ACAC Innovation

Seven Aussie startups that raised $45.6 million this fortnight

Roundup covering seven Australian companies' recent raises — Splend, Rich Data Co, Slice, InvestorHub, Eyeonic, Graceview and Monty Compost Co — from fleet electrification finance to AI compliance and compost-monitoring seed rounds.

Two Aussie startups that raised $5 million this week

Weekly roundup: InvestorHub banks a $4m Series A extension led by EVP, while Brisbane compost-tech maker Monty Compost Co picks up $1 million from Skalata, Antler and other backers.

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Six Aussie startups that raised $34.2 million this week

Weekly roundup covering six startup raises: ImmVirX, Nutromics, Nuheara, Autism 360, Cogo and Gather, plus Nutromics' 30X30 selection, a board appointment and Viralytics' earlier sale to Merck.

At-home entertaining startup Gathar taps Curtis Stone's star power for US expansion

Gathar, an Australian private chef platform, expands into the US with Curtis Stone, following a post-seed raise; the piece also recalls FoodByUs' series A and notes other food-tech players.

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Celebrity chef Curtis Stone joins catering startup Gathar after $1 million post-seed raise

Queensland catering platform Gathar has raised $1 million in post-seed backing from ACAC Innovation and new investors to enter the United States, with celebrity chef Curtis Stone joining the business.

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Workplace training startup Hindsite banks $3.25 million seed round

Workplace micro-training platform Hindsite raised a $3.25 million seed round valuing it at $18 million, led by four individual investors, and hired Dominic Williamson as technical co-founder and CTO.

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Envato co-founders back climate impact investing fintech Bloom in $675,000 pre-seed raise

Climate fintech Bloom Impact Investing has closed a pre-seed round led by EnergyLab, with angel backing including Envato's co-founders, to build its retail impact investing app and climate impact fund.

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Vaulta to use graphene in new battery casing

A Brisbane battery casing startup raised $320,000 from three backers, hired four staff including a former Tesla engineer, and will trial graphene-based casings with an energy storage pilot customer.

“Back to celebrating”: Private chef marketplace Gathar raises $600,000, as eased restrictions put dinner parties back on the table

Chef marketplace Gathar has raised $600,000 in seed funding led by ACAC Innovation, with FNQ Angels and the Queensland Government's Business Development Fund participating, as easing COVID-19 restrictions revive dinner party bookings.

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