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Sonia Kaurah

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Cheque-in: 8 startups raised $113 million this week to end October

Weekly funding roundup covering eight raises totalling over $113 million across aerospace, biotech, materials, health and software, plus a pharmacy firm's acquisition out of administration.

Startup Daily Fri 31 Oct 2025 ENA RespiratoryHuckleberryHuman HealthHypersonixSecurePIIStrongRoom AITala ThriveUluuAliavia VenturesAskNicelyBroadSourceCanvaCricket HealthJoe ZhouKantarM-ComMineralNRF CorporationOIF VenturesPapinelleQuiksilverTradeMeAirTree VenturesArchangel VenturesBrandon CapitalBurda Principal InvestmentsEVPFairgroundFlu LabGates FoundationHigh Tor CapitalLocalGlobeMain Sequence VenturesNovel InvestmentsOregon Venture FundQueensland Investment CorporationRKKVCSaabScale InvestorsSkip CapitalStartmateStoic Venture CapitalTidal VenturesTrinity VenturesUniseedArvind RajanDavid SheinEric SalamaNathan ChristensenRowan SimpsonSerge Van DamAaron WardBill PlackeDr Christophe DemaisonDavid GallDiogo BöhmGeorgia VidlerHaydn FaltynJason ThalsJoe ZhouDr Julia ReisserKate LambridisMichael KingsburySonia Kaurah
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Eight ANZ startups that raised $113 million this week

Weekly roundup of eight trans-Tasman startup raises worth a combined $113 million-plus, alongside Joe Zhou's buyout of StrongRoom AI from administrators.

SmartCompany Fri 31 Oct 2025 ENA RespiratoryHuckleberryHuman HealthSecurePIIStrongRoom AITala ThriveUluu800x LimitedAliavia VenturesAmazonAskNicelyBroadSourceCanvaCricket HealthFoundervineHypersonixJoe ZhouKantarM-ComMineralNRF CorporationOIF VenturesPapinelleQuiksilverTradeMeAirTree VenturesArchangel VenturesBrandon CapitalBurda Principal InvestmentsEVPFairgroundFlu LabGates FoundationHigh Tor CapitalLocalGlobeMain Sequence VenturesNovel InvestmentsOregon Venture FundQueensland Investment CorporationRKKVCSaabScale InvestorsSkip CapitalStartmateStoic Venture CapitalTidal VenturesTrinity VenturesUniseedArvind RajanDavid SheinDuncan GouldEric SalamaFeike DIzzy ObengNathan ChristensenRowan SimpsonSerge Van DamAaron WardBill PlackeDr Christophe DemaisonDavid GallDiogo BöhmGeorgia VidlerHaydn FaltynJason ThalsJoe ZhouDr Julia ReisserKate LambridisMichael KingsburySonia Kaurah

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Pre-seed $500k

Mental health startup Tala Thrive reveals $500,000 pre-seed raise as it moves back to Melbourne

An exclusive interview with founder Sonia Kaurah discloses the culturally focused mental health platform's previously unreported $500,000 pre-seed round, backed by crowdfunding and angels, as the company relocates from London to Melbourne.

SmartCompany Thu 30 Oct 2025 Tala Thrive800x LimitedAmazonColumbia UniversityFoundervineMonash UniversityDuncan GouldFeike DIzzy ObengSonia Kaurah

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