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| 20.08.2026 | AgriFood Signals: Farmbot unearths fresh funding, Homestead Capital nabs $150m, Gates backs ‘HeatSmart’ cassava | AgFunderNews rounds up the most important fundings, mergers, acquisitions, closures, and industry buzz in agtech and foodtech. Funding news
🇩🇪 Oceanloop secures up to $44 million to scale land-based giant grouper farming Aquafeed
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| 30.07.2026 | AgriFood Signals: Wild Bio acquires F1 Seed, ADM Capital raises $48m | AgFunderNews rounds up the most important fundings, mergers, acquisitions, closures, and industry buzz in agtech and foodtech. Funding news
🇫🇷 French future food fermentation project enters next phase with $22m in govt funding Green Queen
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| 23.07.2026 | Revolut Bank Australia Launches: Government-Insured Deposits and Savings Rates Above 5% | By Earl Bensen
Published: Jul 23 2026, 8:09 AM EDT
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| 16.07.2026 | AgriFood Signals: Uber’s $14.8bn bid for Delivery Hero, Hippo Harvest banks $30m, agentic AI for ag | AgFunderNews rounds up the most important fundings, mergers, acquisitions, closures, and industry buzz in agtech and foodtech. Funding news
🇺🇸 Marc Lore says Wonder is gearing up for an IPO after raising $650 million at a $9 billion valuati... |
| 09.07.2026 | AgriFood Signals: Chipotle’s next agrifood cohort, John Deere settlement, fruit-harvesting robots | AgFunderNews rounds up the most important fundings, mergers, acquisitions, closures, and industry buzz in agtech and foodtech. Funding news
🇬🇧 Cambridge AI robotics group Dogtooth scores £14m investment UKTN
🇳🇱 Aardaia bags €5M to build the... |
| 13.06.2026 | Canva IPO Watch: Valuation Climbs to $42B as Design Giant Redomiciles to US | By Eloise Jones
Published: Jun 13 2026, 11:43 AM EDT
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| 26.03.2026 | AgriFood Signals: Danone buys protein maker Huel, Miraterra Soil bags $16m, Grab buys Food Panda Taiwan | AgFunderNews rounds up the most important fundings, mergers, acquisitions, closures, and industry buzz in agtech and foodtech. Funding news
🇮🇳 Indian food delivery startup Swish secures $38m series B Tech in Asia
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| 12.03.2026 | AgriFood Signals: First close for Aqua-Spark Africa fund, Anchr nabs funds for AI in food distribution | AgFunderNews rounds up the most important fundings, mergers, acquisitions, closures, and industry buzz in agtech and foodtech. Funding news
🇬🇧 Tropic bags $105m to scale gene-edited bananas, deploy TR4 resistant bananas in 2027 AgFunderNews... |
| 02.02.2026 | - | When we first certified as a B Corp in 2021, we were curious to see how the framework – including community, governance, and environment – would help us deepen our commitment as a family business to driving the impact agenda.
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| 18.12.2025 | - | If 2024 was a year of change and transition for Alberts, 2025 has reinforced the importance of the work we’re undertaking and our commitment to our overarching purpose: to pioneer a vibrant and sustainable future.
