Applied EV

Six Aussie startups that raised $197.4 million this week

Roundup of six Australian funding deals: AutoGrab, Applied EV, Checkbox, Hometime, Factory and On the House, with amounts, investors, and Hometime's past acquisitions and raise history detailed.

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NRF bets big on driverless cars as Applied EV raises $57 million

The National Reconstruction Fund has put $30.7 million into Melbourne autonomous vehicle maker Applied EV, forming most of its $57 million Series B alongside Barrenjoey and Japan Post Capital.

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Applied EV, Suzuki to develop autonomous 4WD EV

Suzuki and Applied EV signed an agreement to co-develop an autonomous electric four-wheel-drive based on the Blanc Robot platform; Suzuki had earlier invested in the Australian company.

St Baker seeks $200 million in new fund focused on EVs, flying cars and energy

Trevor St Baker is launching a second investment fund seeking $200 million from outside backers, after his first vehicle backed Tritium, Novonix, Evie Networks and other energy and mobility companies.

FUNDED September 2022 Including September Q Review

Techboard's September 2022 roundup reports Australian raises led by Morse Micro's $140m Series B, several acquisitions including ResApp Health to Pfizer, fund closes by Telstra Ventures, OIF and Main Sequence, and open raises.

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FUNDED July 2022 Anniversary Edition

Techboard's anniversary roundup catalogues a month of Australian startup funding: megadeals, three acquisitions, large debt deals, grants, accelerator intakes, and fund news including Archangel Ventures' committed capital.

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Suzuki Motor Corporation invests in Australian Technology company, Applied EV.

Suzuki has taken an undisclosed strategic stake in Applied EV, an Australian developer of software-based vehicle control systems, to speed development work for future mobility applications.

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Melbourne autonomous EV company expects to hire 20 as trials, production begin

Applied EV has received undisclosed Victorian government grant support and expects to add 20 staff at its Bayswater North facility, as the autonomous electric vehicle developer prepares trials of its Blanc Robot platform.

Driverless cars

AFR's driverless-car topic hub: NRF puts $30m into Melbourne maker Applied EV, alongside Waymo's Sydney robotaxi plans, Uber's robotaxi spend, union demands and a progressing Mycar sale.