Dr Alex Grant

Seven Aussie startups that raised $155.5 million this week

Weekly roundup covering seven Australian companies' fresh capital: EV charging, satellite IoT, sovereign cloud, wearables, workplace messaging, plus two crowdfunding raises on Birchal.

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National Reconstruction Fund helps rocket Myriota capital raise to $50 million

Myriota, an Adelaide nanosatellite company, has raised $50 million with $25 million from the National Reconstruction Fund Corporation; the piece also recaps the fund's recent backing of Quantum Brilliance and Russell Mineral Equipment.

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Selling space: How Myriota brings its high-tech back to Earth

Profile of satellite IoT company Myriota, a University of South Australia spin-out, recalling its seed backing from exactEarth and support from investors such as In-Q-Tel, Host Plus and Main Sequence Ventures.

As Gilmour Space secures $61 million, here are seven Aussie startups heading into orbit

SmartCompany surveys Australia's space tech sector as Gilmour Space lands a $61 million Series C, profiling players such as Fleet, Myriota and Space Machines and recalling Moonshot's incubator backing of eleven startups.

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Myriota closes Series B, brings total funding raised over $50 million

Adelaide nanosatellite company Myriota announced a $28 million Series B led by Hostplus and Main Sequence Ventures, recalled its 2018 Series A, and had recently acquired Canadian satellite firm exactEarth.

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Former NASA astronaut joins nanosatellite startup Myriota’s board as space industry continues to commercialise

Adelaide satellite firm Myriota appoints ex-NASA astronaut Pamela Melroy as a non-executive director, adding space industry expertise as it works toward a 50-nanosatellite constellation.