Ledger.

Company

Australian Institute of Machine Learning (AIML)

Adelaide, SA

Coverage

Stories naming Australian Institute of Machine Learning (AIML). Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.

4 deals

Four Aussie and Kiwi startups that raised $21.5 million this week

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.

News

Defence Trailblazer at ADSTAR 2026: impact and legacy

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.

Pre-seed

Our investment in Breaker: Physical AI that Supercharges Teams and Missions

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.

Funding announcement

AICRAFT – from research to innovation for the customer

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.

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Four Aussie startups that raised $44.6 million this week

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.

Also SmartCompany·Startup Daily

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AI startup Cropify raises $2 million to help farmers grade grains with precision

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.

Also SmartCompany·Forbes Australia·SmartCompany

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From traffic management to New York coffee: Nine footy players kicking goals in business

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.

Also SmartCompany

Grant $600k

Getting junk out of space

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.

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