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‘The next grid will be made of light’: Laser energy startup Aquila takes out Most Innovative Startup

Four Aussie and Kiwi startups that raised $21.5 million this week

Roundup of four trans-Tasman raises: First Table, Metacognition AI, Dela and GoTroppo secured a combined $21.5 million for restaurant discounting, robotics software, scam-safe payments and flexible internet plans.

15 ANZ startups that raised $67.2 million this week

Roundup of the week's Australia and New Zealand raises: Gridsight, Pearler and Apate.AI secure the biggest cheques, Drumbeat and GonGlobal add smaller sums, and ten AI startups join Airwallex's Latitude 37 program.

The 8 Australian startups on Forbes Asia's 100 To Watch list

Eight Australian companies make Forbes Asia's annual 100 To Watch list; the piece profiles each and recaps recent raises across climate tech, health and software.

Seven ANZ startups that raised $111.5 million this week

Roundup of seven raises across the Tasman spanning fintech, marine tech, agtech, defence and AI, plus a first close for an ACT venture fund.

Eight ANZ startups that raised $102 million this fortnight

Roundup of eight Australian and New Zealand startups whose late-July funding totals $102 million across space capsules, medical devices, livestock breath analysis, sports analytics and AI crop forecasting.

Rocket Lab alum raises $10.5m to build 'anti-gravity chamber' for space manufacturing

A maker of satellites for in-orbit drugs and materials production has landed an outsized pre-seed round led by New Zealand's GD1, with Airtree and other venture firms taking part.

Investment Notes: Outlier Space

Investible's note explains its pre-seed backing of satellite startup Outlier Space alongside GD1 and others, arguing uncrewed return-capable platforms will make off-world manufacturing viable as the ISS retires.

Also Forbes Australia·SmartCompany

Three AI startups raise $3.6M: BlueNexus $2M, Hyades $910K, ESGAgent undisclosed

Roundup of three early-stage AI raises: BlueNexus's $2 million seed, Hyades's NZ$910,000 pre-seed plus a research grant, and ESGAgent's undisclosed round. All three companies are pre-revenue.

Three ANZ startups that raised $3.6 million this week

Roundup of three ANZ raises: BlueNexus' $2m seed led by M31 Capital, Hyades' NZ$1.1m pre-seed with Icehouse Ventures plus an R&D grant, and ESGAgent.ai's $725,000 seed led by DNX Ventures.

Also ontargetish.com·aistartupsnews.com

Seven ANZ startups that raised $71.8 million this week

Weekly roundup covering seven raises across the Tasman: Phonely's Series A, Pay.com.au's private placement, and rounds for Atomic Tessellator, Caruso, Deteqt, Clean Slate Clinic and Earthletica, worth roughly $72 million combined.

Also crane.vc

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.

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DataMasque raises $5.6 million to tackle one of AI's biggest enterprise hurdles

DataMasque, whose platform masks customer data for AI use, has collected $5.6 million from Wavemaker Partners, OIF Ventures and Icehouse Ventures, with Wavemaker leading.

Also SmartCompany·Startup Daily

Manifest raises $2 million to help ad agencies eliminate timesheets

Adtech startup Manifest has launched with a $2 million pre-seed round, led by Brand Fund with Antler, Icehouse Ventures, Techstars, family offices and industry angels taking part, aiming to replace agency timesheets.

Also SmartCompany·Startup Daily

Three ANZ startups that raised $61.4 million this week

Weekly roundup of three Series A raises: chipmaker Syenta (US$26m), insights platform Ideally and battery recycler Renewable Metals, detailing leads, amounts and each company's earlier funding.

Also Startup Daily

Ideally raises $13.4m to disrupt slow-moving research industry

Research platform Ideally has secured a Series A round with Shearwater Capital leading, earmarked for US expansion, and unveiled a new product, Ideally Canvas.

Also SmartCompany·Startup Daily

Kiwi fund administration fintech Caruso banks $9.3 million Series A

Caruso, which handles registry and fund admin for private markets, has raised a Series A co-led by Icehouse Ventures and GD1 with Balmain taking part, at an $80 million valuation.

Also SmartCompany

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.

Also Startup Daily

24 Aussie startups that raised $91 million this week

Roundup of the week's Australian startup funding: fresh raises for five companies, Startmate's Summer '26 accelerator intake of 19 startups, and Affinda's acquisition of Pathfindr.

Also Startup Daily

Our Investment in Appetise - Building the Intelligence Layer for FMCG Marketers

Ten13's post sets out its reasons for backing Appetise's A$7 million Series A with OIF, Icehouse, NZVC and K1W1, highlighting the grocery platform's shopper dataset and growth.

Also Forbes Australia·SmartCompany·Startup Daily

Cheque-in: 10 ANZ startups raised nearly $193 million this week

Weekly roundup of ten Australian and New Zealand startup raises totalling nearly $194 million, topped by Neara's $90 million round at a $1.1 billion valuation, with Splose, Operata, HAMR Energy and Adora also covered.

Contented - $4.1M Seed | Startup Intros

Contented has raised a $4.1 million seed round with Altered Capital leading six other investors; the page's funding history also lists a prior $25 million seed round.

