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Fleet Space lands $150 million, valuation rockets to $800 million

Satellite company Fleet Space has closed a Series D backed by Teachers' Venture Growth and prior backers, lifting its valuation past $800 million, with proceeds earmarked for its mineral-exploration platform.

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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.

AO Startups serves up 5 companies for its Australian Open accelerator program

Five startups joining Tennis Australia's inaugural AO StartUps accelerator cohort have been named, each trialling its technology at the Grand Slam tournament; two further participants are still to be revealed.

SkyKraft attracts top investors to capital raising

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