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Nine Aussie startups that raised $233.5 million this week

Weekly roundup of nine Australian startups that together raised over $233 million, led by Hysata's $172 million Series B, with rounds also for V2 Digital, AgriWebb, Disco, Genero, Brainfish, Kite Therapy, Nucanon and Maslow.

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Autism startup Kite Therapy secures $750,000 to help more children and their parents

Melbourne autism therapy startup Kite Therapy has raised $750,000 in a pre-seed round from Flying Fox Ventures, LaunchVic's Alice Anderson Fund, Startmate and an angel, while LaunchVic secured a $40 million budget refunding.

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Startmate Demo Day: Kite Therapy helps parents give better support to children with developmental issues

Startup Daily profiles Kite Therapy, a Victorian startup training parents to provide therapy at home to children with autism or developmental delays, ahead of Startmate's Sydney Demo Day where it will present.

Government relations data startup GovConnex raises $1 million as it looks to UK and NZ markets

GovConnex, which turns scattered government information into insights for public affairs work, has raised $1 million led by Black Nova and plans expansion to New Zealand and the UK.

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FUNDED Edition 2: August 2021

Techboard's roundup lists August 2021 Australian funding events, including raises by TechLend, v2food, Hireup and others, Fresh Equities' CEO-backed investment, and Five V Capital's $50m stake purchase in Penten.

Sydney-based disability services platform Hireup bags $40 million in funding from SEEK

Disability support platform Hireup has raised $40 million led by SEEK Investments, the job marketplace's investment arm, which takes a minority stake to fund national expansion, product improvements and hiring.

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Former Facebook & Google executive Sonia Flynn joins disability support platform Hireup as COO

Sonia Flynn, previously an executive at Facebook, Google and SoundCloud, has been appointed Chief Operations Officer at disability support platform Hireup, joining its leadership team during a growth period.

Four Australian startups just won $1 million from Google: Here are the secrets to their pitching success

Google's Impact Challenge granted $1 million each to four Australian not-for-profit startups, with other finalists receiving $250,000; two winning founders share their pitching advice from the competition.

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