Startup · $3.6m raised
Perth, WA
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round icetana raised.
| Investor | Rounds | Invested |
|---|---|---|
| SoftBank Robotics Group | Unnamed stage | $3,600,000 |
Companies icetana acquired or merged with, per published coverage. Buying a company is not investing in one: nothing here counts in the deals column.
Stories naming icetana. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Anomaly-detection startup Icetana landed a Japanese robotics alliance with SoftBank, which took a 17.6% stake via a $3.6m investment; chief executive Kevin Brown explains the deal, its ethics and growth plans.
Perth-listed video analytics company icetana has secured $2.3 million, with VGW founder Laurence Escalante lifting his holding substantially; CEO Kevin Brown calls the raise a vote of confidence from major shareholders.
Two new Western Australian syndicates, West Tech Investor Network and VentureX Capital, have unveiled debut deals via the Aussie Angels platform, eyeing Procuracon and HeyLady; an earlier $100,000 outlay across three startups is recalled.
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Healthtech startup InteliCare listed on the ASX, raising $5.5 million in its IPO as shares surged; the piece also recalls two earlier seed raises and CEO Jason Waller's prior Spookfish exit.
Perth medicinal cannabis producer Little Green Pharma has floated on the ASX through a $10 million IPO, with shares dipping on debut despite announcing a UK supply agreement and a licensing partnership with Curtin University.
Perth video analytics company iCetana completed its IPO on the ASX just before Christmas, becoming the first significant home-grown WA tech startup listing, with CEO Matt Macfarlane recounting its decade-long path from university research.