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Edward Hartley

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Seven ANZ startups that raised $17 million this week

Weekly roundup of seven Australian and New Zealand startup raises totalling $17 million, including two startups entering Y Combinator, plus a new QuantX Labs board director and SmartrMail's earlier sale to Relay Commerce.

SmartCompany Fri 5 Jun 2026 AllooviumDataMasqueGutgutgooseNardoNitrosendOscorp EnergyQuantX LabsAustralian Department of DefenceGeedup CoGriffith UniversityLiviumRelay CommerceShopifySmartrMailSpaceXStartmateUniversity of Southern QueenslandYCAntipodean CapitalAntler AustraliaArchangel VenturesAtlasAussie AngelsEastend VenturesIcehouse VenturesOIF VenturesSerendipity CapitalWavemaker PartnersTim CahillAdam FamularoProfessor Andre LuitenAni GoswamiAnis MihrshahiAnton JergaBeau CatleyCielo NicolosiEdward HartleyGeorge HartleyGrant de LeeuwLeon MojarrabiRhys AdamsZander Schweitzer

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Eastend leads US$500K seed round in Adelaide AI startup Nitrosend

Eastend Ventures led a half-million-dollar US seed round in Nitrosend with Archangel Ventures and Aussie Angels. Founders Edward and George Hartley earlier built SmartrMail, bought by Relay Commerce in 2022.

Eastend Ventures portfolio Thu 4 Jun 2026 NitrosendRelay CommerceShopifySmartrMailArchangel VenturesAussie AngelsEastend VenturesEdward HartleyGeorge HartleyJosh GarrattKam Low

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