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Victoria picks nine start-ups for LaunchVic's 30x30 mentoring program

LaunchVic selected nine Victorian start-ups, including Preezie, for a mentoring bootcamp with executives from Atlassian, Uber, Dropbox, Seek and Canva.

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.

ProcurePro raises US$11M as French construction giant Bouygues moves from customer to backer

Brisbane procurement software startup ProcurePro closes a US$11 million round led by QIC Ventures, with customer Bouygues joining as an investor via ISAI vehicle.

Innovation Victoria | LaunchVic

LaunchVic announces Innovation Victoria, a new body combining its work with Breakthrough Victoria's, with Rod Bristow installed as chief executive and long-time chairs Leigh Jasper and John Brumby departing.

ProcurePro raises $15 million to bring AI to construction procurement

Brisbane construction procurement software maker ProcurePro has raised a round led by QIC Ventures with Bouygues aboard, valuing it above $110 million, to fund AI development, hiring and a planned US office.

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Six months in Austin: BuildPass says the US is already 20% of revenue

BuildPass, a Melbourne construction software maker, says its American business now exceeds a fifth of revenue half a year after opening in Austin, with growth credit from Mighty Partners funding the expansion.

Six Aussie startups that raised $123.2 million this week

A weekly roundup detailing new funding rounds for six Australian startups: Lyka, PlasmaLeap, Firmable, Veyor, Lumonus and Future Minds Network, with investors and round details.

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AI sales startup Firmable bags $14 million to expand to the US

Firmable, which sells AI sales-intelligence tools, has banked a $14 million Series A with Airtree leading, plus angel money from Sue Morphet, Sam Kroonenburg, Martin Hosking and Rob Phillpot, to fund a US push.

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Aconex and Firmable founder Leigh Jasper to headline Growth Summit in Melbourne

Leigh Jasper keynotes SmartCompany's February 2026 startup event in Melbourne; the profile recalls his Aconex journey to an Oracle sale, Firmable's seed raise and his venture fund roles.

Propeller Aero cofounder Rory San Miguel named the 2025 NSW Pearcey Entrepreneur of the Year

Propeller Aero's chief executive Rory San Miguel has won the Pearcey Foundation's 2025 NSW entrepreneur award; the profile traces his path from UNSW clubs and Flirtey to the drone surveying company.

Leigh Jasper leads a new $50 million fund backed by Australian unicorn founders

Glitch Capital, a new $50m vehicle led by Leigh Jasper and backed by exited unicorn founders, has completed its first deal, backing Melbourne edtech firm Cadmus.

Looking Back to Look Forward

Blackbird partner Samantha Wong reflects on a decade of the firm's Sunrise conference and Australia's startup ecosystem, recalling Atlassian's Nasdaq listing and Aconex's float and sale to Oracle.

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Four ANZ startups that raised $26.9 million this week

Weekly roundup of four ANZ raises: Conflux Technology's $11 million Series B, BuildPass's $7.5 million seed, Projectworks's US$5 million Series A alongside a CEO change, and DNAiTECH's NZ$1 million round.

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Nine ANZ startups that raised $60.3 million this week

Roundup of the week's funding news: nine companies across Australia and New Zealand secured investment spanning clean energy, construction logistics, legal tech, coaching, research tools, creator media, medtech and marketing software.

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Logistics startup Veyor Digital raises $2.75 million, plans US growth

Veyor Digital, which builds scheduling software for construction logistics, has raised $2.75 million in a pre-Series A round led by Investible to fuel its push into North America.

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Five Australian startups that raised at least $38.2 million this week

Roundup of five Australian startups that secured new capital this week: Amber Electric's $29m Series C, ProcurePro's $6.15m, Yume's $2m seed, Alt.Leather's $1.1m seed, plus an undisclosed Tenacious Ventures investment in Nbryo.

Construction software startup ProcurePro builds $6.15 million Series A for UK expansion

Brisbane construction procurement software maker ProcurePro has secured $6.15 million in a Series A backed by AirTree and Leigh Jasper's Saniel Ventures, funding its push into the UK.

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Nine Aussie startups that raised $40.5 million this week

Weekly roundup covering nine Australian startups' new capital totalling $40.5 million, across solar, quantum computing, marketing tech and crowdfunding, plus a look back at Aconex's $1.6 billion Oracle sale.

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Caregiver software start-up Circle In bucks dire investment trend for female-led start-ups, raises $2m in funding

Melbourne family-care benefits platform Circle In has closed a $2m round, adding Alberts Impact Ventures to existing private backers and LaunchVic's Alice Anderson Fund, while research highlights shrinking venture money for women-only founding teams.

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Health regtech startup Zipline banks $10 million for US push

Compliance software firm Zipline.io has secured A$10 million, led by existing backer EVP, to grow in the US, with SecondQuarter Ventures giving staff and early investors liquidity; a prior A$6 million Series A2 closed in November 2021.

Christmas comes early for 14 Aussie startups that raised $260 million this week

Weekly roundup covering 14 startup raises totalling over $260 million, headlined by Synchron's $110 million round, plus Roller's shareholder liquidity payout, Partly's record New Zealand Series A, and several government grants.

