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EVP explains its decision to back Termina, whose software pools small businesses' energy purchasing to cut costs and emissions, citing traction across thousands of meters and its founding team.
Weekly roundup of seven Australian startup raises, led by Airwallex's Series F, plus EatClub, Kite Magnetics, Termina, Preve, Foremind and Liveheats.
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Brisbane market-research software firm Askable, self-funded since 2017 by a father-son duo, has announced a $22m Series A led by AirTree at a $100m valuation, with Skip Capital and founder angels backing it.
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Humanforce has bought Wagestream's Australian arm, formerly Earnd, for an undisclosed sum. The article recalls Earnd's 2019 raise, its sale to Greensill, rescue by Wagestream, an A$81m Series C, and Humanforce's earlier acquisitions.
Australian mushroom-based meat maker Fable Food raised an $8.5 million Series A led by K3, with returning and new backers, to fund product development and expansion into North America, the UK and Singapore.
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UK pay-access fintech Wagestream, formed from Sydney's Earnd, secured a A$236 million Series C — equity led by Smash Capital with Silicon Valley Bank debt — to expand beyond Britain, including across Australia.
Delivery e-bike firm Zoomo has added US$20 million to its Series B, led by Collaborative Fund, three months after an $80 million round backed by the Atlassian founders' vehicles, lifting total funding beyond $100 million.
OIF Ventures reports New York's Level Equity has bought a large stake in Eftsure, letting the Australian backer sell most of its holding, with the same investor recently in simPRO's huge round.
Anti-fraud fintech Eftsure, whose only venture backer is the publisher's fund, is fielding unsolicited takeover interest and testing the market via Monash Advisory; that fund was recently lifted to $100 million.
Yum! Brands has made an unsolicited, conditional offer to acquire Melbourne software firm Dragontail Systems for $93.5 million, with completion subject to court and shareholder approval later in 2021.
ASX-listed payments firm Zip Co has agreed to buy the outstanding shares of European BNPL provider Twisto and UAE rival Spotii, extending its buy-now-pay-later reach across Europe and the Middle East.
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Australian e-bike firm Zoomo has announced a $16 million round led by AirTree, with the publisher investing a further $2.2 million, and has appointed four US industry figures to its advisory board.
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Antler Australia streamed its first virtual Demo Day to over 2000 viewers, presenting twelve startups built through its five-month program, and unveiled two new initiatives supporting women founders and online company-building training.
Tech roundup: Baron Cohen attacks social media platforms, Tesla's Cybertruck debut, cloud-kitchen startup Zoom's SoftBank backing, YBF's fintech diversity award winners, and Uber losing its London operating licence again.