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Blobfish appoints former Coca-Cola executive to spearhead US expansion in $4b sampling market

Did nobody say Menulog? Pioneering Australia food delivery service shuts after 19 years

Menulog, the Sydney-founded food delivery pioneer, shuts down this month under owner Just Eat Takeaway, recently acquired by Prosus; the article recalls its 2015 merger and sale and a string of failed delivery rivals.

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The Week in AgriFoodTech: SwarmFarm Robotics nabs $30m, DoorDash delivery 'bots, new carbon fund from Cibus

Weekly agrifoodtech roundup: several offshore raises, a baby-food company's IPO filing, a new carbon fund for Australia, delivery robots, award winners, and a handful of executive moves.

Catch: A business timeline, in their words

Retrospective timeline of Catch's journey from its 2006 launch through Tiger Global's investment, the Menulog and Luxury Escapes deals and Wesfarmers' $230 million acquisition, to Wesfarmers' announced wind-down.

Expat Google engineering exec Claire Southey heads home to join ecommerce marketer Rokt

Rokt hires former Google and Amazon engineering executive Claire Southey for its Sydney engineering leadership, with other senior hires, as the ecommerce marketing firm eyes a future public listing.

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Eight Aussie startups that raised $81.5 million this week

Roundup of eight local raises totalling roughly $81.5 million: generative AI, sustainable packaging, VR medical training, optical radar, drinks, preventive health and wholesale retail software.

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July people moves: Little Leaf Farms' new CFO hire a 'significant milestone,' Incredo hires co-CEOs, Chobani names new CMO

AgFunderNews' monthly roundup of agrifood leadership changes: a new CFO at Little Leaf Farms, co-CEOs at Incredo, Chobani's new CMO, plus appointments, departures and layoffs across sector companies.

Online alcohol retailer BoozeBud calls in the administrators amid brutal market for consumer-facing startups

BoozeBud has entered administration, with William Buck's Michael Brereton and Sean Wengel appointed. The piece recounts the online alcohol retailer's 2018 sale to ZX Ventures, its 2020 sale back to founders, and its Get Wines Direct acquisition.

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Subscription e-bike startup Zoomo cuts jobs again after raising $24 million

E-bike subscription startup Zoomo cut 27 roles in its second restructuring in six months, weeks after client Milkrun's collapse, and disclosed a previously unreported $24 million raise led by Grok Ventures and the CEFC.

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Providoor is the latest food delivery startup to go belly up

Shane Delia's meal-order platform Providoor has gone into liquidation after three years, with RSM appointed; the article also recalls collapses at Milkrun, Send and Voly, plus Efoodz buying CoLab's assets.

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Sydney gourmet food marketplace ChefPrep is in administration, 7 months after rebranding as CoLab after acquiring its Melbourne rival

Gourmet food marketplace ChefPrep, rebranded CoLab after buying its Melbourne rival, has entered voluntary administration with EY appointed, despite earlier angel and seed raises, as creditors meet and a sale process begins.

The Week in AgriFoodTech: Local Bounti lands $145m, Momofuku Goods bags $17.5m, Vow's 'mammoth' meatball

Weekly agrifoodtech roundup reporting funding for Momofuku Goods, STEER, Cauldron, EV Biotech, Extracellular, Quisto, Local Bounti and Agreena, the shutdown of New Age Eats, and partnership and product news including Vow's mammoth meatball.

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The week in agrifoodtech: Drive-thru grocery Addie's bags $10m, Bill Gates invests $12m into methane reduction

Weekly agrifoodtech deal roundup: grocery and agtech startups announce new funding rounds, an Australian feed-additive startup lands backing, several acquisitions and a shutdown occur, and a protein fund launches.

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What venture capital funds expect in 2023

Australian venture investors AirTree, Blackbird, Square Peg and OneVentures review their 2022 deployment and fund raises and predict capital efficiency, venture credit, consolidation and selective funding will shape 2023.

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How to fill holes in dental care … without seeing a dentist

Profile of Pearlii founder Kyle Turner, whose Melbourne AI dental-checkup app followed a 2019 Dream Ventures pitch, tracing his journey from Dubbo to Oxford and the company's pivot to dental products.

Cafe ordering app merges with Sydney courier service

Sydney courier firm Drive Yello and cafe ordering app Hey You have combined as 4You Innovation, aiming to raise funds next year; the piece also recalls past raises and recent collapses among delivery startups.

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The Ignition Lane Wrap: Sunrise. Demise. No more pies.

Ignition Lane's weekly tech roundup covering record Australian VC fund raises, several green-tech startup funding rounds, Deliveroo's administration, the FTX collapse, and takeover offers for ELMO and Nitro.

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The Week in Agrifoodtech: Muncher grabs $27m for ghost kitchens, Freight Farms lands $17.5m

Weekly agrifoodtech roundup: funding for Muncher, Vow, Freight Farms and others, a grant to GreenPod Labs, Bayer buying Targenomix, Bunge and Advanta taking SEEDCORP|HO stakes, and Deliveroo and Voly shutting down.

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Australia’s hospitality industry embraces technology to support staffing crisis with a 92% uptake in QR code let table orders

Doshii reports rapid uptake of QR code table ordering among Australian hospitality venues, with order volumes up sharply as operators adopt apps to cope with staff shortages; the Commonwealth Bank-backed platform integrates venue apps.

The Week in Agrifoodtech: new investments in alternative fat, Kroger buying Albertsons, Beyond Meat cuts 200 jobs

Weekly agrifoodtech roundup reporting funding rounds for alternative fat and agtech startups, acquisitions including Kroger's purchase of Albertsons, and other sector news such as Beyond Meat's job cuts.