It also strengthened our o... |
| 18.12.2025 | AgriFood Signals: BinSentry bags another $25m, Lloyds backs regen ag, Zepto IPO | AgFunderNews rounds up the most important fundings, mergers, acquisitions, closures, and industry buzz in agtech and foodtech. Funding news
🇺🇸 North American agtech BinSentry clinches $25M from CIBC Innovation Banking Global Ag Investing
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| 04.12.2025 | AgriFood Signals: BSF bags $20m, Nestlé advances regen ag, SF sues ultraprocessed food firms | AgFunderNews rounds up the most important fundings, mergers, acquisitions, closures, and industry buzz in agtech and foodtech. Funding news
🇬🇧 UK Firm BSF Enterprise bags $20M to scale up cultivated meat & leather Green Queen
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| 01.12.2025 | Top Tech News Today, December 1, 2025 | Top Tech News Stories Today – Your Quick Briefing on the Latest Technology News, Global Innovation, and AI-Driven Shifts Reshaping the Future
It’s Monday, December 1, 2025, and we’re back with your in-depth look at the most important develo... |
| 27.11.2025 | AgriFood Signals: Just Climate lands $375m, another mega-raise for eGrocer Picnic | AgFunderNews rounds up the most important fundings, mergers, acquisitions, closures, and industry buzz in agtech and foodtech. Funding news
🇳🇱 Dutch online grocery store Picnic raises €430M Tech.eu
🇮🇳 AgroStar raises $30 million in funding ... |
| 13.11.2025 | AgriFood Signals: GoPuff nets $250m, Microsoft, Land O’ Lakes partner on AI, M&A for carbon markets, COP30 protests | AgFunderNews rounds up the most important fundings, mergers, acquisitions, closures, and industry buzz in agtech and foodtech. Funding news
🇺🇸 🇬🇧 Gopuff, the Instant Commerce Leader, Raises a $250 Million Funding Round Led by Eldridge Indus... |
| 06.11.2025 | The Week in AgriFoodTech: Funding for insect protein, Believer Meats USDA approval, Pow.Bio scales continuous biomanufacturing | 💰 Fundraise highlights: Land-based salmon farming operation First Water and insect farmer nextProtein announced notable raises, along with Ceres and Source.ag.
🍗 Spotlight on cultivated meat: Britain’s Hoxton Farms filed for regulatory appr... |
| 30.10.2025 | The Week in AgriFoodTech: Fork & Good acquires Orbillion Bio, $100m regen ag fund, Beyond Meat in court | Cultivated meat producer Fork & Good acquired Orbillion Bio (which also makes cultivated meat) this week in the latest consolidation move for the space.
In agrifinance, two asset management firms, Astarte and Toesca, have partnered on a... |
| 01.10.2025 | Future Food Quick Bites: Vegan ‘Proffee’, Bread Waste Pasta & Slutty Vegan | 5 Mins Read Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Gregorys Coffee’s plant protein coffee, Wasted’s upcycled pasta, and a new plant-based meat brand in Thailand. Ne... |
| 18.09.2025 | The Week in AgriFoodTech: European agrifood funding bonanza; conservation projects from Danone, McDonald’s; Corteva breakup hints | The week brought a seemingly endless stream of fundraising announcements from European startups across the food system, from AI-for-restaurants company Nory to robotic organic farms from NeoFarm.
In agrifood corporate land, Danone North Ame... |
| 14.08.2025 | Scalare Partners named finalist for "Startup Investor of the Year" at the prestigious "Startup Daily Best in Tech Awards" | SYDNEY, Aug. 14, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- ASX-listed tech investment & advisory firm Scalare Partners has been announced as a finalist in the Startup Investor of the Year category at the prestigious 2025 Startup Daily Best in Tech Awards.
T... |
| 22.05.2025 | The Week in AgriFoodTech: Butternut Box fetches $100m, OroraTech raises $42m, Converge lands $22m | This week British pet-food delivery service Butternut Box fetched over $100 million, German startup OroraTech extended its Series B to scale satellite-powered wildfire detection, and London-based Converge raised funds to decarbonize concret... |
| 15.05.2025 | The Week in AgriFoodTech: Xoople secures $129m, Farmley raises $40m, Foodiq bags $11m | Among several agrifoodtech startups securing funding this week were Spanish “earth intelligence” startup Xoople, Indian snacks brand Farmley, and Finnish food manufacturing startup Foodiq. Indian quick-delivery darling Zepto was also back i... |
| 27.02.2025 | The Week in AgriFoodTech: uFraction8 bags $4.3m, Prosus to acquire Just Eat, Yamaha enters agtech space | This week Scottish startup uFraction8 raised a $4.3 million seed round to expand microfluidics-based tech for bioprocessing, Prosus announced a $4.3 billion plan to acquire Just Eat Takeaway.com, and carbon credits platform Arbonics partner... |
| 30.01.2025 | The Week in AgriFoodTech: Liberation Labs raises $50.5m, OCELL nabs $10m, Pluri to make lab-grown cocoa acquisition | This week precision fermentation biotech Liberation Labs closed a $50.5 million convertible note that will enable completion of a new plant, while Bonsai Robotics secured $15 million in Series A funding to advance its agricultural AI soluti... |
| 16.01.2025 | The Week in AgriFoodTech: Colossal Biosciences raises $200m, Chipotle invests in methane reduction | This week, Colossal Biosciences, the company trying to bring back the woolly mammoth, raised a whopping $200 million while NatureMetrics, a British startup in nature intelligence and biodiversity monitoring, closed a Series B round.
