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Investing in a Cleaner Future: Reflections from the Frontlines of Climate Innovation

The fund's authors recap two climate-investment events, weighing the massive global capital needs, mixed public-private funding models, and its clean-economy portfolio activity in Victoria.

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From quantum computing to quesadillas: Top 12 biggest capital raises of 2024

Year-end roundup ranking 2024's twelve largest startup raises, headed by PsiQuantum's $940 million government-backed quantum computing round, plus Guzman y Gomez's ASX listing and Betashares' Temasek investment.

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Deals in brief: HongShan raises RMB 18 billion fund, Partior and Miridih secure funding, four China deals, and more

KrASIA roundup: HongShan closes an RMB 18 billion fund, Partior and Miridih raise Series B rounds, Packworks gets a government grant, four Chinese startups raise, and Nika.eco, Validus and Airs Medical win funding.

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Eight Aussie startups that raised $118.8 million this week

Weekly roundup of eight Australian funding rounds, led by Samsara Eco's $100m Series A extension; Diraq, 1Breadcrumb, Aquila, NRN, Klean, Bearhug and Sindy Labs also secured capital, and Klean won a Queensland grant.

Also TechCrunch Venture·SmartCompany·@AuManufacturing·Techboard·Startup Daily·Startup Daily·SmartCompany·Startup Daily·SmartCompany·Startup Daily·@AuManufacturing·@AuManufacturing·Forbes Australia·@AuManufacturing

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‘Game changer’: Samsara Eco raises $100 million for infinite recycling of plastics

Australian plastics recycler Samsara Eco secured a Temasek-led Series A+ of $100 million to scale enzyme-based infinite recycling, with Southeast Asian facilities planned, adding to its 2022 Series A.

Also TechCrunch Venture·SmartCompany·@AuManufacturing·Techboard·SmartCompany·@AuManufacturing·@AuManufacturing·@AuManufacturing

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Samsara Eco is working to replace plastic packaging with fossil fuel-free alternatives

Australian enzymatic plastics recycler Samsara Eco raised a large all-equity round led jointly by Temasek and Main Sequence, with Lululemon among other backers, funding new recycling facilities and team growth.

Also SmartCompany·Startup Daily·Forbes Australia·SmartCompany·SmartCompany·SmartCompany·SmartCompany·@AuManufacturing·Forbes Australia·@AuManufacturing·Forbes Australia·Forbes Australia

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The Week in AgriFoodTech: Hysata snags $111m for green hydrogen, Ocean 14 launches $200m+ fund

Weekly agrifoodtech roundup: Hysata's green-hydrogen Series B, Rize's Series A, other raises, Ocean 14 and Peakbridge fund closes, Uber buying Delivery Hero's Taiwan unit, executive hires, and an accelerator's cohort selection.

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Labor bets big on quantum with $1 billion deal for PsiQuantum and multimillion-dollar Sydney Uni hub

The Australian federal and Queensland governments are investing $940m in PsiQuantum, which will open a Brisbane regional headquarters; $18.4m will fund a national quantum centre at the University of Sydney.

Also Dealroom·Forbes Australia·SmartCompany·Startup Daily·Startup Daily·SmartCompany·SmartCompany·Startup Daily·Startup Daily·Startup Daily·Startup Daily·Startup Daily·Startup Daily·Forbes Australia·Forbes Australia·Forbes Australia·Forbes Australia·Crunchbase News

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Australia's climate tech industry is booming, but it could bust without funds

Feature on Australia's fast-growing climate tech sector, recounting raises at companies including Neara, Loam Bio, Goterra and Great Wrap, and warning that scarce growth capital and limited foreign investment could stall the industry.

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5 Interesting Startup Deals You May Have Missed This Year

Year-end Crunchbase column recapping five distinctive 2023 raises: Cortical Labs, Forward, Neura Robotics, KoBold Metals and Living Carbon, with amounts, backers and one stated valuation.

Also TechCrunch Venture

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Main Sequence surpasses $1 billion funds under management for deep tech as it launches new Fund

Deep tech venture firm Main Sequence has reached an initial A$450 million close on its third fund, pushing money under management past A$1 billion; Hostplus, Temasek and CSIRO are among the backers.

Also SmartCompany·SmartCompany·Startup Daily·SmartCompany·Startup Daily·Startup Daily·@AuManufacturing·Business News Australia·TechCrunch Venture

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‘Infinite recycling’ startup Samsara Eco partners with Lululemon

Enzyme-based plastics recycler Samsara Eco announces a multi-year partnership with Lululemon, which makes an undisclosed minority investment, its first in a recycling company.

Also SmartCompany·@AuManufacturing·Techboard·SmartCompany·@AuManufacturing·@AuManufacturing·Forbes Australia·@AuManufacturing

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The week in agrifoodtech: Plant-based salmon reels in $12m, new funding for ag robots, Impossible layoffs

Weekly agrifoodtech roundup: funding for FoodByUs, New School Foods, BloomX and others, acquisitions by CropX and Growy, plus layoffs at Impossible Foods and Glovo.

