CDC: Ledger

Stories naming CDC. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.

Investor	Rounds	Invested
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Company	Kind	Announced	Price	Sources
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Name	Role	Sources
Greg Boorer	Boss	Startup Daily, SMH Business

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🇦🇺 This Week in Australian Startups #181, 11th October 2026

Weekly digest: Firmus withdraws its planned listing, Square Peg reaches a billion-dollar close on two vehicles, MUFG clears regulators to buy Grow Inc, and Lubdub, RocketDNA, Energy Bay and Metal all raise.

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Australia's great AI hope just hit a speed bump

AI infrastructure company Firmus, preparing an ASX listing at a reported $44 billion valuation, has split from partner CDC over a scrapped data centre plan, while its prominent backers stay supportive.

SMH Business Tue 6 Oct 2026 Benmax CDC Firmus Technologies Meta Nvidia Woolworths Alex Waislitz Greg Boorer James Packer Joe Hockey Oliver Curtis Scott Polsen

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🇦🇺 This Week in Australian Startups #181, 11th October 2026

Australia's great AI hope just hit a speed bump