Moelis Australia

Cap Raise Crucible: Canaccord leads big mining dash for cash

Roundup of 35 ASX capital raisings seeking a combined $687.5m in late August and early September, led by mining deals; Canaccord Genuity topped the broker table and three IPOs floated.

Cap Raise Crucible: Canaccord leads big mining dash for cash

Roundup tallies 35 ASX equity fundraises seeking $687.5 million, mostly miners; Canaccord Genuity led broker mandates with nine deals, while FireFly Metals' $190 million package was the period's largest.

Also The Age Business

e-commerce platform Rokt hits $5.6 billion valuation after secondary share sale

Investors bought existing Rokt shares in a tender at a higher valuation; the piece also reports the mParticle acquisition, a board addition, and past raises.

Square Peg buys into Rokt again on $750 million valuation jump as IPO looms

Square Peg and Wellington Management bought more shares of Rokt from employees and investors in a secondary sale, lifting its valuation, while its earlier funding rounds are recapped ahead of a planned IPO.

Also Forbes Australia

FUNDED MARCH 2022

Techboard's March 2022 roundup of Australian funding: megadeals by Immutable, Saluda Medical, Linktree and Zeller, many smaller raises, acquisitions, an IPO, several fund closes, and companies still seeking capital.

Also SmartCompany·Australian FinTech

Rokt just smashed Australian VC funding records with a $458 million in a Series E led by Tiger Global

Rokt raised a record A$458 million Series E led by Tiger Global, valuing it at $2.75 billion, while employees and investors sold down shares; the founder aims for a US listing in 2023.

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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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SaaS startup CloudWave lands $2 million series A to expand globally

Also Startup Daily·keepingcompany.com.au

The startup funding round: Athena’s record-breaking raise, $1.5 million for biotech, and Turnbull backs forensics startup

A weekly roundup reporting raises by Athena, Comestri, Mass Dynamics and CircleSource, plus Malcolm Turnbull investing through Turnbull & Partners in UK cloud forensics startup Cado Security.

Your 90-second guide to the day in tech

Comestri, once Fusion Factory, has raised a $15 million Series B led by Moelis Australia; Giant Leap promotes Rachel Yang to partner; plus Musk on SNL, Dogecoin swings and Goldman Sachs bitcoin trading.

Also Business News Australia·SmartCompany·Startup Daily