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💌 Aussie Startup & VC Summary | 13th December, 2025

The second largest ever VC round in Australian startup history! LaunchVic and Breakthrough Vic to merge. AgriTech has a legislative breakthrough, plus West Tech, and Techstars host huge events and we have all the startups that pitched.

OS Weekly

Techstars Sydney ditches the pitch deck for product demos at its largest-ever Australian showcase

In a landscape where "Demo Days" often devolve into fundraising roadshows, Techstars Sydney Managing Director Christie Jenkins pushed for a return to engineering roots.

Ecosystem News

Aristotle Metadata taps Tractor Ventures for $400K of venture debt to scale partner-led data governance

Tractor Ventures backs Aristotle Metadata with $400k in venture debt to scale its global data governance partner network.

Debt

Autonomous boat platform Greenroom Robotics lands fleet-wide deal with EGS Survey

Meet the autonomous boat that runs for multiweek survey missions and is controlled via Starlinks and an Xbox controller.

Paperbacked launches education venture studio to fill the funding and support gap for the education sector

The new studio targets the ‘missing middle’ of education ventures, founders who want to scale without chasing the unicorn status that traditional VCs demand, and is ditching retainer cash for equity.