Government · 2 deals
Sydney, NSW
Every published round Austrade took part in, and every parcel of existing shares it bought off another holder. Deals we hold but haven't published yet are not counted.
| Company | Stage | Announced | Amount | Role | Alongside | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Laundry Lady | Seed | 18 Aug 2025 | $1m | Participant | SmartCompany (Mon 1 Sep 2025), Startup Daily, SmartCompany (Tue 19 Aug 2025) | |
| Seer Medical | Accelerator | undated | - | Participant | SmartCompany, Startup Daily (Fri 8 Sep 2023), Startup Daily (Mon 30 Jan 2023) |
Companies Austrade has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Laundry Lady | 18 Aug 2025, Seed | 1 | 0 | |
| Seer Medical | Accelerator | 1 | 0 |
Fund closes reported for Austrade, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies Austrade has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal Austrade did.
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Daniel Boyer | Deputy CEO | Startup Daily |
| Dr Stephanie Fahey | Chief Executive Officer | Beef Central / Grain Central |
Stories naming Austrade. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Uniseed-backed Australian medtech Q-Sera's blood-clotting tube technology has debuted in Japan via Terumo's VenoJect II launch; the post also credits MRCF and UniQuest Extension Fund as backers.
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AuManufacturing reports Latrobe Magnesium holds a non-binding US EXIM loan indication that could reach $200 million; the ASX-listed producer also completed a $6 million placement last week.
Partner content profiling Australian cleantech firm Bygen, which is piloting its low-temperature activated carbon technology in Vietnam with support from Austrade, DFAT, Export Finance Australia, Global Victoria and local partner Envitech.
Profile of smart parking firm KERB and founder Rob Brown, covering its shift to car-park software, expansion across Southeast Asian markets, a past Series A raise, and trade agency programs that helped win clients.
The Laundry Lady, a Sunshine Coast laundry services startup, has raised $1m from Karl Jacoby, angel groups and Queensland government programs, ending 13 years without outside capital as it eyes Canada and the UK.
Karl Jacoby led a $1m seed round for mobile laundry startup The Laundry Lady, joined by angel groups and government programs, to bankroll its push into Canadian and British markets and further TimeBoss development.
Oz2US Ventures is launching a Melbourne-based accelerator ending in a Silicon Valley residency, with named mentors and applications open for a September start.
Administrators confirmed a $40 million deal in which Cadwell Industries, TrialCap and Breakthrough Victoria take equity, rescuing Seer Medical from administration; the article also recalls its funding history and 2024 product recall.
Budget-day rundown for Australian startups: a quantum computing co-investment, a green manufacturing fund, AI centre money, offshore landing pads and small business measures, while most sector wishlists went unmet.
Weekly roundup of seven trans-Tasman raises totalling $27.4 million, headlined by Xefco's $10.5 million round, plus Hometime board appointments and Matrak's China expansion.
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Melbourne construction-tech firm Matrak has raised a $2.9 million Series A led by Singapore's G&M Capital, with Our Innovation Fund and Simon Yencken aboard, funding expansion into China and a new Suzhou office.
Profile of Cairns agtech startup Rainstick, which mimics lightning with electricity-based seed treatment to lift crop yields; its co-founders are closing a pre-seed round and have built early partners in Singapore.
Melbourne AI eye-screening firm Eyetelligence secured US$12 million from Ascertain, the New York healthcare investor's first international deal, and will relaunch in the US under the Optain brand.
Profile of Adelaide climate-risk modelling startup Reask, whose co-founder presents in Singapore this week; key backer Tencent is funding its expansion as the team grows across three countries.
A Western Australian leather homewares maker has had its expected export grant cut sharply, and the piece examines how record demand stretched the government scheme's budget across more applicants.
Mambu raised a Series E round led by EQT Growth at a multibillion-euro post-money valuation, and plans ANZ expansion including a formal Australian entity active from January 2022.
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Case study on UK-founded payments fintech GoCardless, which entered Australia in 2018 and has grown strongly there; the article recalls its $95 million late-2020 raise and notes Austrade's facilitation role.
Australian crypto exchange Coinstash is seeking roughly $2 million through a Birchal equity raise to build lending, interest and card products, having earlier drawn backing from Brisbane firm Voyager Ventures.
Three local startups share how they secured offshore investment during COVID-19, covering virtual pitching, a seed round, a Series A, and accelerator-style support programs abroad.
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Profile of dress-rental marketplace Designerex, covering its founding, US launch and government program support; its funding figures describe a lifetime total and an unfinished round, so no raise is recorded.