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FUNDED May 2023

Techboard's May 2023 roundup of Australian startup funding: 42 private raises topped by Fleet Space's $50m round, two $40m acquisitions, multiple grants, accelerator intakes, and fund news including GiantLeap's $50m fund raise.

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Here are the 10 startups emerging from the Curtin University Accelerate program

Ten startups graduate from Curtin University's 2023 Accelerate cohort, spanning health, education, mining and tech; the group shares $100,000 in equity-free money backed by Lotterywest via Spacecubed's IdeaStarter fund.

Curtin University picks 9 startups for its new accelerator program

Curtin University has named the startups joining the 2023 intake of its redesigned 12-week accelerator, which provides grants and pooled equity-free funding support.

FUNDED July 2022 Anniversary Edition

Techboard's anniversary roundup catalogues a month of Australian startup funding: megadeals, three acquisitions, large debt deals, grants, accelerator intakes, and fund news including Archangel Ventures' committed capital.

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Spacecubed receives $5.9M Lotterywest grant

Coworking operator Spacecubed marked its tenth birthday with a $5.9 million Lotterywest grant to back Western Australia's early-stage ecosystem — the funder's largest single award, ten years after a smaller grant helped launch it.

ClimateClever raises expansion capital

WA climate-tech social enterprise ClimateClever has secured second-round investment from a private trust during the pandemic, taking total funds to $450,000, and earlier won a Lotterywest grant for a Billbuddy app due in August.

ClimateClever empowering communities in the face of catastrophic climate events

Profile of ClimateClever, which launched a local-government partnership program and a Home app, recalling its 2019 seed investment, CTO hire and Lotterywest grant.