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The oversubscribed Series A was led by Airtree, with Plural, returning backers Left Lane Capital and b2venture, and angels including Australian Test captain Pat Cummins. The Melbourne startup will use the money to continue its push into the UK and the $10 trillion global consumer healthcare market.
Series A
CGT workaround incoming, dentist without the needle, Goterra runs dry, Fresho conquers the UK + Airwallex fires back
OS Weekly
NZ courts Aussie founders as their founders fly, Blackbird tries to define a startup, Dashdot collapses, Airtree offeres $250K in for builders to start building and Fishburners finds a new home!
4 new venture funds hit ANZ (3 in Australia), the Fair Work Commission pays AI to clean up after AI, finding the silver lining in an 80% down round, plus the startups that raised $110M this week
Canva doesn't need to IPO (apparently), The LaunchVic-Breakthrough successor finally has a name, New Zealand has it's own version of the Thiel Fellowship, and $100M+ flows into hospitality tech, construction robotics and quantum.
LinkedIn went to war with Canberra, Elicia McDonald takes the Airtree helm, and $40M+ flowing into defence, construction and AI finance. Plus, the postivies that came out of the budget for Aussie startups.
Founders and GPs freak out about potential changes to the capital gains tax discount. Fishy's goes into voluntary administration, and LaunchVic & Breakthrough Victoria's fate hangs in the balance.
A$1.8B raised in Q1, up 63% on Q1 2025, but there's plenty to be said behind the data. Blackbird Sunrise... sunsets for 2026. VentureCrowd's holding company goes into administration, and Airwallex is giving away A$1M a year to young Aussie founders.
3D printing houses, a new early stage fund, and does Australia have a self belief problem? This unicorn founder thinks so.
Two FinTechs make some big moves. Canva to IPO in 2027, how much CO2 does a data centre create? Plus, meet the startup building rare earth alternatives via simulations!
Two new venture funds hit the market. Canva can't stop acquiring. Meet the new MedTech Actuator Accelerator cohort and the hot new drone startup shaking the tin for fresh capital.
Airwallex recruits an ex-Prime Minister, April Fools Jokes gone wrong, fresh data on how Australians are using Claude and see how America is winning the AI investment race through sheer volume of capital.
The steaks have never been higher: Halter hits $2.9B valuation for fenceless cow herding. Plus, Canva makes its 6th acquisition in 2 years as it expands into digital outdoor marketing to combat AI design tools.
OpenAI say's G'day to Aussie startups, Robyn Denholm wants to reform R&D incentives, Blackbird reports on their valuation method and Australian MedTech's bringing hardwear into market.
Brain tissue computer chips, Canva AI more popular than Claude, Euc's acquirer drops lawsuit. Plus a new $15M pre-seed fund, and meet the driverless boats protecting Australia.
What is the average wage at a scale-up? What about the gender pay gap? I've dived into the numbers and revealed all across several scale-ups. And meet the startup combining quantum computing and human brain tissue, or the 3D printed Aussie rocket that could hit MACH 12
Eucalyptus acquisition broken down. Canva and Heidi go shopping. Plus, Blackbird tips in to a SF based inference company valued at $5B!
Australia's 3rd unicorn in 2026!! Defence Tech is getting plenty of federal love. Startmates S26 cohort announced, and plenty of changes at accelerator programs and the Tech Council of Australia.
A new unicorn arrives! StrongRoom saga continues, quantum developments and a new OS newsletter launches next week helping investors and founders find eachother. Plus a heavyweight Aussie VC weighs in on the softwear is dead debate.
Square Peg has a new fund, meet the Aussie founders revolutionising computer chips with sound waves, Cut Through Venture 2025 report is out, and we've read it!
plus, a TL;DR.
Deep Dives
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After a decade overseeing the growth of over 3,000 startups and $4.2 billion in capital raised, Chris Kirk prepares for a "planned and considered" exit as the organization scales into Sydney’s Tech Central.
Ecosystem News
Our VCs have never had more dry powder, but what does a founder need to do to get some? Tennis Australia leads the way in innovation, Clipboard acquired for 10x return and meet the founder giving away products for free.
Airwallex vs the financial crimes watchdog. Australia has a new space unicorn. We ask: will AI kill SaaS? And find out how one Aussie founder obsessed over a single interaction to scale to 2.5M users.
Airwallex vs the media, Sendle shuts down as three-way merger goes bad, SXSW Sydney is cancelled, Waymo eyes Sydney for autonomous taxi service and Aussie exits hit $3.5bn last year in a return to the good times.