Outside... |
| 14.01.2025 | Vow Reduces Workforce by One-Third as It Seeks Fresh Investment Amid Regulatory and Market Challenges | Sydney-based cultivated meat startup Vow has announced the layoff of 25 employees, accounting for nearly a third of its workforce, as the company seeks to secure new funding to extend its operational runway into 2027. Startup Daily reports ... |
| 28.11.2024 | The Week in AgriFoodTech: AI-powered protein, plant-based food dyes, and maggot robots | It’s Thanksgiving in the US, which usually means family, friends, and food waste: ReFED estimates that 316 million pounds of food will go to waste this holiday. However, the think tank also has some tips for how households can help curb thi... |
| 22.11.2024 | Two Aussie startups that raised $1.9 million this week | L-R: Pronto Pilates founders Emma Shelton and Steve Anson. Source: supplied article-article-body
It’s been a somewhat quieter week for startup funding news, but we’ve still managed to find innovative companies that have secured fresh capita... |
| 08.11.2024 | Two ANZ startups that raised $60.4 million this week | Crimson co-founders Fangzhou Jiang and Jamie Beaton. Source: supplied article-article-body
Edtech and robotics are the flavours of the week when it comes to startup funding deals.
New Zealand-founded Crimson Education has secured a sizeable... |
| 04.11.2024 | The Green Revolution: AgriFoodTech's Bold Moves Towards Sustainability | The world of AgriFoodTech is buzzing. New investments are flowing like a river after rain. Companies are pivoting, innovating, and racing towards sustainability. This week, the spotlight shines on insect farming, green hydrogen, and regener... |
| 01.11.2024 | Fifteen ANZ startups that raised $81 million this week | (L-R) Neara founders Jack Curtis, Dan Danilatos and Karamvir Singh. Source: Supplied article-article-body
This week’s startup funding round-up features three tech companies aiming to solve three very different, but equally important, proble... |
| 31.10.2024 | The Week in AgriFoodTech: Funding for mealworms & green hydrogen, Ohalo unveils a new kind of almond | Insect producer Tebrio and green hydrogen producer Matteco both announced new capital raises this week. Outside of funding, Dave Friedberg’s Ohalo introduced a self-pollinating Nonpareil almond, the EPA approved an alternative to the recent... |
| 26.10.2024 | The Surge of Innovation: ANZ Startups Raise $26.9 Million in Funding | In the bustling world of startups, funding is the lifeblood. This week, four Australian and New Zealand startups collectively raised a staggering $26.9 million. Each company, a beacon of innovation, is poised to disrupt its respective indus... |
| 25.10.2024 | Four ANZ startups that raised $26.9 million this week | DNAiTECH Ltd co-founders Dr Murray Broom and Tatiana Ceban. Source: DNAiTECH Ltd article-article-body
This week’s startup funding tally is fairly healthy, and led by regional Victorian startup Conflux Technology with a $11 million raise for... |
| 20.10.2024 | The Rise of AgriFoodTech: A New Era of Sustainable Innovation | The world of AgriFoodTech is buzzing. It’s a landscape ripe with innovation, where sustainability meets technology. Companies are racing to transform how we produce and consume food. This week, the headlines overflowed with exciting develop... |
| 18.10.2024 | 17 ANZ startups that raised $39.15 million this week | L-R: Dr Megan Coomer, CEO and co-founder of Cell Bauhaus, University of Melbourne’s Vice Chancellor Professor Duncan Maskell and Associate Professor Mahdi Disfani, Co-founder and Head of Research & Development at Porous Lane. Source: Ho... |
| 17.10.2024 | The Week in AgriFoodTech: Blue Stripes, Nukoko land rounds for alt chocolate, OroraTech snags deal for wildfire detection | Foodtech headlines this week contained more chocolate than a jumbo bag of Ghiradelli Squares. Blue Stripes and Nukoko both announced fundraises, while Voyage Foods announced a massive new manufacturing facility.
