Startup · $600k raised
Sydney, NSW
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| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Dr Payar Radfar | CEO | Startup Daily |
Stories naming Smart MCs. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Sydney biotech Smart MCs and UNSW won Australian Research Council funding of $900,000 for microcarrier development; the company earlier joined Big Idea Ventures' accelerator, raised pre-seed, and received a 2023 government grant.
Melbourne startup extracting protein from leaves has raised $850,000 in a round led by the University of Melbourne's Genesis fund, with Breakthrough Victoria, LaunchVic, Loyal VC and Big Idea Ventures also investing.
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Over thirty Australian projects received federal Accelerating Commercialisation grants totalling roughly $18 million, including Jevons Robotics, Glaciem, Electrogenics and LYRO Robotics, with the full recipient list published.
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