Dr Oliver Hartley

Ten Aussie startups that raised $39 million this week

Roundup of ten Australian startup raises totalling $38.8 million, topped by Heidi Health's Series A, also recording an Outstaffer executive appointment and the earlier sale of CarAdvice to Nine.

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Re-Seeded: Tidal backs renewables startup Orkestra again in new $2 million raise

Melbourne renewables software firm Orkestra has secured $2 million in a follow-up seed round led again by Tidal Ventures, alongside Rampersand, Impact Ventures, Luxem and four climate tech investors, with a Series A next.

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Sydney 1.7MW rooftop solar “power station” switched on and playing both sides of meter

Epho Commercial Solar has commissioned a 1.7MW rooftop solar plant at a Sydney warehouse, built with an earlier ARENA grant, able to send power behind the meter or trade it on the market.

Bright thinking on rooftop solar could help businesses and the NEM

ARENA grants Epho nearly half a million dollars to build a rooftop solar system that can switch power between tenants and the grid, working with Goodman Group and Siemens in New South Wales.