Elsewhere, climate-focused c... |
| 04.10.2024 | Eight ANZ startups that raised at least $66.3 million this week | Enrola co-founders Jo Thomas and Yvette Quinby. Source: AfterWork Ventures article-article-body
Australian and Kiwi startups in fields as diverse as cell therapy, wastewater treatment, and local government software raised at least $66.3 mil... |
| 03.10.2024 | The Unified Tech Approach: A Catalyst for Retail Growth in Australia | Australia's retail landscape is a vibrant tapestry. It ranges from quaint family-run shops to sprawling national chains. Despite its diversity, the sector has faced challenges. Modest growth has been the norm this year, as reported by the A... |
| 03.10.2024 | The Week in AgriFoodTech: Fly farmer catches $58m, new deals for restaurant tech, TR4-resistant bananas | Restaurant tech was in the spotlight this week as food delivery app HungryPanda and software startup Dinii both announced new funding rounds. In Canada, Entosystem raised new capital for its black soldier fly larvae farming operation.
In no... |
| 03.10.2024 | Australia’s AgTech Sector A Hidden Gem To A Healthy Tech Industry | An effort by the Australian government to support the nation’s farmers and other primary producers by incentivising investment in technology is driving growth in tech startups, fostering innovation, and boosting interest in new tech skills.... |
| 27.09.2024 | Six Aussie startups that raised $87.7 million this week | Matilda Migration founders Damian Png and Niamh Mooney. Source: supplied article-article-body
The tech startups raising fresh funding this week span a whole gamut of industries, from debt collection and fitness to hospitality, migration, le... |
| 24.09.2024 | С 80-х по 2024-й: как создавались и оптимизировались CI-тесты | Современные команды разработки тестируют каждое изменение кода перед мержем. Это не просто общепринятая традиция: наряду с ревью кода, это стандарт по умолчанию, применяемый практически во всех кодовых базах компаний. Мы называем его тестам... |
| 10.09.2024 | SafetyCulture raises $110 million | SafetyCulture SafetyCulture
Founded: 2004
Headquarters: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Total Funding: $355.06M
See full company profile "> has closed a $AU165 million funding round ($110 million), led by Airtree Ventures, valuin... |
| 03.09.2024 | Canva Says Massive Subscription Price Increase Is Due to New AI Features Canva hiked fees on some subscriptions by 300%. | Is AI worth paying four times as much for a Canva subscription?
Design software service Canva is increasing membership prices for users globally, with some U.S. users reporting on X that the cost of five-person team subscriptions has gone u... |
| 28.08.2024 | The Rise of Innovative Startups: A Glimpse into the Future | In the world of startups, innovation is the lifeblood. This week, two Australian startups have captured attention with their unique solutions and significant funding. LoveHeart AI and Metakosmos are not just companies; they are harbingers o... |
| 23.08.2024 | Two Aussie startups that raised $4.3 million this week | LoveHeart AI co-founder Himal Randeniya. Source: Skalata article-article-body
It’s been a relatively quieter week for startup funding announcements, with two deals coming across the SmartCompany editorial desk.
Keep reading to learn more ab... |
| 16.08.2024 | The Future of Food and Fashion: Innovations in AgriFoodTech and Sustainable Materials | The world of AgriFoodTech is buzzing. Startups are racing to innovate, creating solutions that tackle food waste, enhance sustainability, and redefine consumer experiences. In this landscape, two stories stand out: Zepto's meteoric rise in ... |
| 16.08.2024 | Platforma Linktree cumpără un startup de planificare de postări pe rețelele sociale | Linktree, platformă cunoscută de creatorii de conținut și din România, prin care se pot grupa mai multe link-uri într-un singur site, cumpără instrumentul de planificare social media Plann, potrivit TechCrunch.
