Paul Greenberg

Cheque-in: 8 startups gobbled up $572.12 million in funding this week

Weekly roundup of eight raises totalling $572.12 million, led by Firmus's $500 million round; RAGE Biotech, SunDrive, Number 8 Bio, Fabra, Keeyu, MyGig and Drone-Hand also funded, plus two RAGE Biotech executive appointments.

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Multi-marketplace online sales platform raises $800,000 pre-Seed round

Shopfront, a re-commerce platform for selling second-hand goods across multiple marketplaces, raised a pre-seed round backed by Antler, Co Ventures, 5H Values Capital, Jampad and angel syndicates, plus eBay grant funding.

Aussie cooking app ReciMe entices high-profile investors in $1.5 million seed round

Cooking app ReciMe has banked a $1.5 million seed round led by Even Capital, drawing angels such as Marissa Mayer and Deb Liu, as its founders shift to New York to chase US growth.

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Eight Aussie startups that raised $81.5 million this week

Roundup of eight local raises totalling roughly $81.5 million: generative AI, sustainable packaging, VR medical training, optical radar, drinks, preventive health and wholesale retail software.

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Afterpay cofounder backs his brother’s retail data startup in $2 million Seed round

Flagship, whose software helps retailers optimise in-store merchandising, has raised a $2 million seed round led by Tidal Ventures, with Afterpay cofounder Nick Molnar, brother of founder Simon, among the backers.

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Open banking payments fintech Waave lands $4.7 million Seed round

Payments startup Waave has raised a $4.7 million seed round from individual backers including Jack Gance, who also joins as advisor, ahead of an enterprise rollout of its Pay by Bank product.

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Afterpay for refunds? Refundid raises $3 million for tech turning BNPL model on its head

Refundid, which pays online shoppers their refunds instantly and recovers the cost from retailers, has raised $3 million in equity and debt led by Afterpay-backed AP Ventures, with Paul Greenberg investing and joining its advisory board.

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