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💌 Aussie Startup & VC Summary | 31st January, 2026

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.

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💌 Aussie Startup & VC Summary | 24th January, 2026

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.

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💌 Aussie Startup & VC Summary | 17th January, 2026

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.

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💌 Aussie Startup & VC Summary | 12th January, 2026

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.

OS Weekly

💌 Aussie Startup & VC Summary | 20th December, 2025

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.

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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

💌 Aussie Startup & VC Summary | 6th December, 2025

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!

OS Weekly

💌 Aussie Startup & VC Summary | 29th November, 2025

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.

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💌 Aussie Startup & VC Summary | 22nd November, 2025

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.

OS Weekly

💌 Aussie Startup & VC Summary | 15th November, 2025

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.

OS Weekly

💌 Aussie Startup & VC Summary | 8th November, 2025

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!

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💌 Aussie Startup & VC Summary | 1st November, 2025

$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?

OS Weekly

💌 Aussie Startup & VC Summary | 25th October, 2025

$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!

OS Weekly

💌 Aussie Startup & VC Summary | 18th October, 2025

SXSW wrapped, data centres galore. CSIRO making cuts and a few ZIRP era startups turn off the lights.

OS Weekly

💌 Aussie Startup & VC Summary | 11th October, 2025

Big news for Overnight Success, we share the deck that secured a $65M Series C, the annual crowdfunding report is released and meet the Australian companies featured in TIME magaznies best inventions of 2025

OS Weekly

💌 Aussie Startup & VC Summary | 4th October, 2025

ANZ shuts down 1835i, TEN13 secures its first insto mandate, SXSW is under fire, and NZ startups are making a splash on the global stage as cows literally come home.

OS Weekly

💌 Aussie Startup & VC Summary | 27th September, 2025

What do investors want to see in early-stage pitch decks? The R&D list has been released, and the crypto industry has received the nod from the treasury. This was a massive week for chips, robots and Seaweed. Plus, let's get a coffee in Sydney during SXSW, I'm shouting.

OS Weekly

💌 Aussie Startup & VC Summary | 20th September, 2025

Startup and scale-up salary guide released, Australian startup valuations are now above COVID highs! Employment Hero & Seek head to court as investor and startup come to blows.

OS Weekly

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

VC gets the chop at NAB, PsiQuantum gets massive mark-up with new funding in a coup for the federal government. Scale makes its first close on a female-focused founder fund, and OS launches a VC-backed startups job board.

OS Weekly

💌 Aussie Startup & VC Summary | 6th September, 2025

SPVs on the surge as tokenised equity shakes up secondaries; Blackbird/Airtree miss women-founder targets; Rokt hits $7.2b; Birchal lifts fees and gets lean; Airwallex & Atlassian buy; Nutromics/Aether/Litmaps raise; Samsara opens first ever plant!

OS Weekly

💌 Aussie Startup & VC Summary | 30th August, 2025

Alternative VC funds are on the rise, marking maturity in the sector. Sydney Startup Hub closes and Tech Central Innovation Hub doesn't have an operator yet, but OpenAI is arriving to Australia with a Sydney Office!

OS Weekly

💌 Aussie Startup & VC Summary | 23rd August, 2025

A big week with the launch of the first secondaries fund for VC LPs, another valuation increase for Canva, the announcement of Startmate's winter cohort, and six new capital raises.

OS Weekly

💌 Aussie Startup & VC Summary | 16th August, 2025

Blackbird annouce fund VI with $700M expected to close in September, Airwallex hits US$900m revenue and NSW is about to get a bunch more startup events.

OS Weekly

💌 Aussie Startup & VC Summary | 9th August, 2025

Airtree's new $650M fund has landed, Lorikeet 10x revenue since October and hits $200M valuation, Tank Stream Labs arrives in Adelaide, and Deeligence is heading to San Fran after winning the regional Startup World Cup!

OS Weekly

💌 Aussie Startup & VC Summary | 2nd August, 2025

Gilmour Rocket launches! Are Canva's latest secondaries at ~$37B valuation undervalued? New Figma shareholders say so.

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