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Startup · $30m raised

Tritium

Brisbane, QLD

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Funding announcement

Australian flow battery pioneer put into administration after failing to find backers

Brisbane flow battery maker Redflow has entered voluntary administration after failing to attract matching private investment, with Deloitte appointed; the article also recalls Tritium's sale to Exicom and a small earlier Redflow equity raise.

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4 deals

Solar battery startup Redback's back from the brink with new owners

Brisbane battery maker Redback Technologies exits voluntary administration under new owner Australia Ebon, which injected an initial $500,000; earlier backers Energy Queensland, the Clean Energy Finance Corporation and Energy Australia are recalled.

Exit / M&A

Tritium's rapid rise and collapse is over – goes into administration

EV charger maker Tritium DCFC has collapsed into administration, with KPMG appointees taking control of its Australian subsidiaries, after losses, a troubled US expansion, and a failed bid for Queensland government support.

Also Startup Daily·RenewEconomy·@AuManufacturing·RenewEconomy·Startup Daily·@AuManufacturing

2 deals

GLOBAL CHARGE: Brisbane clean tech startup EVOS Energy breaks into India with export grant

Brisbane EV charging maker EVOS Energy receives Queensland government backing to take its chargers into India; the profile also recalls its $5 million Series A and traces its growth.

Also Startup Daily

Funding announcement

Best of the week — the five most popular stories among readers, November 6 – 10, 2023

Weekly roundup of the five most-read stories: Tritium shifting charger production to Tennessee, Carbon Revolution's NASDAQ listing, defence grants for manufacturers, a bushfire-resistant paint hitting shelves, and Cobram Estate Olives' 25-year growth.

11 deals

Nine Aussie startups that raised $107.35 million this week

Weekly roundup detailing nine Australian startup funding rounds totalling $107.35 million, spanning pet e-commerce, quantum sensors, proptech, agtech, EV charging, sailing apparel, marketing tools, consumer goods and pregnancy wearables.

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2 deals

Hydrogen energy company Endua raises $11.8 million

Hydrogen storage startup Endua has raised $7.5 million from QIC, Melt Ventures and 77 Partners to scale its modular hydrogen power banks for microgrid and standalone power markets.

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3 deals

CEFC congratulates Gridcognition on close of seed round at nearly $4m

Energy software firm Gridcognition closed a $2.25 million seed round; CEFC committed $625,000 through its innovation fund alongside Alberts Impact Ventures, Afterwork Ventures and angel investors, taking total funding near $4 million.

Also Virescent Ventures·gridcog.com·Startup News (WA)·Startup News (WA)·Startup News (WA)

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The final FUNDED for 2021

Techboard's year-end roundup catalogues November funding activity: big raises for Rokt, Harrison.ai and Pet Circle, five acquisitions, Investible's second fund closing at $51.6m, plus a watchlist of companies still seeking capital.

Also Australian FinTech

5 deals

The startup funding round: Tech for developers, EV chargers and fine dining for doggos

Weekly roundup reporting Butn's ASX listing, Cicada Innovations' renewed health-sector partnership, and fresh raises by Kāhu, FL0, Lyka, Sourse AI and Evos.

Seed $1.7m

An EV charging startup co-founded by former Tritium employees just raised a $1.7 million seed round

Brisbane EV charging startup EVOS, founded by three ex-Tritium staff, raised $1.7 million in seed funding from Autostrada and an unnamed ASX-listed firm to develop chargers and energy software and hire nine engineers.

Also SmartCompany·@AuManufacturing·Startup Daily·Startup Daily·SmartCompany·@AuManufacturing·@AuManufacturing·SmartCompany

14 deals

The startup funding round: Tech for COVID-19 vaccines, automating oyster farms, and $25 million for cybersecurity

Weekly funding roundup: UpGuard raises $25m, Tanggram $5m, Endua launches with $5m, Cubiko $1.7m, The Village Co $1.2m, Tribu $1.25m, SmartOysters and BatNav crowdfund, Chipper Cash closes US$100m, and Main Sequence's fund closed.

2 deals

CSIRO and Ampol team up for “step-change” hydrogen storage technology

CSIRO and Ampol have launched Brisbane hydrogen storage startup Endua with $5 million in initial backing from Main Sequence and Ampol, commercialising CSIRO electrolysis technology for off-grid and remote power applications.

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Unnamed stage $5m

Endua creates hydrogen-powered clean energy storage, using tech from Australia's national science agency

Brisbane hydrogen storage startup Endua has raised AUD 5 million from Main Sequence, CSIRO and Ampol to commercialise electrolysis technology developed at CSIRO, with Ampol as industry partner.

Also @AuManufacturing·RenewEconomy·SmartCompany·@AuManufacturing·@AuManufacturing

15 deals

Ignition Lane's Weekly Wrap: CBA's cash splash, NZ's Hi-Tech awards, the biggest tech news from around the world

Weekly roundup covering CBA's strategic stakes in Little Birdie and Amber, several Australian funding rounds, Zip's BNPL acquisitions, Tritium's planned NASDAQ listing, Amazon's MGM purchase and other global tech news.

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Exit / M&A

SPAC ATTACK: Brisbane EV charging venture Tritium heads to NASDAQ listing with $1.55 billion valuation

Brisbane EV fast-charger maker Tritium is merging with US SPAC Decarbonization Plus Acquisition Corp II to list on NASDAQ at an A$1.55 billion valuation, anticipating up to US$403 million in gross proceeds.

Exit / M&A

EV fast charger developer Tritium to go public via SPAC merger at $1.2B valuation

Brisbane EV fast-charger maker Tritium will list on Nasdaq through a SPAC merger with Decarbonization Plus Acquisition Corp. II, valuing it at $1.2 billion, with expected gross proceeds of up to $403 million and no PIPE.

Also SmartCompany·@AuManufacturing·Startup Daily·Startup Daily·Startup Daily·Startup Daily·@AuManufacturing·@AuManufacturing·@AuManufacturing·RenewEconomy·RenewEconomy

Series A $4.8m

Queensland's RedEarth secures $5m to roll out locally made battery storage

Brisbane battery maker RedEarth announced a $4.75 million Series A backed by a Queensland government fund, targeting local manufacturing growth, while the article also recalls Tritium's earlier backing and Redflow's $7.5 million placement.

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