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Alternative liquidity investor SecondQuarter raises $83 million for 2nd fund backed by Andrew Forrest, Sam Kroonenburg & Dom Pym

Secondaries fund SecondQuarter has reached an $83m first close on its second vehicle, aiming past $100m, with founder-angels and Minderoo among new backers; its portfolio includes past sales of ActivePipe and A Cloud Guru.

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Multi-award-winning fintech Adatree successfully closes second funding round

Australian Consumer Data Right platform Adatree closed an oversubscribed second funding round, drawing re-investment from existing backers and new investors including Aconex's co-founders' family offices and MoneyPlace's founder.

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Construction tech startup Varicon nails $2.25 million Seed round

Tasmanian construction cost-management software firm Varicon raised a $2.25 million seed round led by Black Nova with several industry angels, following a smaller raise a year earlier, to support national expansion.

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Investors look for billion dollar Aconex repeat as Mastt secures $9.5 million

Construction software firm Mastt has banked $9.5 million from OIF Ventures and other backers, including the Aconex founders' fund, to fuel its push into the United States and Middle East.

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PredictiveHire, which can tell if you’re the right person for a job in 5 text messages, raises $7 million in pre-Series A

Fund manager V-Ignite named to back Victorian startups

LaunchVic has chosen new fund manager V-Ignite, led by Neil Stanford and Brighid Pappin, to run Victoria's startup capital fund, which will raise from private investors to match a government cornerstone commitment.

Ignition Lane's Weekly Wrap: The Great Reengagement, backing Web3, riding the markets & the big local raises

Ignition Lane's weekly tech roundup: AirTree raises $700m across three new funds, dozens of Australian startups announce rounds, a wave of acquisitions including Block completing its Afterpay buy, plus Web3 commentary and US market moves.

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EstimateOne picks up $35 million in first raise

Melbourne construction procurement platform EstimateOne has raised its first external capital, $35 million from Potentia Capital and investor Leigh Jasper, whose firm's partner and managing director now join the company's board.

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Tint bags $600,000 for tech disrupting the way we buy paint

Paint-tech startup Tint raised $600,000 via an equity crowdfunding campaign on Equitise, with earlier backing from prominent angels, to expand beyond Melbourne and grow its online paint business.

Tiger Global places another Aussie bet, this time on Assignar

Tiger Global led a US$16.5m secondary funding round in construction software firm Assignar, co-led by SecondQuarter Ventures, with Fifth Wall and HighSage taking part; past backers and a $20m Series B are recalled.

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OIF, Leigh Jasper back virtual inspection play Inspace

Virtual inspection platform Inspace has secured A$4 million in fresh capital, with Our Innovation Fund leading the round alongside Leigh Jasper, Investible and Artesian. OIF partner Geoff Levy joins the board.

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Founders Stories Podcast: Special Episode - Talent Attracts Talent

Square Peg's podcast special explores how founders build talent engines, featuring interviews with leaders from Deputy, Vend, Aconex, Fiverr, Zeller and others, published alongside the firm's search for a new Head of Talent.

Founders Stories Podcast: Leigh Jasper and Robert Phillpot on transforming an offline industry

Square Peg's podcast interviews Aconex co-founders Leigh Jasper and Robert Phillpot about building the construction collaboration platform, its 2014 ASX listing, and its 2018 acquisition by Oracle for A$1.6 billion.

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Friday Foodtech Digest: Animal-free fat, bee-free honey & fish-free fish get funding

Weekly agrifoodtech funding roundup covering raises by Nourish Ingredients, AlgiKnit, Allergy Amulet, Bluu Biosciences, Deep Branch, VFC, Waycool, Deliciou and MeliBio, plus Hanegal's acquisition of ready-meal maker Fairdig.

CTV Funding News - 1Q 2021

Cut Through Venture's debut quarterly newsletter rounds up Q1 2021 raises across Australian and New Zealand startups, highlighting crowdfunding, fintech dominance, active investors, and two newly launched startups currently seeking backers.

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Ignition Lane’s Weekly Wrap: the State of the Cloud, Belong’s multi-series, SPAC warnings and Roblox IPO delivers big

Weekly roundup by Ignition Lane covering Vend's sale to Lightspeed, Roblox's listing, raises at Pipe, DataGrail, Mastt, Sonnant and Corvus, LaunchVic's new fund for women founders, and Scale Investors' new co-CEOs.

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The startup funding round: Aconex co-founders shell out, e-commerce boom pays off and data makes the world go round

Funding roundup covering raises by OpenMarkets, Mastt, Smrtr, The Nile Group and Preply, with Aconex's founders among Mastt's backers and Peter James joining The Nile as chairman.

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Your 90-second guide to the day in tech

Roundup: Square takes majority control of Jay Z's Tidal for US$297 million; WeLab banks a US$75 million Series C led by Allianz; construction software startup Mastt raises $2.2 million.

The startup funding round: Fintechs galore, records broken and a $1 billion cash injection

A weekly roundup reporting fresh raises by Deferit, Karbon, VendorPanel, Symple and Thrive, plus Klarna's US$1 billion round at a US$31 billion valuation.

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