Compania a fost profitabilă î... |
| 16.08.2024 | Five ANZ startups that raised $38.5 million this week | L-R: aglow founders Jo Blundell and Karl Margrain. Source: supplied article-article-body
We’ve counted three local and two Kiwi startups that raised millions this week, including Hapana, Kinoxis Therapeutics, aglow, Appetise and Bike Matrix... |
| 15.08.2024 | The Week in AgriFoodTech: Zepto secures fresh $340m, Bolt Threads goes public, ReFED has a new boss | Quick-delivery continues speeding ahead in India, the latest development being a mega-raise from Zepto that values the company at $5 billion. Elsewhere, food waste think tank ReFED got a new executive director, Impossible Foods opened a bri... |
| 09.08.2024 | Seven Aussie startups that raised $45.6 million this fortnight | L-R: Charles Guan, Gordon Campbell, Ada Guan and Michael Coomer. Source: Supplied article-article-body
This week’s funding round-up is a little different, as the SmartCompany editorial team had a few days off the tools for a company-wide of... |
| 27.07.2024 | Micropep's Leap: Transforming Agriculture with Micropeptide Innovation | In the world of agriculture, innovation is the lifeblood. It’s the spark that ignites change. Micropep Technologies is a shining example of this principle. Recently, the company secured $29 million in Series B funding, pushing its total fun... |
| 25.07.2024 | The Week in AgriFoodTech: Micropep raises $29m, Oceano Fresco reels in $18m, Juicy Marbles serves up edible (plant based) bones | This week saw a greater number of agtech fundraises than normal, which is a bright spot considering how tough the current fundraising environment is. In addition to Monarch Tractor’s mega-raise, Micropep raised new capital to fuel its biope... |
| 18.07.2024 | The Week in AgriFoodTech: Biotech co Digestiva closes $18m round, Syntetica bags $4.5m for nylon recycling | The week was dotted by a handful of early-stage rounds for the likes of food biotech Digestiva, nylon recycling company Syntetica, personalized supplements maker Bioniq, and several others. Funds-wise, ag and food investor Tiverton closed i... |
| 04.07.2024 | The Week in AgriFoodTech: eGrocer Rohlik raises $170m, eAgronom bags new capital for carbon | This week, Rohlik, which runs automated robotic fulfillment centers and 15-minute delivery, scored a new round of funding and agtech startup eAgronom raised capital for its carbon program. Plus: Tyson’s backpedaling on its beef pledge and a... |
| 28.06.2024 | Eight Aussie startups that raised $118.8 million this week | L-R: Aquila founders Nelson Smith and Billy Jeremijenko. Source: Supplied. article-article-body
This week we’ve counted eight Australian startups that have secured fresh funding.
From missions to create ‘infinite recycling’ and build a comm... |
| 27.06.2024 | The Week in AgriFoodTech: quick-grocery app Zepto bags $665m, Lululemon backs $66m round for recycled plastics | The eGrocery category may be down but it’s not out, and certainly not in India, where quick-commerce app Zepto just scored a massive funding round. Turkey’s Getir, also an eGrocery platform, also landed a mega round, while over in Australia... |
| 21.06.2024 | Robotic insect startup Goterra to turn household food scraps into animal feed in Sydney | L-R: Goterra CEO Olympia Yarger with Lord Mayor of Sydney, Clover Moore AO. Source: City of Sydney. article-article-body
Robotic insect farm startup Goterra will use maggots to help transform food scraps from Sydney households into animal f... |
| 19.06.2024 | Future Food Quick Bites: Cinnamon Miyoko’s, Vegan Euro 2024 & Fighting Florida | 5 Mins Read In our weekly column, we round up the latest news and developments in the alternative protein and sustainable food industry. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Upside Foods’ cultivated meat tasting in Florida, a fermented... |
| 17.06.2024 | Sparkling water companies: State of play | figcaption>span]:font-sans" data-chromatic="ignore">
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Sparkling water startups are attracting investors and acquirers as health-conscious consumers opt for zero-calorie alternatives ... |
| 14.06.2024 | Eight Aussie startups that raised $36 million this week | L-R: Co-founders Wade Tiller and Joel Scott. Co-founders Chloe Fisher and Joel Scott with DJ Fisher (centre). Source: Supplied. article-article-body
The startup funding announcements are coming thick and fast as we draw closer to the end of... |
