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Andromeda lands $23M Series A for its 'emotionally intelligent' humanoid robot built to combat loneliness

Andromeda lands $23M Series A for its 'emotionally intelligent' humanoid robot built to combat loneliness

Led by Forerunner Ventures, the round is Australia's largest woman-led Series A this year and will fund the US expansion of its companion robot, Abi, into the aged care sector.

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Freckle raises $6.1M Seed to simplify CRM data enrichment, taking aim at Clay

Freckle raises $6.1M Seed to simplify CRM data enrichment, taking aim at Clay

Backed by Google's AI-focused seed fund, meet the RevOps platform founded by second time founder aims to make data enrichment effortless with natural language and "agentic AI."

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

💌 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

💌 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

💌 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

Meet Startmate’s Winter 2025 Accelerator cohort

Meet Startmate’s Winter 2025 Accelerator cohort

From at-home healthcare to AI workmates, these startups are turning tomorrow's dreams into today's reality

Accelerator

Advance VC launches $15M fund to buy out stakes from Limited Partners wanting liquidity

Advance VC launches $15M fund to buy out stakes from Limited Partners wanting liquidity

Australia’s first dedicated VC secondary fund aims to provide liquidity to early investors who have been waiting a decade or more for returns as unicorns stay private for longer.

Investment Fund

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

💌 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

Ecotone Partners launches $25M Planet Fund to plug the “Missing Middle” in climate tech financing

Ecotone Partners launches $25M Planet Fund to plug the “Missing Middle” in climate tech financing

The new $25M Planet Fund uses a unique debt-and-equity model to back capital-intensive climate companies overlooked by traditional VCs.

Investment Fund

AI ad-gen platform Cuttable tops up seed round to $10M to automate creative for DTC brands

AI ad-gen platform Cuttable tops up seed round to $10M to automate creative for DTC brands

The AI platform helps brands "feed the hungry algorithm" by generating hundreds of on-brand ad variations in minutes.

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

💌 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

Google announces second cohort of AI-first accelerator

Google announces second cohort of AI-first accelerator

Google is looking Down Under for the next big thing in artificial intelligence. The tech giant today pulled back the curtain on its 2025 cohort

Accelerator

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

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

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

OS Weekly

💌 Aussie Startup & VC Summary | 28th July, 2025

💌 Aussie Startup & VC Summary | 28th July, 2025

VC exits surge in H1, Employment Hero in legal battle with previous lead investor, Seek, and Queensland's investments into its startup ecosystem start to bear fruit with $417 million deployed in FY25. Plus, 10 startups announce raises.

OS Weekly

💌 Aussie Startup & VC Summary | 12th July, 2025

💌 Aussie Startup & VC Summary | 12th July, 2025

Funding in Australia hits 18-month low, but Series A startups have never been making more ARR. Plus, do we have a problem with young VCs leaving the industry?

OS Weekly

💌 Aussie Startup & VC Summary | 5th July, 2025

💌 Aussie Startup & VC Summary | 5th July, 2025

NRF has billions under management, but no strategy. Adelaide gets a new addition to Lot 14 while Sydney laments the loss of the Sydney Startup Hub.

OS Weekly

💌 Aussie Startup & VC Summary | 28th June, 2025

💌 Aussie Startup & VC Summary | 28th June, 2025

Corporate restructuring at Canva forces hundreds of employees into a taxable moment, Aussie VCs look to hold onto their best picks for longer, SA gets their first ESVCLP and the 2025 Finnies are awarded.

OS Weekly

💌 Aussie Startup & VC Summary | 21st June, 2025

💌 Aussie Startup & VC Summary | 21st June, 2025

Canva snaps up AI ad-tech start-up Magic Brief while hitting 25M paid users, AWS commits $20B to Australia. Two ClimateTech funds close, and impact startups continue to be a big focus for investment.

OS Weekly

💌 Aussie Startup & VC Summary | 14th June, 2025

💌 Aussie Startup & VC Summary | 14th June, 2025

7 startups announce funding, with one OS exclusive, The Tech Council says ESVCLP needs a revamp, Strongroom AI saga ends and Australia now has its first Founders Fund.

OS Weekly

💌 Aussie Startup & VC Summary | 7th June 2025

💌 Aussie Startup & VC Summary | 7th June 2025

Strongroom AI drama comes to a head, Australian universities invest in AI supercomputers, and should our Government offer more business to startups? Plus four startup raises across ANZ.

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