Matt Farmer

Nine Aussie startups that raised $233.5 million this week

Weekly roundup of nine Australian startups that together raised over $233 million, led by Hysata's $172 million Series B, with rounds also for V2 Digital, AgriWebb, Disco, Genero, Brainfish, Kite Therapy, Nucanon and Maslow.

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Data transformation consultancy startup V2 Digital lands $30 million

Melbourne consultancy V2 Digital raised $30 million from Columbia Capital about a year after launch, aiming to expand its consulting team; it earlier received initial backing from Ox Ventures founder Matt Farmer.

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Cognizant set to snap up Contino in cloud push

Cognizant has agreed to buy cloud consulting firm Contino for an undisclosed sum, aiming to strengthen its cloud services, with the deal expected to complete in late 2019 pending approvals.