD as its hundredth acquisition; REDD joins the Lyra Technology Group portfolio, and Zaun Bhana has taken a director role at Evergreen.
Melbourne battery-separator startup Voltavate has banked $850,000 in an Artesian-led pre-seed round, with Investible, Electrifi Ventures and angel backers taking part, to make energy storage safer and more efficient.
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CloudTech, a Melbourne blockchain payments firm, has closed a $14 million Series A from undisclosed investors, partly in Bitcoin and USDT, to build an institutional custody service for crypto holdings.
Aurora Labs has received an Australian Government defence grant of $544,333 to buy production equipment and scale manufacturing of micro gas turbine propulsion systems at its Canning Vale, Western Australia facility.
Seven startups from Founder Institute ANZ's accelerator debut at its June 10 Demo Day, joined by two alumni, as the program opens applications for its second 2025 intake.
Melbourne AI medical scribe Lyrebird Health raises $12 million from Five V Capital, Octopus Ventures and Startmate at a $50 million valuation; Five V partner Chris Gillings joins its board.
Glitch Capital, a new $50m vehicle led by Leigh Jasper and backed by exited unicorn founders, has completed its first deal, backing Melbourne edtech firm Cadmus.
Allegro Energy's chief executive argues local manufacturing can put Australia at the front of advanced manufacturing, recounting his flow-battery company's Hunter base, Origin Energy pilot and Series A capital, ahead of a Sydney panel.
SmartCompany's monthly video briefing with Optus Business covers why local shops matter, Melbourne's Book An Artist expanding overseas, and an unnamed startup's $4.9 million federal funding win.
CloudTech Group has secured A$14 million in Series A backing, with much of it contributed as cryptocurrency, to fund the launch of its institutional digital asset custody offering.
Buy-and-hold tech acquirer Evergreen marks its hundredth managed-services purchase, bringing Brisbane MSP REDD into its Lyra platform, and looks back on its first 2017 deal and a billion-dollar revenue milestone with Pax8.
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Antler Australia explains its investment in ChatCut, an AI video-editing assistant built by filmmakers Kaiwen and Alima, describing the manual editing problem the product solves and inviting readers to try the beta.
EVP explains its decision to back Termina, whose software pools small businesses' energy purchasing to cut costs and emissions, citing traction across thousands of meters and its founding team.
Beewise closed a $50 million Series D to advance its AI-powered BeeHome, with participation from Fortissimo Capital, Insight Partners and other investors.
Cosmo Innovations founder Dr Matthew Jafarzadeh unveiled the SkinGate skincare device, is seeking investment to take it global, and aims to list in Hong Kong or on NASDAQ by 2027.
CSIRO's ninth ON accelerator cohort of eleven research teams has completed the program, with three members winning grants, two filing patents, and individual awards announced.
CSIRO's ON Accelerate program presents its ninth intake of eleven research startups, drawn from universities nationwide and the agency itself, spanning biotech, healthcare and sustainability, at a Melbourne showcase.
Carbar’s chief executive argues the spate of mergers in car subscription — his company buying Carly, Karmo taking over Motopool — shows the sector settling into maturity rather than decline.
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Airwallex adds ex-Optus chief Kelly Bayer Rosmarin and four other directors to its subsidiary's board while it pursues an Australian banking licence; the article also recaps the fintech's US$300 million Series F.
Amber Electric, a Melbourne electricity retailer, has banked $45 million from ETF Partners and returning backers to fund overseas expansion and vehicle-to-grid technology.
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Melbourne pet-health startup Elita Genetics stores animals' stem cells collected at desexing; the piece covers its new budget subscription tier and notes a seven-figure pre-seed raise backed by Startmate and others.
The founders of ad platform Thanks announce its launch in Britain, with eBay UK as the inaugural publishing partner, extending an existing eBay relationship from the US and Australia and adding local UK staff.
Five Faces, a Queensland health software company, has brought in its first outside capital: a Series A round with Utiliti Group leading and grant support from the Female Founders Co-Investment Fund.
The fund's authors recap two climate-investment events, weighing the massive global capital needs, mixed public-private funding models, and its clean-economy portfolio activity in Victoria.
Breakthrough Victoria showcases nine climate-focused portfolio companies across clean energy and agrifood, describing each technology and its contribution to the energy transition and circular economy.
Amber, the home battery automation company, has banked a $45 million round led by ETF Partners alongside Square Peg, Gentrack, Rubio Impact Ventures and Breakthrough Victoria; co-founder Dan Adams talks growth and overseas licensing.
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The Victorian government has granted ACAMI at La Trobe University $10 million to help deploy NVIDIA DGX H200 supercomputers for AI-driven medical research, including a Florey collaboration on a childhood neurodegenerative disease.
Manufacturing roundup: two hydrogen aircraft developers register cryogenic hydrogen tanks, a new WA Chief Scientist begins, a battery recycler wins a state grant, and the steel lobby seeks US tariff relief.
Insurtech Upcover and legal platform Lawpath are launching a bundled insurance and legal documents offering for small firms; the piece recalls Upcover's $11m Series A and Lawpath's $10m backing from Westpac.
Share trading and super platform Superhero has raised $11 million from existing backers, lifting its post-money value to $150 million, with plans to build tools that give investment advice.
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GSFM plans to roll out two multi-manager funds in late 2025, giving Australian retail and wholesale investors diversified exposure across infrastructure, venture capital, private equity, credit and real estate.
Pearler has rolled out HomeSoon, its second product, which guides first-home buyers through the government's FHSS so they can build deposits inside super, with open banking tracking across accounts.
Podcast conversation with Showpo's founder and chief executive about building the online fashion label without outside capital and her role as a Shark Tank Australia judge.
Startup News reports Dr Marcus Tan, who founded and led HealthEngine, has taken the Executive Chair role at Perth leadership-development firm Integral, which earlier raised angel money including from Rayn Ong.
Heatseeker has closed its pre-seed round at US$1.5 million, led by Capital F, and added a third cofounder as it shifts focus to the US market.
Australian biotech PolyActiva has raised A$40 million in Series C funding to advance its PA5108 ocular implant and PREZIA platform, backed by the National Reconstruction Fund Corporation and Brandon Capital.
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Biotech PolyActiva has banked a Series C round led by the National Reconstruction Fund with Brandon Capital, funding late-stage trials of its dissolvable glaucoma implant and a consolidated Melbourne site.
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Citing AFR reporting, the publisher relays that the federal reconstruction investor is set to announce a stake in a glaucoma treatment developer, alongside venture co-funding, and plugs its June funding panel.