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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.
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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.
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!
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.
2026 is here! Employment Hero drops its case against Seek, Euc focuses on women's weight loss rather than men's longevity, and Origin Energy gets a huge mark-up on a strategic investment. Plus, all the capital raises announced over the break.
A playback of the top ten most iconic moments of 2025 in Aussie startups, the CSIRO gets a shake-up, new funds hit the market and wagu beef gets an AI assistant.
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.
LaunchVic shuts down, the Tech Council undergoes a shakeup, and Airwallex CEO Jack Zhang publicly clashes with Silicon Valley investor Keith Rabois, an early investor in Stripe. Plus, another startup hits the ASX and OS heads to WestTech!
A new unicorn is crowned, a pre-IPO chip giant, 39 potential climate-tech billion-dollar plays and a seaweed startup that just went public. Plus, Blackbird's investor update leaks and meet the startup that's tackling the adult diaper problem.
Rokt eyes a mega liquidity event, Culture Amp makes cuts as it leans on AI, SexTech Normal flips the script on VC and goes to the crowd. Could your superfund be bigger if it invested in startups? Plus Meta drops the hammer on under-16s.
A free fundraising system for founders, new merger laws hit Aussie tech, $500M in at a $6B valuation, and a CEO’s insider sell-off wipes $1B in value. Plus a drone to count sheep and small molecules to stop cows flatulence.
ASIC filings hit the news, tax payers fund brain–computer interface to challange Musk, a founder pleads guilty to misleading investors and several massive rounds from Seed to Series D!
$1.6B raised across Australian startups in the first 3Qs of the year, up 12% YoY. Plus, Seaweed plastic, hydrogen-powered hypersonic aircraft, and Canva’s new OS. And we're asking the question, does Australia have enough capital to keep our best founders onshore?
$50M for rollercoster management, Tech Council of Australia CEO resigns, the community can invest in a startup growing faster than Canva at a similar stage and a playbook for your next viral product launch!