Also AgFunderNews·AgFunderNews

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The Week in Agrifoodtech: Roslin Technologies' $12m for cell lines, Sistema.bio's $10m for biogas

Weekly roundup of agrifoodtech raises including Roslin Technologies, Sistema.bio, Buddha Brands, Proper Good, Perfekto, Agriconomie, FishLog, PasarMikro, DataFarming, Carble, Sabanto and BioRaptor, plus partnerships, a product launch and layoffs.

Series A $54m

Samsara Eco banks $54m Series A funding to scale infinite recycling

Enzyme-based plastic recycler Samsara Eco has raised a $54 million Series A to build a commercial recycling facility in Melbourne, with investors including the CEFC Innovation Fund, W23, Main Sequence, Breakthrough Victoria and Temasek.

Also TechCrunch Venture·Breakthrough Victoria·@AuManufacturing·Startup Daily·Startup Daily·Techboard·SmartCompany·SmartCompany·SmartCompany·Startup Daily·SmartCompany·SmartCompany·@AuManufacturing·@AuManufacturing·@AuManufacturing·Forbes Australia·@AuManufacturing·TechCrunch Venture·TechCrunch Venture

Series C $280m

Heavy hitting global VCs Temasek and Tencent back NFT gaming startup Immutable in $280 million Series C

Sydney NFT gaming firm Immutable raised a $280 million Series C valuing it at $3.5 billion, led by Temasek with Tencent and Animoca Brands, six months after an $82 million raise.

Also SmartCompany·SmartCompany·Techboard·SmartCompany·SmartCompany·SmartCompany·SmartCompany·Startup Daily·Startup Daily·Forbes Australia·Forbes Australia·Crunchbase News

Series C $60m

Allay Therapeutics Completes Oversubscribed $60M Financing to Advance Ultra-Sustained Pain Platform

US-Singapore biotech Allay Therapeutics has closed a $60 million Series C round led by Arboretum Ventures, with several healthcare investors taking part, to advance its long-acting post-surgical pain candidate into late-stage trials.

Also Brandon Capital portfolio

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Ignition Lane's Weekly Wrap: VC investment peaks, cowtech as bro, Big Tech earnings soar

Weekly roundup covering Main Sequence's second-fund close, operating partner hires at Blackbird and AirTree, raises by Sea Forest, Adventus.io, Halter and others, acquisitions by Equiem, Stripe and Toyota, plus Big Tech earnings.

Fund close $250m

Fund 2 Announcement

Australia's Main Sequence has pulled in A$250 million for its second deep tech fund, with existing backers returning and a sharpened emphasis on decarbonisation investments.

Also TechCrunch Venture·TechCrunch Venture·SmartCompany·@AuManufacturing·Startup Daily·SmartCompany·TechCrunch Venture

Series D+ US$70m

TrueLayer raises US$70m to build the world's most valuable Open Banking network

UK open banking platform TrueLayer has raised a US$70 million Series D led by Addition, with existing backers joining, to fund global expansion and grow its engineering and commercial teams.

Also Australian FinTech

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2020 Year In Review

Square Peg Capital recaps 2020: eight new investments including Zeller and HealthMatch, a US$450 million fourth fund close, follow-ons, new hires across Sydney, Singapore and Israel, and portfolio updates.

Also Square Peg Capital portfolio·Square Peg Capital portfolio·SmartCompany·Australian FinTech·Startup Daily·SmartCompany·SmartCompany·SmartCompany·Startup Daily·SmartCompany·SmartCompany·SmartCompany·Startup Daily·SmartCompany·Startup Daily·SmartCompany·Startup Daily·SmartCompany·Startup Daily·Startup Daily·Startup Daily·SmartCompany·Startup Daily·Women's Agenda·Australian FinTech·Crunchbase News·TechCrunch Venture

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Ignition Lane's Weekly Wrap: MyDeal and Adore hit the ASX, the Future Fund takes a hit on Quibi

Ignition Lane's weekly roundup reports MyDeal and Adore Beauty listing on the ASX, Rokt's US$80 million Series D, several trans-Tasman raises, Quibi shutting down, Westpac trimming its Zip stake, and local executive appointments.

Also Crunchbase News·Startup Daily·Startup Daily·Startup Daily·Startup Daily·ARN (ARNnet)

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Fake meat venture V2food raises $77 million in series B from foreign investors for Asia expansion

Plant-based meat maker V2food has closed a large Series B with Asian backers to finish a Wodonga factory and enter Asian markets, following an earlier round the year before.

Also @AuManufacturing·Crunchbase News·AgFunderNews·Startup Daily·SmartCompany·Startup Daily·SmartCompany·Startup Daily·Startup Daily·AgFunderNews·AgFunderNews·TechCrunch Venture

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NFT firm Immutable valued at $2.5bn in Temasek-led financing

Sydney-based NFT gaming firm Immutable has secured $200 million in new backing spearheaded by Singapore's Temasek, valuing the company at $2.5 billion; Tencent, Mirae Asset, ParaFi Capital and Declaration Partners also joined.

Also cryptobriefing.com·checkcryptonews.com·TechCrunch Venture

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