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🇦🇺 This Week in Australian Startups #180, 4th October 2026

Weekly roundup reporting Australian startup funding rounds and government grants, a venture fund close, agreed acquisitions, an IPO pricing, a collapse, plus executive hires and AI policy developments.

Australian lending startup Loda gets $15m to further crypto collateralization efforts

Crypto-collateral lender Loda has filled its first institutional liquidity pool, drawing $15 million from over 15 decentralised finance investors including Framework Ventures and Spartan Capital, with two more pools to complete as demand requires.

The startup funding round: Beer delivery, AI-enabled upskilling, and $10 million for tech to treat cancer

Weekly roundup of Australian startup funding: Gilmour Space's $61m raise, rounds for Mindset Health, HowToo, Beer Cartel, Tracer DAO and Wimp 2 Warrior, Currus Biologics' $10m cancer-treatment raise, and Alberts' $16m impact fund.

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