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Six Aussie startups that raised $197.4 million this week

Roundup of six Australian funding deals: AutoGrab, Applied EV, Checkbox, Hometime, Factory and On the House, with amounts, investors, and Hometime's past acquisitions and raise history detailed.

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AI-based car valuation platform hits top get with $80 million Series B

Melbourne car-data platform AutoGrab has closed an $80 million Series B valuing it at $230 million, co-led by Octopus Ventures and Movac, to fund expansion across Britain, Europe and Asia-Pacific.

Car data startup AutoGrab wheels away with $80 million investment

Vehicle-data platform AutoGrab has raised $80 million led by Octopus Ventures and Movac, valuing the company at $230 million, alongside Premier Capital Partners and existing backers EVP and Ten13.

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Seven ANZ startups that raised $93.1 million this week

Roundup of seven trans-Tasman raises worth $93.1m this week, headlined by IND Technology's $50m round, with LawVu also acquiring ClauseBase.

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Six ANZ startups that raised $568.1 million this week

Funding roundup led by Airwallex's US$330 million Series G at a $12 billion valuation, with raises from Kasada, Hnry, All G, Bless Payments and Emanda, plus earlier rounds recalled.

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Hnry bags $26 million to expand sole trader accounting platform in Australia and UK

Accounting platform for sole traders Hnry has secured an oversubscribed Series C round led by Movac's Growth Fund, with Icehouse Ventures participating, to drive expansion across Australia and the UK.

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Two ANZ startups that raised $60.4 million this week

Crimson Education has completed a NZ$67 million Series D with Movac leading and a valuation above NZ$1 billion; fulfilment-robotics maker Nexobot has raised $400,000 pre-seed from Skalata and Antler.

Three ANZ startups that raised $36.1 million this week

Week's funding roundup: Re-Leased raised US$12.5m for its property platform, Modra landed $15m from ABGF, and Safe Ag Systems drew $2.5m from AgFood Fund; Oltre took out the publisher's pitch contest.

David Booth joins Blackbird Aotearoa

Blackbird has hired On Deck co-founder David Booth for its New Zealand investing team in an EIR role; the post recounts his career and On Deck's roughly $100 million raise.

Ignition Lane's Great Big Wrap: VCs court cash, an M&A bash & Canva makes a splash

Ignition Lane's weekly tech roundup covering fresh Australian startup raises, new venture funds and closes, a wave of acquisitions, delistings and a liquidation, executive moves, and Canva's product launch.

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Kiwi startup backed by Xero founder Rod Drury raises $4.5 million Series A

New Zealand customer messaging startup Atomic.io closed a Series A led by Movac, with several Xero figures investing, and is expanding into Australia with a Melbourne base.

Ignition Lane's Weekly Wrap: The unicorn boom, valuations heading south, Meta faces legal squeeze

Ignition Lane's weekly roundup covers Linktree's unicorn raise, several Australian funding rounds, Tiger and Insight's new mega-funds, falling SaaS valuations, the ACCC's action against Meta, and new accelerator and product launches.

Ignition Lane's Weekly Wrap: Startup hatches, matches & dispatches, fresh crop of VCs, Microsoft 30.0

Weekly roundup reporting many startup funding rounds, Investible's fund close, Skalata's committed capital, hipages buying Builderscrack, Stack Sports acquiring Team App, and Level Equity's stake purchase in Eftsure.

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Kiwi retailing crime intelligence startup Auror raises NZ$30 million

New Zealand crime-intelligence software company Auror has raised NZ$30 million in a round led by Movac, with GD1, Shasta Ventures and Folklore Ventures taking part, to grow its Australian team, technology and retail support.

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How the Sunshine Coast became a launch pad for Open Insurance

Open Insurance raised $31 million from Movac, Latitude and existing backer AirTree Ventures to expand its Huddle brand overseas, with this promotional piece crediting its Sunshine Coast customer support team.

Ignition Lane’s Weekly Wrap: Kiwi ‘funtech’, buying Maccas with BTC, Aussie exits, Twitter’s Facebook move

Weekly venture roundup covering Scalapay's giant series A, numerous Australian raises, acquisitions of Clipchamp, Paidy and CipherTrace, Houseparty's closure, crypto regulation developments, and Atlassian appointing a Cloudflare founder as director.

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The startup funding round: $34 million for medtech, Birchal hits a milestone, and one Giant Leap for impact investment

Weekly roundup: Seer and Open raise Series A and B rounds, Refundid, Komodo and Earth AI secure funding, Giant Leap closes $15 million for its second fund, Task is acquired for $120 million, and Birchal celebrates its 100th campaign.

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Insurtech Open raises $31 million series B to go global

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Ignition Lane's Weekly Wrap: CBA's cash splash, NZ's Hi-Tech awards, the biggest tech news from around the world

Weekly roundup covering CBA's strategic stakes in Little Birdie and Amber, several Australian funding rounds, Zip's BNPL acquisitions, Tritium's planned NASDAQ listing, Amazon's MGM purchase and other global tech news.

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Ignition Lane's Weekly Wrap: Netflix comparisons, ScoMo's digital epiphany, Bitcoin's face-off

Weekly technology roundup covering Australia's digital economy budget, multiple startup raises including SafetyCulture's unicorn round, Data Republic's administration, TikTok's new permanent CEO, and Bill.com's purchase of Divvy.

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Ignition Lane's Weekly Wrap: MyDeal and Adore hit the ASX, the Future Fund takes a hit on Quibi

Ignition Lane's weekly roundup reports MyDeal and Adore Beauty listing on the ASX, Rokt's US$80 million Series D, several trans-Tasman raises, Quibi shutting down, Westpac trimming its Zip stake, and local executive appointments.

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