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Expat Google engineering exec Claire Southey heads home to join ecommerce marketer Rokt

Rokt hires former Google and Amazon engineering executive Claire Southey for its Sydney engineering leadership, with other senior hires, as the ecommerce marketing firm eyes a future public listing.

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Brand collaboration platform Collabosaurus acquired by Cali Social founder

Brand-collaboration platform Collabosaurus has been bought by Cali Social founder Lauren Swidenbank, terms undisclosed, with founder Jess Ruhfus selling up to pursue her home-fragrance ecommerce venture No.2.

Ignition Lane Weekly Wrap: M&A mania, Tesla trademarks, African fintech, another SoftBank implosion & NFTs explained

Weekly roundup covering ANZ trade sales including A Cloud Guru's multibillion-dollar sale, several Australian raises, Tenacious Ventures' agritech fund close, Xero and Cochlear appointments, and global deals such as Etsy buying Depop.

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Ignition Lane's Weekly Wrap: Atlassian's win in the Salesforce-Slack deal, Shopify sets new records, Afterpay's US sales are tops

Weekly roundup reporting Salesforce's Slack acquisition, several ASX listings, multiple Australian startup raises, OneVentures' fund tranche close, and international deals including Facebook buying Kustomer.

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Gold Coast fashion startup Adzurra connects shoppers to global boutiques

Profile of Adzurra, a Gold Coast app aggregating small global boutiques for shoppers, covering founder Sharine Duran's early funding, team-building struggles, an Austrade program, and a planned version-two relaunch.