| 13.06.2024 | The Week in AgriFoodTech: EvodiaBio scores $7.5m, Microcaps raises $10m, Aleph Farm lays off 30% of staff | It was a rough week for cultivated meat. Israel’s Aleph Farms, a longtime trailblazer in the industry, announced it was laying off 30% of its staff, while over in the US, SCiFi Foods closed up shop entirely and various groups were up in arm... |
| 12.06.2024 | The Leaf Protein Co.: Pioneering Sustainable Protein Solutions in the Food and Beverage Industry | The Leaf Protein Co., an innovative agritech startup hailing from Australia, has recently secured a substantial investment of $850,000 to propel its mission of unlocking the highly nutritious Rubisco protein for the food and beverage indust... |
| 12.06.2024 | The Leaf Protein Co. Secures $850K to Unlock the Highly Nutritious Rubisco Protein for F&B | The Leaf Protein Co., an Australian agritech startup extracting Rubisco proteins from green leaves, has raised $850,000 in a pre-seed round to accelerate its growth and propel the commercialization of its sustainable protein solutions for t... |
| 07.06.2024 | Five Aussie startups that raised $54.4 million this week | Members of the Cannaponics team. Source: Facebook/ Cannaponics article-article-body
Logistics, vaccines, medicinal cannabis and subscription management software all feature in this week’s startup funding round-up.
In total, we counted five ... |
| 06.06.2024 | The Week in AgriFoodTech: eFishery snaps up $30m, impact VC Pollination launches $150m fund | This week, aquaculture supply chain startup eFishery announced a new $30 million loan from HSBC Indonesia to expand its platform to more smallholder fish and shrimp farmers. Impact investor Pollination unveiled a new climate-focused fund, a... |
| 04.06.2024 | Logistics startup Ofload raises $31 million to deliver carbon emissions tracking platform | Geoffroy Henry, CEO of Ofload. Source: Supplied. article-article-body
Sydney-based logistics startup Ofload has officially launched its carbon emissions tracking tool, after completing a $31 million capital raise.
Founded in 2019 by Geoffro... |
| 03.06.2024 | AgriTech Innovations Blossom with Funding Surge | In the vast expanse of the AgriTech industry, a recent surge in funding has breathed new life into innovative solutions aimed at revolutionizing the way we approach agriculture. Among the notable beneficiaries of this funding wave is Saudi ... |
| 30.05.2024 | The Week in AgriFoodTech: Venture studio Squared Circles raises $40m, iyris nabs $16m for indoor ag | Squared Circles, the venture studio behind Nutrafol and other health, wellness, and food brands, announced a $40 million Series A fundraise this week led by private equity firm L Catterton.
There were fundraises a’ plenty coming from the ME... |
| 24.05.2024 | Syre's $100 Million Series A Funding and Expansion Plans | Syre, the textile impact company, recently secured a whopping $100 million in Series A funding to fuel its ambitious plans for gigascale textile-to-textile recycling plants. The company, founded by Vargas and H&M Group, is on a mission ... |
| 23.05.2024 | The Week in AgriFoodTech: Textile impact company Syre raises $100m, Nestlé launches brand for GLP-1 consumers | This week, Syre, a “textile impact company” started by Vargas and H&M Group raised a massive Series A to fund its forthcoming textile-to-textile recycling plants. In foodtech, UK-based Nory announced new capital to bring more AI into th... |
| 20.05.2024 | Little Birdie suspends operations, promises AI in the future | Source: Supplied article-article-body
Melbourne e-commerce startup Little Birdie has announced it is pausing operations for the foreseeable future. In a note to customers, the company said it will be working on an AI shopping tool in the me... |
| 17.05.2024 | Five Aussie startups that raised $163.6 million this week | L-R: Asseti team members Katrina Bignasca, Alex Doyle, Aonghus Stevens, and Nima Idel. Source: Tidal Ventures article-article-body
From insurance and property management to plastic recycling services, the startups featured in this week’s fu... |
| 16.05.2024 | The Week in AgriFoodTech: Hysata snags $111m for green hydrogen, Ocean 14 launches $200m+ fund | This week, green hydrogen startup Hysata raised a whopping $111 million and Rize bagged funds to decarbonize rice production. Elsewhere, the Ocean 14 Capital Fund announced more than $200 million in ocean health investment, and Uber scooped... |
| 10.05.2024 | Nine Aussie startups that raised $233.5 million this week | L-R: Kite Therapy founders Gregor Whyte, Rachelle Dunstan and Matt Morrison. Source: supplied article-article-body
As far as Australian startup funding goes, this week is one for the record books.
