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FUNDED October 2022

Techboard's monthly roundup tallies October 2022 startup funding at $661m across 99 deals, listing megadeals such as Airwallex, acquisitions, Square Peg's $861m fund close and government grants to program operators.

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HIV self-testing startup pivots to COVID-19 solution, and ploughs ahead with $30 million IPO plans

A blood-testing startup is adapting its self-testing technology for COVID-19 and pressing on with ASX listing preparations despite market turmoil, having earlier been backed by its founder and grant funding.

Strong demand from wholesale investors for pre-IPO Opportunities Fund

Perennial Value's pre-IPO fund drew $50m from wholesale investors ahead of its August close, its microcap trust hard closed at $200m, and the firm is leading a second round into Nutricare.

Perennial Value to launch five-year pre-IPO, private raisings fund

Perennial Value plans a fund targeting pre-IPO deals and private capital raisings, with Morgan Stanley committing initial money; its microcap trust will soft-close, and earlier bets named include Atomos, Uniti Wireless and Ecofibre.