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Six Aussie startups that raised over $19 million this week

A weekly roundup reporting six Australian startups that raised a combined $19 million, including Quasar, Nexl, MoreGoodDays, DAS and Our Cow, plus Our Cow's earlier acquisition of delivery startup Voly.

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Aussie agri-fintech DAS set for global expansion after TELUS joins $3 million raise

Australian agtech firm DAS has raised $3 million with TELUS Ventures investing, supporting expansion into Canada and North America. Existing backers include CSIRO, IAG and Startmate; DAS is a Winter 2020 Startmate alumnus.

AgriWebb’s software seeks to boost yields, lower environmental impacts for farmers and ranchers

AgriWebb, whose platform digitises livestock and farm records, announced a fresh $6.8 million round co-led by two backers, earmarked for overseas growth; the piece also recalls its 2021 Series B.

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Queensland drone mapping startup Emesent raises $32 million Series A

Brisbane drone mapping startup Emesent has raised a Series A to fund global growth, engineering hiring and new facilities, led by Perennial Partners with Tiger Global and TELUS Ventures joining existing backers.

CEFC backs cattle and sheep farmers with technology to lift productivity and boost soil carbon

The Clean Energy Finance Corporation committed $5 million to livestock software firm AgriWebb within a larger capital raising led by TELUS Ventures, funding emissions-tracking tools; an earlier Loam Bio investment is also recalled.

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