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Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round Australian Institute of Machine Learning (AIML) raised.
Companies Australian Institute of Machine Learning (AIML) acquired or merged with, per published coverage. Buying a company is not investing in one: nothing here counts in the deals column.
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Anton van den Hengel | Chief Scientist | SmartCompany, Startup Daily, Dealroom |
Stories naming Australian Institute of Machine Learning (AIML). Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Roundup of four trans-Tasman raises: First Table, Metacognition AI, Dela and GoTroppo secured a combined $21.5 million for restaurant discounting, robotics software, scam-safe payments and flexible internet plans.
Defence Trailblazer showcases its researchers, ventures and projects at an Adelaide defence summit, citing over $140 million in industry support, as it prepares to hand over to AUSDII.
Main Sequence's blog post announces it led robotics software startup Breaker's pre-seed round, citing the founders' defence and robotics backgrounds and plans to expand the team and US presence.
Breaker, a defence robotics startup out of UNSW Founders' Defence 10X program, has closed a $2 million pre-seed round, led by Main Sequence, to triple headcount and deepen its US push.
Profile of edge computing maker Aicraft and its founder, recognised among Australia's most innovative manufacturers; its products serve space and defence, with work progressing under a state government grant.
Paladin Space has received a $100,000 South Australian Government Seed-Start grant to develop AI debris-identification with AIML, and will pitch SpaceX and NASA during a US trade delegation.
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Weekly round-up of four Australian raises: Shift's $35 million Series D, Inform Ag's $7 million Series A, Cropify's $2 million round and WhyHive's $600,000 pre-seed.
Grain-grading AI startup Cropify has landed $2 million, anchored by Brisbane agrifood VC Mandalay Venture Partners with Singapore's Hatcher+ — their first joint deal — while Mandalay's own fund has drawn roughly $27 million in commitments.
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 roundup profiling nine past and present AFL players who founded or run businesses, including PickStar, CitrusAd, Gavl and Bluestone Lane, noting CitrusAd's acquisition by Publicis and earlier raises by PickStar and Gavl.
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An Adelaide machine learning research group led by Tat-Jun Chin has won a $600,000 SmartSat CRC grant to continue work on detecting, tracking and removing space debris, collaborating with universities and local space firms.