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Profile of founder Nicole Gibson, whose emotion-tracking wearable startup InTruth has raised $9.5 million to date, including a $9.1 million non-dilutive grant from a UK family office, ahead of a planned launch.
Sydney neurotech firm Omniscient has banked a Series C from Gina Rinehart and Will Vicars, funding a push into the United States for its connectomics platform.
Profiles Stori, an AI game-worldbuilding startup by founder Nilushanan Kulasingham: pre-seed investment by Antler and investor Jason Calacanis, plus a place in AWS's GenAI Accelerator.
Cut Through Ventures' quarterly analysis shows Australian startup funding down 42% year-on-year at A$739 million over 77 deals, with Pet Circle's $75 million Series D from Prysm Capital the period's largest round.
Startupbootcamp Australia presents the nine ventures in its EnergyNext 2023 accelerator cohort, outlining each one's focus and the program's remaining weeks before an October Demo Day at SXSW Sydney.
Ignition Lane's weekly wrap reports falling Australian venture funding, lists several startup raises and fund raises, covers Chargefox's acquisition, Volt's closure, the Zip-Sezzle merger termination, and global tech news.
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Frollo has bought Hip Money, an AI savings and debt-reduction startup, to boost its platform for banks, with Hip Money's chief joining Frollo as sales director in Brisbane.