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Two founders of a luggage brand have bought a fifth of a water bottle maker at a ten-million-dollar valuation, with the money going into growth rather than to sellers, and a new bottle launching soon.
Profile of Palmer Luckey tracing his Oculus VR venture, its multibillion-dollar Facebook acquisition, his co-founding of defense tech firm Anduril Industries, and his gaming hardware venture ModRetro.
Sydney game studio Qloud closed a $7.5 million seed round for its solarpunk game Loftia, led by GFR Fund and Bitkraft Ventures with Andreessen Horowitz returning; the founders earlier crowdfunded and joined a16z's Speedrun.
Weekly roundup detailing five Australian startups' raises: a PR platform's Series B, a biotech's post-stealth funding, a defence tech round, a pre-seed voice-AI raise, and a crowdfunding campaign.
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Roundup of manufacturing news: Sydney Rum Distillery's plans for a former dairy factory site, HiveKeepers beating its Kickstarter target, FBR's $6.3 million placement and restructure, plus research on enzymes, timber supply and waste-to-energy.
Recap of a Shark Tank Australia episode: Muse For Hair accepts a $200,000 deal from Davie Fogarty with Rob Herjavec, CupKings takes Herjavec's $50,000 offer, while Loogeenie and Coast of Gold leave without investment.
Sweden's Thule is buying Melbourne phone-mount maker Quad Lock in a $500 million deal; Quadrant Private Equity and the founders are selling their stakes. The piece recalls Quad Lock's crowdfunding start and Smart50 appearances.
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A physiotherapist's activewear startup for women's pelvic health tops a national female-founder contest, winning a cash prize, with four other founders' ventures also awarded smaller sums.
A women's health startup in Australia has collected $1 million from Arcanys Ventures and Techstars to build its sleep-worn cycle tracker, with more funding sought and an application lodged for LaunchVic's Alice Anderson Fund.
An Antler investor memo profiles Anda, whose jewellery-like wearable band coaches breathing to ease stress, covering its pre-seed backing by Antler Australia, its founders, product plans and upcoming Kickstarter campaign.
Techboard's monthly roundup counts 40 Australian startup raises worth $498m in April 2023, headlined by Saluda Medical and Eucalyptus, plus smaller rounds and fund closes by Purpose Ventures and Proto Axiom.
A weekly roundup reporting seven Australian startups that together raised more than $66 million, including Novalith, Propeller, Cortical Labs, Waave, Restoplus, Empiraa and The Very Good Bra.
Lingerie startup The OneTwo has launched an online bra-fitting platform, founded by Margot Balch and Maria Golushko, backed by Antler and angel investors, aiming to solve badly fitting bras for Australian women.
Profile of lingerie startup The OneTwo, which has launched an online bra-sizing platform. Co-founders Margot Balch and Maria Golushko describe the venture, a Kickstarter sales campaign, and backing from Antler Venture Capital and angel investors.
A launch profile of custom-bra fitting startup The OneTwo, covering its fitting algorithm, sustainability angle, and social mission, and noting earlier backing from Antler and industry angels.
Early-2023 roundup of startup raises: a solar software company closed a Series B, an adventure-tech firm landed Series A money, and an angel investing platform raised seed capital.
Milo radio maker Loose Cannon Systems has raised a A$12 million Series A led by De Novo Ventures with XT Ventures. Founder Peter Celinski previously sold Avega Systems to Altec Lansing and earlier crowdfunded US$2.5 million.
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SmartCompany names its 2022 Smart50 winners: July tops the list, Ofload ranks second after a $60 million raise, and Mad Paws, Zero Co, Code Like a Girl and Hero Packaging take out category awards.
Brisbane edible-cup venture Uuvipak has taken out Nespresso's StartCup competition and its $50,000 prize, weeks after a Kickstarter crowdfunding raise, and is also part of this year's Ocean Impact Accelerator Program.
A visit to Nura's Melbourne headquarters ahead of its NuraTrue Pro earphones launch, recounting the company's Kickstarter campaign and Series A raise along the way.
Quad Lock co-founder Rob Ward hands the CEO role to former Nike executive Andrew Poole, becoming chief growth officer, as the Melbourne phone-mount maker marks ten years and passes $100 million in sales.
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Profile of Allbirds recounting its New Zealand origins, early grant and crowdfunding, seed and venture raises, key early hires, and its NASDAQ listing, crediting its sustainability mission for its rapid success.
Zero Co's $5 million crowdfunding campaign on Birchal sold out in six hours, breaking Australia's record, after the startup revealed a $6 million Square Peg round and an earlier $2 million private raise.
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Connected device maker AirBolt has raised a $2 million seed round led by 72Capital and Moat Investments to expand its travel lock and GPS tracker range and grow internationally.
An opinion column arguing entrepreneurs do their best work in downturns, retelling WhatsApp's founding after the GFC, its early backing and sale to Facebook, and predicting a wave of purpose-driven startups from COVID-19.
An e-scooter maker reached its crowdfunding goal within 43 minutes and neared a quarter million dollars, plus seed money from a venture firm, while the piece recalls earlier platform campaigns by other startups.
Cleaning-products startup ZeroCo, founded by Mike Smith and Carter, has secured seed backing of $600,000 and is running a Kickstarter campaign whose pledges have passed $200,000 toward a precise $251,313 target.
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Frollo has bought Hip Money, an AI savings and debt-reduction startup, to boost its platform for banks, with Hip Money's chief joining Frollo as sales director in Brisbane.
Space Bandits interview with HEO Robotics founder Dr William Crowe covering the company's asteroid-mining origins, pivot to satellite imaging, early Kickstarter and friends-and-family backing, grants, and a paid Australian Air Force trial.
A guest column recounts how Western Australia gin producer The West Winds Gin raised A$932,000 from 293 investors through equity crowdfunding, discussing the sector's mechanics, drawbacks and outlook in Australia.
Sydney motorcycle helmet technology company Forcite has raised close to a million dollars from Uniseed, an unnamed angel and convertible note holders, ahead of a planned product launch and future Series A.
A guide to twelve funding routes for Australian startups, covering venture capital, angels, debt, accelerators, grants, corporate venture, crowdfunding, ICOs and loans, with many past raises cited as examples.
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