Also Capital Brief·Startup Daily

Investment Notes: Ivo Series B

Blackbird's post explains why it led Ivo's US$55 million Series B with five co-investors, citing the legal-AI company's product expansion, customer growth, and adoption by major corporates.

Also SmartCompany

Six ANZ startups that raised $568.1 million this week

Funding roundup led by Airwallex's US$330 million Series G at a $12 billion valuation, with raises from Kasada, Hnry, All G, Bless Payments and Emanda, plus earlier rounds recalled.

Also Startup Daily

Hnry bags $26 million to expand sole trader accounting platform in Australia and UK

Accounting platform for sole traders Hnry has secured an oversubscribed Series C round led by Movac's Growth Fund, with Icehouse Ventures participating, to drive expansion across Australia and the UK.

Also SmartCompany·Startup Daily

Kitea Health closes $13m raise, lines up human trials in the US

Medtech firm Kitea Health has wrapped an oversubscribed $13 million round, with Icehouse Ventures leading, to fund planned American human trials of its implanted pressure sensor.

Cheque-in: 8 startups gobbled up $572.12 million in funding this week

Weekly roundup of eight raises totalling $572.12 million, led by Firmus's $500 million round; RAGE Biotech, SunDrive, Number 8 Bio, Fabra, Keeyu, MyGig and Drone-Hand also funded, plus two RAGE Biotech executive appointments.

Also Tech Funding News - Australia·SmartCompany·Startup Daily·Startup Daily·Startup Daily·Startup Daily·Startup Daily

Livestock methane reduction startup swallows $11 million Series A

Sydney synthetic-biology venture Number 8 Bio has banked an $11m Series A with Icehouse Ventures leading, to advance cattle trials of its methane-cutting supplement; its 2024 seed and accelerator stint are recalled.

Also AgFunderNews·Startup Daily·SmartCompany

Six ANZ startups that raised $211.1 million this week

Roundup of six Australian and New Zealand funding rounds, headlined by Heidi Health and Octopus Deploy, also covering Nexl, OpenSolar, Lucent and PAM, with past acquisitions of Stella AI, MagicBrief and Codefresh noted.

Also Startup Daily·Startup Daily·Women's Agenda

Cheque-in: 19 ANZ startups that raised $69 million this week

Weekly roundup covering 19 Australian and New Zealand raises, headlined by Andromeda Robotics' $23m Series A, plus Freckle, Marloo, X-Hemp, Harvest B, Wable, Starboard and Techstars Sydney's 12-startup cohort.

Also SmartCompany

19 ANZ startups that raised $66.7 million this week

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Former Kiwi TikTok boss gives PowerPoint an AI makeover with NZ$3.8 million Seed round

Aether, a New Zealand AI presentation startup co-founded by a former TikTok NZ manager, raised NZ$3.8 million in seed backing from Icehouse Ventures and Brand Fund 2 after spinning out of studio New+Improved.

Also Startup Daily

Six ANZ startups that raised $63.5 million this week

Roundup of six Australian and New Zealand startup raises totalling $63.5 million, covering in-store audio, EV charging, respiratory biotech, health AI, gig-economy fintech, and inclusive social media ventures.

Also Startup Daily

Fund manager administration fintech Caruso bags $3.2 million raise

Startup Daily reports unit-registry fintech Caruso has banked a fresh $3.2 million from customer Balmain, following a $3 million round a year earlier, targeting growth across Asia-Pacific and North America.

Caruso secures $3.2 million in strategic investment led by Balmain

Caruso, maker of fund administration software, has landed a $3.2 million strategic backing from private credit firm Balmain, having earlier raised $3 million from Icehouse Ventures and other backers.

Also Startup Daily·Startup Daily·SmartCompany

Two ANZ startups that raised $60.4 million this week

Crimson Education has completed a NZ$67 million Series D with Movac leading and a valuation above NZ$1 billion; fulfilment-robotics maker Nexobot has raised $400,000 pre-seed from Skalata and Antler.

Fifteen ANZ startups that raised $81 million this week

Round-up reporting Neara's $45 million Series C, Alimetry's US$18 million Series A2, Earthodic's US$4 million seed, and Antler's latest residency intake of startups each receiving $225,000 for 12% stakes.

Also Startup Daily

Three ANZ startups that raised $36.1 million this week

Week's funding roundup: Re-Leased raised US$12.5m for its property platform, Modra landed $15m from ABGF, and Safe Ag Systems drew $2.5m from AgFood Fund; Oltre took out the publisher's pitch contest.

Five ANZ startups that raised $38.5 million this week

Weekly roundup detailing five raises across Australian and New Zealand startups — Hapana, Kinoxis Therapeutics, Appetise, Bike Matrix and Aglow — worth a combined $38.5 million, naming lead investors and planned expansion for each.

Also SmartCompany·Startup Daily

Investment Notes: Aera

Jelix's note sets out its reasons for backing Aera, a fintech helping first-home buyers save deposits, and profiles the founding team; the round was led by Icehouse Ventures with Jelix participating.