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Eight ANZ startups that raised $373.3 million this week

Weekly roundup detailing eight trans-Tasman raises totalling A$373.3 million, headlined by Halter's Series E, spanning quantum computing, biomanufacturing, robotics, adtech and agtech, plus a recalled $2 billion founder exit.

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From quantum computing to quesadillas: Top 12 biggest capital raises of 2024

Year-end roundup ranking 2024's twelve largest startup raises, headed by PsiQuantum's $940 million government-backed quantum computing round, plus Guzman y Gomez's ASX listing and Betashares' Temasek investment.

Q-CTRL sets global quantum technology fund raising record

Quantum computing company Q-CTRL has added $87.5 million in fresh equity, expanding its Series B round, with GP Bullhound leading and a group of new and returning backers participating.

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Eight Aussie startups that raised $118.8 million this week

Weekly roundup of eight Australian funding rounds, led by Samsara Eco's $100m Series A extension; Diraq, 1Breadcrumb, Aquila, NRN, Klean, Bearhug and Sindy Labs also secured capital, and Klean won a Queensland grant.

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Samsara Eco is working to replace plastic packaging with fossil fuel-free alternatives

Australian enzymatic plastics recycler Samsara Eco raised a large all-equity round led jointly by Temasek and Main Sequence, with Lululemon among other backers, funding new recycling facilities and team growth.

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Data snapshot: From insect ag and vertical farming to aquaculture… the top 20 deals in Novel Farming Systems in 2023

AgFunderNews reviews 2023's largest Novel Farming Systems funding rounds, showing sector investment fell to $680 million from $2.8 billion, and notes bankruptcies including Lemnature AquaFarms.

The Week in AgriFoodTech: Toyota does indoor farming, Bayer & Pairwise ink deal, cultivated seafood gets big in Japan

Weekly agrifoodtech roundup: funding rounds led by CH4 Global's $29 million Series B close, acquisitions of Aitme and The Weather Company, SoftBank selling Zomato shares, partnerships, an IPO filing and Toyota's greenhouse trial.

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Eight Aussie startups that raised $85.6 million this week

Weekly roundup reporting eight Australian startups together raised $85.6 million across mining tech, cybersecurity, waste, energy storage, health and micromobility, plus a Google.org grant for Global Sisters.

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Exclusive: Hiringa Energy & Sundown Pastoral bag $23.6m from NSW govt for green hydrogen and ammonia project

The New South Wales government has granted Hiringa Energy and Sundown Pastoral Co money for a green hydrogen and ammonia facility at Sundown's Good Earth cotton farm near Moree.

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Queensland mining tech startup unearths $43 million in Series B

Brisbane ore-scanning company Plotlogic has raised a Series B with Galvanise, Schneider Electric's venture arm and CSIRO's Main Sequence participating, the latter drawing on a freshly announced $450 million fund.

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The Week in AgriFoodTech: Green Coffee Co brews up $25m, ChatGPT designs robotic harvesting, Zume shuts down

Weekly roundup reporting several agrifoodtech funding rounds, a fund investment, acquisitions including National Milk Records and SlantRange, and the shutdown of Zume Pizza.

Samsara Eco banks $54m Series A funding to scale infinite recycling

Enzyme-based plastic recycler Samsara Eco has raised a $54 million Series A to build a commercial recycling facility in Melbourne, with investors including the CEFC Innovation Fund, W23, Main Sequence, Breakthrough Victoria and Temasek.

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Plotlogic scoops up $18M to put hyperspectral imaging to work in the mines

Brisbane mining-tech firm Plotlogic has raised 18 million dollars in a Series A led by Innovation Endeavors, with several corporate and venture backers joining, to grow commercial deployments of its on-site ore imaging systems.

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After first commercial launch, Rocket Lab announces $140 million in funding

Rocket Lab, a New Zealand launch startup, closed a $140 million Series E led by Australia's Future Fund to scale Electron rocket production, build launch pads and fund new R&D programs.