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Series A $17.3m

Fitness software startup Hapana presses $17.3 million Series A for global push

Fitness membership software maker Hapana has secured a $17.3 million Series A backed by OIF Ventures and Bailador, earmarked for a second-generation platform and US and APAC growth.

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4 deals

Tech founders pile in as VC fund raises $55m in a week

OIF Ventures has gathered $55 million toward a new Opportunity Fund with a $75 million goal, backed by several tech founders, and has put $4 million into Advanced Navigation's $108 million round.

Also SmartCompany·Startup Daily·SmartCompany

Unnamed stage $444k

Australian Angel Awards 2022 – Winners Announced

Techboard announces the 2022 Australian Angel Awards winners, honouring Tim Hirst as Angel of the Year and Brisbane Angels for its Clipchamp exit, while recalling past raises and exits including Clarity Pharmaceuticals and Instaclustr.

Also Business News Australia

2 deals

VC fund defies the downturn, raising $100m in 24 hours

OIF Ventures has closed its third fund at $140m, beating its original $100m target, with founder backers including Peter Lilley and Andrew Barnes; earlier trade sales underpin its strong returns.

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28 deals

FUNDED APRIL 2022

Techboard's monthly roundup cataloguing April 2022 Australian startup funding: megadeals, seed rounds, grants and crowdfunding, nine acquisitions, several ASX listings, and venture firms' fund news.

3 deals

Melbourne Uni launches two investment funds, worth $115 million, to back research commercialisation startups

University of Melbourne launches a $15m pre-seed fund with Breakthrough Victoria and a $100m fund run by Tanarra Capital for research commercialisation; the piece also recalls ANU's Instaclustr sale to NetApp.

2 deals

Canberra software startup Instaclustr is being acquired by Nasdaq-listed US tech giant NetApp

US software company NetApp is buying Canberra data platform Instaclustr in a deal reportedly exceeding $500 million, nine years after its founding, rewarding early backers including ANU Connect Ventures and Bailador.

Funding announcement

NASDAQ giant swoops on Canberra start-up in $500m+ deal

OIF Ventures republishes an AFR report on NetApp buying Canberra data-technology firm Instaclustr for a reported $500 million-plus, covering founder paydays and the fund's returns, including a 20-times outcome on its early backing.

Funding announcement

Lightning Flow world-first platform increases connectivity speeds by up to 7 times for end-users and organisations, signed strategic agreement with EY and PoC with ANZ

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.

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