By our count, nine local startups have coll... |
| 03.05.2024 | Seven ANZ startups that raised $27.4 million this week | Representatives from Altop, Hickory, SRG Global, Austrade, G&M Capital, Vic Global, Wuzhong Constructions, CSSD, Oulin and Matrak at the opening of Matrak's office in China. Source: Supplied article-article-body
This week’s startup fund... |
| 26.04.2024 | Nine ANZ startups that raised $60.3 million this week | Deeligence founders Elena Tsalanidis and Justin Hansky. Source: supplied article-article-body
It’s been a bumper week for startup funding announcements, with nine Australian and New Zealand startups revealing they have fresh capital to depl... |
| 19.04.2024 | Five ANZ startups that raised $21.2 million this week | L-R: Danny Hoare, Jessica Richmond and Lindsay Ellis of Sumday. Source: Jazz Upton, Moon Cheese Studio article-article-body
An energy storage solution, a carbon accounting platform and technology that turns agricultural waste into activated... |
| 10.04.2024 | Cut Through’s Q1 2024 report includes a women-led raise from 2023 | Source: Unsplash/Joel Muniz article-article-body
The latest report from Cut Through Ventures reveals funding for all-women founding teams hit an all-time high in the first quarter of 2024. However, it also highlighted a $10 million raise by... |
| 05.04.2024 | Five ANZ startups that raised $79 million in the past two weeks | The Starboard Maritime Intelligence team. Source: supplied article-article-body
April is off to a strong start for startup funding deals, led by $50 million in Series A funding secured by fintech Constantinople.
We’ve also included two rais... |
| 11.03.2024 | Nullify secures $5.2 million for its code-scanning cybersecurity bot | Image: Nullify article-article-body
Australian cybersecurity AI startup Nullify has secured $5.2 million in seed funding for its security bot. The round, first reported by Startup Daily, was led by Two Sigma Ventures and Root Ventures. This... |
| 01.02.2024 | The Week in AgriFoodTech: New capital for eco-chocolate, Leon co-founder launches fund, Delivery Hero & Deliveroo break up | Two fundraises this week highlight the growing interest in more eco-friendly, ethically produced chocolate, with US-based Voyage Foods and Germany’s Planet A both announcing new rounds. Elsewhere, Henry Dimbleby, best known as the co-founde... |
| 19.01.2024 | Four Aussie startups that have raised $94.5 million already in January | Professor Mimi Tang of Prota. Source: Supplied article-article-body
Welcome back to SmartCompany‘s weekly round-ups of startup funding deals.
January is traditionally a slower month for startup funding announcements, so this week we’re look... |
| 28.12.2023 | Why Australia is ripe for VC | Over the past couple of decades, Australia, an island continent of 26 million that became rich by, among other things, mining natural resources, has developed into a modern powerhouse that actively works to foster a dynamic tech and startup... |
| 22.12.2023 | The 10 biggest capital raises by Australian startups in 2023 | Source: SmartCompany article-article-body
It’s been a quieter year for massive raises in startup land. And this is to be expected with the continued economic uncertainty and the ‘free money’ tap being firmly tightened.
In our wrap list last... |
| 22.12.2023 | Eight Aussie startups that raised $55.2 million this week | L-R: Clove co-Founders Sam Killin and Anna Guerrero. Source: Blackbird article-article-body
Funding has continued to flow to Australian startups in December, with more than $55 million raised this week alone.
