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

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

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

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

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Sydney toy startup CMY Cubes picked for South Korea's K-Startup Grand Challenge (smartcompany.com.au)

1 point 12 days ago Startups
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Eight ANZ startups raise combined $67.4 million in one week (smartcompany.com.au)

1 point 12 days ago Startups
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Sterling raises NZ$3.8m to automate finance for ANZ businesses (itbrief.com.au)

1 point 12 days ago Startups
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Blackbird and Airtree slash $10bn from Canva's valuation amid AI pivot (afr.com)

1 point 11 days ago Startups
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ASIC review flags trading apps luring users with cash vouchers into risky bets (abc.net.au)

1 point 13 days ago Startups
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Legal expert warns hospitality shift-swap app may misclassify workers (abc.net.au)

1 point 13 days ago Startups
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Biometric pay-by-glance tech begins rollout into Australian retail (theguardian.com)

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Ararat telco startup tackles regional Australia's mobile and data gaps (smartcompany.com.au)

1 point 13 days ago Startups
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Aussie broker network taps LoanOptions.ai for expanded asset finance access (brokernews.com.au)

1 point 12 days ago Startups
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Six Australian AI health startups share $13.5m CUREator+ funding (healthservicesdaily.com.au)

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ASX-listed RLF AgTech raises $3.9m to fund Australian growth (app.dealroom.co)

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Serial founder Zac Altman raises $3.5m for ADHD care startup Kantoko (businessnewsaustralia.com)

1 point 12 days ago Startups
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Sydney robotics data platform Alloy raises $7.6m (finsmes.com)

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Sydney agritech BioScout raises $4.8m seed to boost biosecurity forecasting (finsmes.com)

1 point 12 days ago Startups
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Ocean Intelligence raises pre-seed funding to expand marine tech into Australia (thefishsite.com)

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Nova Systems partners with Planet on space intelligence capability (australiandefence.com.au)

1 point 13 days ago Startups
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Sydney medtech Vexev raises $6m to advance robotic vascular ultrasound in US (hlth.com)

1 point 13 days ago Startups
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Australian hospitality startup me&u launches AI-native reservations platform (smbtech.au)

1 point 13 days ago Startups
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Spender warns CGT cap plan could deter Australia's top startup investors (smartcompany.com.au)

1 point 15 days ago Startups
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Sydney unicorn SafetyCulture rebrands as Mitti in AI-driven overhaul (startupdaily.net)

1 point 15 days ago Startups
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Sydney precision-fermentation startup All G lands Malaysian government fund backing (greenqueen.com.hk)

1 point 14 days ago Startups
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Australian and US solar-to-hydrogen startups explore combining technologies (gasworld.com)

1 point 14 days ago Startups
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Sneakerhead marketplace founders buy and revive collapsed brand Stax (smh.com.au)

1 point 16 days ago Startups
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Vinted's Australian launch shakes up secondhand shopping market (theguardian.com)

1 point 16 days ago Startups
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Tabcorp to acquire wagering-tech firm BetMakers in $267m deal (thestraight.com.au)

1 point 16 days ago Startups
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Aussie startup deploys robots to build the 'world's best condom' (nine.com.au)

1 point 17 days ago Startups

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