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Cut Through Quarterly 3Q 2026

Cut Through Venture's quarterly report records a record $4.2 billion raised across 78 Australian venture rounds in Q3 2026, dominated by Firmus's $2.85 billion data centre raise, with sector trends, valuations and investor sentiment.

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🇦🇺 This Week in Australian Startups #175, 23rd August 2026

Weekly roundup: Constantinople raises $62.5m; Blackbird wraps fund six above $1b; Guardhouse buys Mobohubb; SCX.ai debuts on the ASX; plus seed rounds, exits and executive changes across the ecosystem.

Seven ANZ startups that raised $111.5 million this week

Roundup of seven raises across the Tasman spanning fintech, marine tech, agtech, defence and AI, plus a first close for an ACT venture fund.

Constantinople raises A$62.5M Series B, nears unicorn status

Australian banking-tech firm Constantinople has closed a large Series B co-led by returning backers, per Dealroom; the piece recalls its earlier seed and Series A and highlights a client bank's full platform migration.

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Constantinople in stealth cash call, on fast track to unicorn status

Square Peg and Airtree Ventures led Constantinople's newly completed $62.5 million round, per Street Talk; backers expect another raise within a year, which would value the banking software firm near $1 billion.

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Street Talk roundup: Tasman Capital's new fund reaches first close, EQT buys control of an NRL club, KKR eyes a Drifter exit, PAG dealmakers jump to Jardine Matheson, Colter Bay lands a debut loan.

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Five Aussie startups that raised $30.1 million this week

A roundup of five Australian startups that together raised $30.1 million this week, spanning compliance AI, chemical-industry software, insurance automation, women's health diagnostics and an AI receptionist for trades.

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AI insurance broker platform Rosella raises $3.7 million in pre-Seed

Sydney AI startup Rosella, which automates commercial insurance brokerage work for small and mid-market firms, has secured pre-seed capital co-led by Peak XV Partners and Intact Private Capital.

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Airtree's Fund V: $650m to back Aussie and Kiwi founders from idea to global household name

AirTree closes its $650m Fund V across seed and growth vehicles, backed mostly by international institutional capital, and promotes three early-career investors to Principal.

Airtree Ventures closes $650M fund with international backing, fueling ANZ startup growth

Sydney venture firm Airtree has completed the close of its fifth fund at $650 million, drawing backing from US institutional investors and Australian superannuation funds, with allocations set for early and growth stages.

Airtree Launches $650m Fund V, With Global Investors Backing ANZ Tech Ambitions

Airtree has launched Fund V, a $650 million pool divided into seed and growth sleeves and backed largely by global institutions, while promoting three investors, among them Perth-raised Dan Coughlan.

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Airtree Raises $650M Fund V to Back Australia and New Zealand Tech Founders

Sydney venture firm Airtree has closed its fifth fund, split into a US$250 million seed vehicle and a US$400 million growth vehicle, and promoted three investors to Principal.

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Meet the Aussies on the 2025 Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia list

Square Peg Investor Letter Half Year Report 31 December 2024

Square Peg's half-year letter to investors reviews 2024: $146m invested, $220m returned via five exits, fund value up to $3.25bn, plus portfolio raises at Rokt, Constantinople, Exodigo, Cuttable and Supabase.

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Square Peg Investor Letter Half Year Report 31 December 2024

Square Peg's half-year investor letter reviews 2024: portfolio growth, $220m returned across five exits, a Rokt secondary at a $3.5bn valuation, and recent raises at Constantinople, Exodigo, Cuttable and Supabase.

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How I raised: we spoke to five founders about their capital raising experience

Missing Perspectives quizzed five women founders about their fundraising, covering raises at Constantinople, Build Club, Matilda, Sense of Self and Xylo Systems, and sharing their pitching advice.

Constantinople co-founder Di Challenor on the power of grit and how she pulled off the largest seed round raise in Australia

Interview with Constantinople co-founder Di Challenor on her banking career and the record $32 million seed round she and Mac Duncan raised from Square Peg, Airtree and Great Southern Bank.

The FinTech Report Podcast: Episode 49: Interview with Mac Duncan, Co-Founder, Constantinople

Podcast episode featuring Constantinople co-founder Mac Duncan discussing why bank core technology is outdated, his company's cloud platform for banks, its funding history, and its foundation customer Great Southern Bank.

Five ANZ startups that raised $79 million in the past two weeks

Roundup of five raises across Australia and New Zealand: Constantinople's $50m Series A, Illuvium's US$12m, Forever Network's $6m, Starboard's NZ$5m seed and Medibis's $736,000 crowdfunding.

The ASK: Fintech Maslow will offer financial services at cost, disrupting the traditional profit model

Startup Daily's The Ask column pitches Maslow, a Melbourne fintech whose founders are seeking crowdfunding on Birchal to build a subscription platform selling financial services without profit margins.

8th Annual FinTech Awards 2023: Macgregor Duncan, Co-Founder & Co-CEO, Constantinople, to be VIP Speaker

FinTech Awards names Constantinople co-founder Macgregor Duncan as VIP speaker for its August Sydney event, noting the banking startup's record $23 million seed raise with co-founder Dianne Challenor.

$810 million in three months: The biggest VC deals revealed

A quarterly Cut Through Venture survey reports Australian startups raised $810 million across 90 deals in Q2 2023, listing the largest rounds and noting improved investor sentiment despite a sluggish first half.

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FUNDED May 2023

Techboard's May 2023 roundup of Australian startup funding: 42 private raises topped by Fleet Space's $50m round, two $40m acquisitions, multiple grants, accelerator intakes, and fund news including GiantLeap's $50m fund raise.

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Seven startups that raised $77.2 million this week (kind of)

Weekly roundup of seven Australian and New Zealand startup raises, headlined by a previously unreported $32 million seed for banking software venture Constantinople, plus new rounds for six other companies.

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Investment Notes: Constantinople A$32M Seed

Square Peg's note on leading a A$32 million seed investment in banking-software startup Constantinople, with AirTree Ventures and Great Southern Bank participating; the bank is also the platform's first client.

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