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🇦🇺 This Week in Australian Startups #173, 9th August 2026

Weekly roundup: Firmus completes its $2.85b round; Procore acquires DroneDeploy; Atlassian rebounds while Canva cuts guidance; plus fresh raises for Zabidou, BioScout, Vexev, Enrola, Spacetalk and others.

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Tesserent hires ex-Telstra talent to supercharge growth

Tesserent appoints ex-Telstra sales executive James Ormesher as chief growth officer, shortly after Thales completed its $176 million takeover of the cybersecurity firm.

Thales enters app security market with $3.6B Imperva acquisition

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Manufacturing news briefs – stories you might have missed

Roundup of Australian manufacturing items: two companies raise capital, two receive R&D tax refunds, an electric refueller debuts, a distribution deal is signed, IP is bought with shares, and more Bushmasters head to Ukraine.

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Manufacturing news briefs – stories you might have missed

Manufacturing roundup: 3D Metalforge raises funds via placement, Recce Pharmaceuticals lands an R&D tax rebate, CoDeAc unveils a nuclear detection solution, A2EP plans a webinar, and Varley Rafael advances local missile production.

ABT awarded defence global competitiveness grant

Braking systems maker Advanced Braking Technology receives a $240,000 defence grant to buy machinery, train staff and gain accreditation, supporting its work on the Hawkei vehicle with VEEM manufacturing.