Funding announcement
Seven ANZ startups that raised $111.5 million this week
Roundup of seven raises across the Tasman spanning fintech, marine tech, agtech, defence and AI, plus a first close for an ACT venture fund.
CEO, Nybro
Paul Niven
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Coverage
Stories naming Paul Niven. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
3 deals
Queensland beef genetics biotech Nybro doubles Seed round to $20 million
A Queensland livestock-reproduction startup has grown its seed round to $20 million, drawing $2 million from a newly launched state government fund whose manager had already backed the company.
Seed
US$20m
Nybro raises $20.0M Seed (Australia, August 2026)
Queensland agtech startup Nybro, working on beef genetics via reproductive technologies, raised a $20 million Seed round with QIC Ventures leading and the Gates Foundation participating, per Startup Daily.
Also Startup Daily
2 deals
Cattle producers set to gain from targeted genetics tech investment
Queensland's government has put $2 million into Nbryo, a Brisbane cattle-breeding technology startup, the first investment from its new $30 million farm innovation fund, which QIC manages.
Also Dealroom·Startup Daily
2 deals
Queensland agtech Nbryo raises $10 million to rewrite the future of livestock breeding
Cattle genetics startup Nbryo has landed $10 million co-led by Tenacious Ventures and AgriZeroNZ, plus an $18 million research grant, to commercialise its embryo technology.
Also Beef Central / Grain Central·SmartCompany·Startup Daily·nbryo.com·nbryo.com
2 deals
Queensland agtech startup Nbryo nabs $10 million Seed round to breed better beef
Queensland cattle-breeding biotech Nbryo has secured $10m in seed backing co-led by Tenacious Ventures and AgriZeroNZ, alongside an $18m research grant from the Gates Foundation and Meat and Livestock Australia.
Also SmartCompany·Beef Central / Grain Central·AgFunderNews·SmartCompany·Startup Daily·nbryo.com
Funding announcement
Nbryo completes AUD $10 Million Capital Raising to Accelerate Genetic Improvement in Beef & Dairy
Nbryo closed a A$10 million round co-led by Tenacious Ventures with AgriZeroNZ, QIC, the Murdoch family and Mandalay, and has drawn over $18 million in grants from Gates Foundation and Meat and Livestock Australia.