Zena Sport

Eight Aussie startups that raised $149 million this week

Weekly roundup of eight Australian startups together securing $149 million: One Model, SafetyCulture, Hysata, Pendula, Marqo, Medigrowth, Curiious and Zena Sport, spanning HR analytics, safety tech, hydrogen, AI, medicinal cannabis, VR and sportstech.

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Breakthrough Victoria invests $148,000 in Zena Sport to tackle breast injury in sport

Geelong sportswear startup Zena Sport has closed its first outside round, with Breakthrough Victoria putting in $148,000 and Carbine, the Smorgon family and Euphemia also taking part, after an Amazon Launchpad grant win.

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Zena Sport

Breakthrough Victoria announces a $148,000 pre-seed investment in Geelong maker Zena Sport, whose protective vests guard female athletes against breast injury; Carbine, Smorgon Family and Euphemia also backed the first external round.

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AntiBeauty wins $90K grant from Amazon

Perth skincare maker Antibeauty has received one of four $90,000 grants from Amazon's Launchpad program, chosen alongside three fellow finalists after pitching in Sydney.