A Sydney biotechnology startup tackling behavioural and psychological symptoms in illnesses such as dementia and substance abuse has raised $14.5m in a Series B. The raise for Kinoxis Therapeutics, cofounded by researchers from the chemistry and psychology faculties at Sydney University, was backed by pioneering venture fund Uniseed, UniSuper, the university, Stoic VC, and US-based Avicella… Read more »
Artificial intelligence-based loans assessment platform Rich Data Co has topped up its Series B, nine months on, with another $9 million, this time from Acorn Capital, for a total raise of $37 million. The fintech banked $28 million last November in part 1 of its Series B, led by Westpac and Nasdaq-listed cloud banking firm… Read more »
Wollongong-based electrolyser startup Hysata, which is developing production methods for low-cost green hydrogen, has raised $172 million (US$111.3m) in a Series B, a record for clean tech in Australia. The round was co-led by the venture arm of oil industry giant bp, and Investec’s Hong Kong-based alternative investment firm Templewater, with both chipping in US$10m (A$15.2m).… Read more »
Legal industry collaboration platform Nexl has raised $6.6 million in a Series A as it looks to modernise business law. The round was co-led by Shearwater Capital and existing backer EVP. The business has now raised $10 million in 2023. Philipp Thurner, the former head of innovation at top tier law firm Gilbert and Tobin,… Read more »
Artificial intelligence loans assessments platform Rich Data Co has raised $28 million (US$17.5m) in a Series B as it looks to ramp up its North America expansion The round was led by Westpac and Nasdaq-listed cloud banking firm nCino, supported by existing backer BMYG and a new investor, Singapore-based Octava Fund. The funds will be used… Read more »
Energy sector digital twin startup Neara has raised $15.25 million in an extension of last year’s $20 million Series B round. The round was led by South African VC Prosus Ventures (formerly Naspers Ventures), a frequent Australian investor, which also backed crypto gaming unicorn Immutable. Existing backers Square Peg and Kim Jackson’s Skip Capital also… Read more »
CSIRO’s venture capital arm Main Sequence Ventures has backed a Brisbane mining technology startup in a US$28 million (A$43m) Series B raise led by international investors. Plotlogic, founded in 2018 by former mining exec and engineer Andrew Job, scans mine deposits using LiDAR (laser-based light detection and ranging) and hyperspectral imaging technology to analyse their… Read more »
Sydney quantum startup Q-CTRL has landed an additional US$2.6 million (A$3.83m) in VC funding for its long-running Series B round to take the total raised to US$54 million (A$80m). Joining a cap table that includes Salesforce Ventures, the VC arm of the US software giant, Airbus Ventures, Main Sequence and former Wallabies captain John Eales. is… Read more »
Brisbane online prescription startup Midnight Health has raised $15 million in a Series B with ASX-listed insurer nib stumping up the cash for a third time 19 months to own more than three-quarters of the business. nib’s investment comes as regulators crack down on the sector, forcing medtech companies to shift from online applications for… Read more »
Sydney VC OneVentures has pledged $15 million as a cornerstone investment towards a $25 million Series B raise for life sciences startup ImmVirX. The biotech startup is developing cancer treatments using oncolytic viral immunotherapies (viruses that infect and destroy cancer cells without damaging normal cells). The remaining $10 million in the Series offered to existing… Read more »
Decarbonisation startup Loam, which uses microbes to sequester carbon in farm soils, has raised $105 million in a Series B. The latest raise comes 20 months after its $40 million Series A – and brings the total raised to $150 million Loam’s Series B was co-led by US climate-focused VC Lowercarbon Capital and former Macquarie… Read more »
Salesforce Ventures becomes new investor Wallabies legend John Eales also backed Q-CTRL A record A$74m was raised in the Series B Sydney quantum software startup Q–CTRL has raised US$27.4 million (A$39m) in an extension of its Series B Several new investors joined Q–CTRL’s cap table, including Salesforce Ventures, the VC arm of the US software… Read more »
New Zealand-founded accounting fintech Hnry has raised A$35 million in a Series B as it looks to go global. The round was led by local VC AirTree Ventures, supported by existing New York-based backer Left Lane Capital, Akshay Kothari, cofounder of California software company Notion, and Athletic Ventures, the sports star investment syndicate that includes AFL… Read more »
Wholesale hospitality marketplace FoodByUs has raised $12 million in a Series B. The round was led by South African VC Base Capital, supported by New York’s FJ Labs, and Trawalla Group, plus with follow-on funding from founding investor Macquarie Capital. FoodByUs previously raised $10 million in a Series A in November 2021 and then spent… Read more »
Australian-born US-based solar panel design and sales platform OpenSolar has raised US$15 million (A$22m) in a Series B. Telstra Ventures led the round, announced last month, with support from sustainability fund 2150 and existing investors including Jeff Tannenbaum’s Titan Grove and solar entrepreneurs Alec Guettel and Howard Wenger. The funds will be used to expand… Read more »
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