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Broadband network infrastructure for homes and businesses
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round NBN Co raised.
Companies NBN Co acquired or merged with, per published coverage. Buying a company is not investing in one: nothing here counts in the deals column.
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Alicia Roach | Executive (former) | SmartCompany, Our Innovation Fund |
| Chris Hare | General Manager of Planning, Rewards and Sourcing (former) | SmartCompany, Our Innovation Fund |
| Jason Ashton | Chief Technology Officer for Wireless Networks (former) | ARN (ARNnet) |
| John Parkin | Chief Engineering Officer | RenewEconomy |
Stories naming NBN Co. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Sponsored profile of BlueRoom Simulations, a Melbourne startup using mixed reality to prepare medics and military personnel for dangerous situations, and how nbn full fibre underpins its globally deployed training platform.
Jason Ashton, formerly NBN Co's wireless networks technology chief and BigAir's co-founder, rejoins Superloop on 3 March in a newly created role leading acquisitions and its smart communities portfolio.
NBN Co's faster Sky Muster trial and Starlink's Oceania speed results signal a rural bandwidth contest, with SwarmFarm and Zetifi founders describing connectivity struggles and their recent raises.
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Weekly roundup covering six Australian startup raises totalling over $54 million, including Sapia.ai's Series A, rounds for Abyss Solutions, HMC Group and eQ8, plus smaller raises for Oceanfarmr and Subpod.
Workforce planning software firm eQ8, started by two ex-Qantas and NBN executives, has raised A$5.5 million in a Series A led by OIF Ventures, with customers including Metlife and the United Nations.
Also SmartCompany
PropHero appoints Sophie Hayek, formerly of Cars 24, as its new Global Chief Operating Officer as the property investment platform continues expanding internationally.
Analytics automation firm Alteryx has acquired Sydney AI startup Hyper Anna on undisclosed terms. The article recalls Hyper Anna's 2016 seed round and 2017 Series A backed by Sequoia China, Airtree, Reinventure and IAG Firemark.
Profile of LightningFlow, an edge computing optimisation platform by The Migration Company, citing a prior seed raise, agreements with EY and ANZ, technology partnerships, and a current Series A offering seeking $2 million.
Data analytics firm smrtr secured A$2.5 million from Stockland, an existing client and earlier backer whose 2020 investment accompanied smrtr's merger with Greater Data, with funds earmarked for expanding data commercialisation and industry coverage.
Roundup: Facebook blocks Australian news publishers including Startup Daily; Deliveroo loses a Dutch rider classification appeal; telco Swoop agrees a $61.3 million reverse takeover with Stemify to reach the ASX; NBN paid executives bonuses.
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