The eight startups in this week... |
| 14.12.2023 | The Week in AgriFoodTech: Ag marketplace Vegrow lands $46m, Yara acquires fertilizer business, Chipotle invests in ag robotics | Welcome to the new, streamlined format of our Week in AgriFoodTech, where you’ll find less rambling from yours truly and fast access to the most important news of the week in food, agriculture and climate. (Do drop me a line if you have fee... |
| 07.12.2023 | Eight Aussie startups that raised $81.5 million this week | Planet Protector Packaging founder Joanne Howarth. Source: supplied. article-article-body
It seems AI startups are the flavour of the month (or year), with half of the startups to have raised this week utilising artificial intelligence in s... |
| 30.11.2023 | Eleven Aussie startups that raised $61.5 million this week | The Revsu team. Source: Supplied article-article-body
The startup funding announcements are coming thick and fast as the calendar year quickly draws to a close, with AI startups, fintechs, property management platforms and even a company bu... |
| 24.11.2023 | Eleven Aussie startups that raised $140 million this week | Intrigue Media team. Source: supplied article-article-body
This week’s startup raises range in value from $500,000 to more than $109 million, with many in between.
Here’s 11 Australian startups set to grow with fresh funding. Songtradr: $10... |
| 10.11.2023 | Nine Aussie startups that raised $40.5 million this week | Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen at Sundrive's new Sydney facility on Wednesday. Source: Supplied article-article-body
From breakthroughs in solar manufacturing and quantum computing, to seasoned entre... |
| 08.11.2023 | Yeah, nah: Optus is down nationally – and hours later, the telco still doesn’t know why | More than 10 million Optus business and personal customers across Australia have lost communications on Wednesday across Australia, leaving them without internet access or the ability to make or receive calls, with several telcos using the ... |
| 23.10.2023 | Eight Aussie startups that raised $149 million this week | Members of the Hysata team with Minister for Climate Change and Energy Chris Bowen. Source: Hysata article-article-body
This week’s startup funding round-up showcases the diverse range of industries that Aussie innovators are tackling, from... |
| 23.10.2023 | Ten Aussie startups that raised $101 million in September | The Tikpay team. Source: Tikpay article-article-body
From drones to clean energy, sportstech, e-commerce software and pet insurance, the latest startup funding news has something for everyone (and their dogs).
We may not be seeing the $100 ... |
| 23.10.2023 | Ten Aussie startups that raised $39 million this week | Got Cakey founders. Source: Instagram. article-article-body
This week’s startup funding news features AI-enabled healthcare, call centre software, HR tech, insurance tech, and even a two-sided marketplace for cakes.
The total raised this we... |
| 23.10.2023 | Five Aussie startups that raised $7.5 million this week | L-R: Humpday founders Charlotte Vieira and Kara Zervides. Source: Supplied article-article-body
This week’s startup funding round-up features five local startups that have collectively raised $7.5 million to tackle areas as diverse as manuf... |
| 03.10.2023 | Workplace Diversity in Australia: What Can Australian IT Do to Inspire Better Diversity? | Australia is in a position where it could have a highly diverse IT sector across all lines — gender, sexuality, ethnicity, physical ability and age. Currently, however, it has struggled to convert its significantly diverse culture into dive... |
| 28.09.2023 | The Week in AgriFoodTech: Paine Schwartz launches $1.7bn agrifood fund, Cricket One unveils new plant, Infarm ‘declared bankrupt’ | Agrifood’s biggest news this week is PE firm Paine Schwartz closing its $1.7 billion food- and agribusiness-focused fund. Fund VI is “exclusively focused on sustainable investments” in food and agribusiness, and the firm has already deploye... |
| 28.09.2023 | Cicada Innovations appoints Dr Katherine Woodthorpe as Chair, progressing diversity in STEM and deep tech | SYDNEY, Sept. 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Australia's flagship deep tech incubator Cicada Innovations has appointed Dr Katherine Woodthorpe AO FTSE FAICD as its new Chair, resulting in one of Australia's flagship and longest-standing deep tech... |
