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Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round Ikea raised.
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| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Mikael Ohlsson | CEO | esade.edu |
Stories naming Ikea. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Profile of JET Charge co-founder Tim Washington, tracing the EV charging firm's growth and recalling its 2020 institutional round and $72 million Series C led by Mirova.
Queensland smart-grid company Elexsys Energy, trading as Planet Ark Power, won federal and state grants and partial Series B backing before being wound up on a tax office application.
Cashrewards has bought Little Birdie, the deals startup backed by Commonwealth Bank that went quiet in May; the piece also recalls Cashrewards' 2017 Smart50 nod, 2020 ASX float, and later takeover by 1835i Ventures.
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ARENA grants ANC $12.8 million to deploy 112 electric trucks for last-mile delivery through Project Spark, lowering ownership costs for owner-drivers and speeding fleet electrification.
Esade honours the Klarna co-founder at its alumni day; he describes Norrsken's mission to support companies with positive impact and reflects on entrepreneurship, networking and mentoring.
Indigenous builder Warle Construction is commercialising a cyclone-resistant steel house-framing kit, backed by a $392,470 co-investment from a NT advanced manufacturing fund, with partners including Annge Consulting, Troppo Architects, Stantec and Vertex Australia.
Weekly agrifoodtech roundup covering several food and agtech funding rounds, a research grant for Crop One, a grocery delivery partnership, and the closure of Australian startup YourGrocer.
Fortescue Future Industries and Dutch fund Teslin Participates have provided undisclosed growth capital to thin-film solar maker Hyet Solar to speed up a Netherlands factory; the piece also recalls FFI's 2021 majority stake purchase.
Enterprise software firm Capsifi has received an $11 million growth investment from the Australian Business Growth Fund, its first for 2022, to fund international expansion, with the fund's earlier backing of two other startups also recalled.
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Queensland company eleXsys Energy will trial voltage-regulating devices across five grid locations, backed by an ARENA grant of just over $450,000, having earlier received a $3.5 million federal grant for a manufacturing facility.
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EleXsys Energy raised $9 million over nine months, a $6.5 million Series A led by UK investors plus $2.5 million from Australian backers, reorganising its parent in the UK to pursue global growth.
The Brisbane clean-tech firm behind the technology in Ikea's Adelaide microgrid has closed a A$6.55 million raise, mostly from Australian and UK investors, to open a London base for global expansion.
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A look back at Airtasker's path from its 2012 founding to an imminent ASX float, covering its raises, acquisitions, partnerships and controversies along the way.
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Tradie marketplace Hipages has listed on the ASX, raising just over $100 million. The article recounts its 16-year history, earlier raises, the Call of Service acquisition, and retail partnerships.