Trinity Ventures

Eight Aussie startups that raised $108.6 million this week

Roundup of eight funding deals: Synchron's Series D, plus raises by Lumonus AI, Hullbot, Nbryo, Cytophenix, Giftbee, Understanding Zoe and Zeligate, spanning medtech, robotics, agtech and AI.

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Our investment in Hullbot

Folklore Ventures announces it invested in Hullbot's A$16 million Series A with Regeneration VC, Trinity Ventures and Katapult Ocean, backing the Sydney hull-cleaning robotics company's growth.

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Hullbot raises $16m from the bottom of the harbour

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.

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.

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Uluu raises $16 million Series A to replace plastics with seaweed-based alternatives

Perth seaweed materials maker Uluu has closed a Series A led by Burda Principal Investments to fund a commercial-scale facility, with Main Sequence returning after leading its 2022 round.

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Appen acquires Figure Eight for up to $300M, bringing two data annotation companies together

Sydney-headquartered Appen is buying data labelling firm Figure Eight in cash, paying 175 million upfront with a possible performance-linked payment of up to 125 million more.