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Oncology startup Skopos Bio raises $12m seed round for cancer therapy (consultancy.com.au)

1 point 3 days ago Startups
2

Collapsed activewear brand Stax hid $22.8m cash shortfall before liquidation (nine.com.au)

1 point 3 days ago Startups
3

Medical R&D start-ups could keep cash refunds for five more years (kalkine.com.au)

1 point 2 days ago Startups
4

Goldman Sachs backs Sharon AI's advisory team ahead of ASX listing (theaustralian.com.au)

1 point 2 days ago Startups
5

Scalare Partners launches EquityRoom platform for startup capital raises (kalkine.com.au)

1 point 4 days ago Startups
6

Melbourne Uni spinout R2Crete raises $750k for concrete recycling (wastemanagementreview.com.au)

1 point 4 days ago Startups
7

Clever Culture Systems' AI tool tackles drug-resistant infections (kalkine.com.au)

1 point 3 days ago Startups
8

RocketBoots begins US store rollout of AI loss-prevention tech (kalkine.com.au)

1 point 3 days ago Startups
9

Expert360's $16m sale leaves founder and early investors without payout (smartcompany.com.au)

2 points about 1 month ago Startups
10

Stripe x Startup Battlefield Sydney: applications close in 48 hours (techcrunch.com)

3 points 3 months ago Startups
11

AI lowers startup founding barriers but VC funding is getting harder, data shows (forbes.com.au)

2 points 3 months ago Startups
12

NSW backs 22 startups with over $1m in MVP Ventures Program funding (australianmanufacturing.com.au)

2 points 3 months ago Startups
13

Sydney fintech LendUs raises $5m seed round for embedded home loan platform (businessnewsaustralia.com)

2 points 3 months ago Startups
14

Surcharge ban forces rental payment platform to shut down, leaving tenants scrambling (theage.com.au)

1 point 5 days ago Startups
15

SQC leads six startups sharing $12.3m in quantum grants (startupdaily.net)

1 point 5 days ago Startups
16

Pure One raises $1.2m to build commercial EV inventory (businessnewsaustralia.com)

1 point 4 days ago Startups
17

Spott raises $21M Series A to fuel Sydney and New York expansion (quasa.io)

1 point 4 days ago Startups
18

Three Australian startups raised $18.75 million this week (smartcompany.com.au)

1 point 8 days ago Startups
19

R&D tax shake-up could gut cash flow support for Australian startups: RSM (accountantsdaily.com.au)

1 point 8 days ago Startups
20

Battery maker tied to minister Bowen collapses amid cheap import flood (reneweconomy.com.au)

1 point 8 days ago Startups
21

$25,000 Startup Springboard package launches for Southern Highlands businesses (southernhighlandnews.com.au)

1 point 7 days ago Startups
22

WA mussel farming startup Byssal eyes marine offset revenue (thewest.com.au)

1 point 8 days ago Startups
23

Melbourne expo draws 400+ visitors to AI robot demos and startup pitches (itbrief.com.au)

1 point 10 days ago Startups
24

Adelaide's Eastend Ventures closes debut VC fund with global backers (indailysa.com.au)

1 point 10 days ago Startups
25

Heidi's new AI agents bypass hospital EMR integration barriers (medicalrepublic.com.au)

1 point 9 days ago Startups
26

Australian-founded AI startup Baseten eyes $37b valuation (afr.com)

1 point 9 days ago Startups
27

Yojee posts $8.2m FY26 loss, raises $10.45m for MOSAIC rollout (kalkine.com.au)

1 point 9 days ago Startups
28

Windrose electric trucks launch Sydney-Canberra freight route in Australia (thedriven.io)

1 point 29 days ago Startups
29

Startup tax carve-out tweaks spark fresh uncertainty for founders (juneesoutherncross.com.au)

1 point 28 days ago Startups
30

Four Australian and NZ startups raise $21.5 million this week (smartcompany.com.au)

1 point 29 days ago Startups

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