The Week in Agrifoodtech: The Rounds bags $38m for waste-free e-grocery, Jay-Z invests in pizza robot startup Stellar

Weekly roundup of agrifoodtech venture raises across food and agtech, plus JBS shutting its Planterra alt-protein division and Australian startup Optomni's seed round.

Does Milkrun have what it takes to outrun Woolworths’ one-hour delivery?

Opinion analysis arguing Woolworths' Metro60 one-hour grocery service threatens venture-backed rapid delivery startups, citing SEND's shutdown, VOLY's staff cuts and Milkrun's funding reliance as evidence the 15-minute model is unsustainable in Australia.

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e-bike startup Zoomo tops up Series B with another $28 million

Delivery e-bike firm Zoomo has added US$20 million to its Series B, led by Collaborative Fund, three months after an $80 million round backed by the Atlassian founders' vehicles, lifting total funding beyond $100 million.

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PropHero accelerates go-to-market appointing Chethan Rangaswany as Head of Marketing

PropHero has hired Chethan Rangaswany as Head of Marketing to strengthen its go-to-market. He previously helped launch Deliveroo in Australia. The property investment platform was founded in June 2021.

Sneaker reselling marketplace PUSHAS raises $1.2 million pre-seed round

Sydney sneaker resale platform PUSHAS has raised a $1.2 million pre-seed round backed by TEN13, Our Innovation Fund, US venture firms and several angels, to improve liquidity and scale ahead of international expansion.

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Ignition Lane Weekly Wrap: Australian space takes off, edtech learnings, Facebook hits $1 trillion

Weekly roundup reporting Gilmour Space's raise, several startup funding rounds, KKR's Education Perfect deal, ASX listings, new funds from Accel and the Albert family, and global tech listings and acquisitions.

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Ignition Lane's Weekly Wrap: Intersekt highlights, $100m Kiwi exit, tech sucker trade, the week in raises

A weekly technology roundup reporting a New Zealand booking software firm's sale, an Australian beauty retailer's acquisition, several venture raises, executive share sales at an e-commerce firm, and a new government fund committee.

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‘A catalyst, not a blip’: Mr Yum secures $11 million in funding to serve up post-pandemic hospitality tech overseas

Melbourne QR-ordering startup Mr Yum has raised eleven million dollars in a round led by TEN13 with AirTree participating, funding international expansion into the US and UK after pandemic-driven growth.

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Your 90-second guide to the day in tech

Roundup of overseas tech news: Deliveroo's London debut disappoints, Spotify acquires sports-audio firm Betty Labs, Apple posts record quarterly revenue, and Cameo's Series C makes it a unicorn.

Your 90-second guide to the day in tech

Roundup covering Deliveroo's cut IPO price range, ACCC clearance for NAB's purchase of neobank 86 400, Compass Education acquiring Momentum ESR, Victorian government funding for Startmate, and NSW's digital lost property system launch.

Buy now pay later outfit Butn gets set to list with food delivery deal

Business BNPL provider Butn has banked $12.5 million ahead of a planned ASX float and struck a deal letting Easi's delivery riders and merchants tap same-day early payments.

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Your 90-second guide to the day in tech

Roundup: Facebook blocks Australian news publishers including Startup Daily; Deliveroo loses a Dutch rider classification appeal; telco Swoop agrees a $61.3 million reverse takeover with Stemify to reach the ASX; NBN paid executives bonuses.

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Your 90-second guide to the day in tech

Morning roundup covering US pressure over Australia's news bargaining laws, Deliveroo's big raise, Volopay's seed round before its Australian launch, AgriWebb's Series B, plus crypto and Samsung briefs.

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Here are the 4 startups in CBA’s Xccelerate program pitching for $150,000

Four startups in Commonwealth Bank's x15ventures Xccelerate program pitch for a $150,000 investment, with the winner to be announced; givvable won the inaugural program in July.

Ignition Lane's Weekly Wrap: MyDeal and Adore hit the ASX, the Future Fund takes a hit on Quibi

Ignition Lane's weekly roundup reports MyDeal and Adore Beauty listing on the ASX, Rokt's US$80 million Series D, several trans-Tasman raises, Quibi shutting down, Westpac trimming its Zip stake, and local executive appointments.

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Subscription e-bike venture Bolt Bikes raises $16 million as it rebrands and expands globally

E-bike subscription startup Bolt Bikes, now rebranded as Zoomo, raised $16 million with CEFC contributing $7 million, plus venture debt, to fund expansion in Australia and overseas markets.

Aussie e-bike subscription startup rides away with $16 million in funding and a brand new name to boot

E-bike subscription startup Bolt Bikes has raised $16 million and rebranded as Zoomo, with co-founders Michael Johnson and Mina Nada citing rapid growth and overseas expansion during the pandemic.

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5 things you should know about tech today

Daily roundup covering an insider-trading case involving ASX-listed Innate Immunotherapeutics, Klarna's first Australian retail deal, health-tech raises by Adherium and Prospection, and the administration of Calombaris's restaurant group.

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UberEats in reverse: Dining-out platform me&u bags $8 million from laundry list of high-profile investors

Dining-tech firm me&u has closed an $8 million series B to fund a countrywide rollout, with Merivale's Justin Hemmes and Tyro's Robbie Cooke among new backers; founder Stevan Premutico earlier sold Dimmi to TripAdvisor.

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Haatch Ventures investee, Buymie raises €1.6m as Unilever Ventures Co-Founder joins board of directors

Irish grocery delivery firm Buymie closed a €1.6 million round led by Haatch Ventures with HBAN and BVP Investments, while former Unilever Ventures co-founder Jan Harley joined its board.