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Weekly roundup of four Australian startup raises: Kismet's $20m seed extension, Primary's $3.5m seed round, Willed's $3m from Seven West Media, and East Forged's $1.5m from a Vietnamese agribusiness's venture arm.
Brisbane cold brew tea maker East Forged secured $1.5 million from GMAA, venture arm of Vietnam's TTC AgriS, its largest external investment, after an earlier federal grant, to expand production and enter Asian markets.
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Prep, a marketplace helping food makers reach large buyers, has landed $200,000 in pre-seed funding from Melbourne venture firm Skalata.