More fintech capital raises unannounced than announced in 2023
Data compiled by Techboard from Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) filings has revealed that more fintech capital raises were kept on the down-low...
Ecofibre sells advanced tech facility to shore up US$10.4m, appoints new leadership
Sydney-headquartered medicinal cannabis and hemp-derived advanced t...
Southern Cross Media frustrated as Anchorage pulls out of $250m takeover bid with ARN Media
Deteriorating conditions for the regional television market has sca...
“The system is broken”: Victims of Latitude data breach left unanswered by OAIC
More than a year since announcing it would launch a class-action la...
Proptech Archistar teams up with Blackfort to deploy loans, kicks off with Simonds Group
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Banducci couldn’t give senators Woolworths’ return on equity. What does the figure say about profit?
During yesterday’s senate inquiry into supermarket pricing, G...
Judo Bank shakes off startup tag as lending book surges past $10 billion
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Aussie success continues on Netflix as new Heartbreak High season cracks Top 10
The Australian screen industry has yet another feather in its cap w...
‘Toxic culture’: Whistleblower’s complaint hangs over The Star’s former CEO
Robbie Cooke, the former CEO of The Star Entertainment Group (ASX: ...
Japanese investment in Australia hit record high of $133.8 billion in 2023
Japanese finance has been described as one of the "great untol...
Melbourne-based diversity data analytics platform raises $6 million
In response to "unprecedented demand" for its propri...
Tasmanian sustainability accounting startup Sumday raises $5.3m
"The future of accounting includes carbon" is the message...
Activated carbon startup Bygen secures $2.6m in Series A round to scale production
Melbourne-based Bygen, a startup that aims to turn agricultural was...
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Entrepreneurship
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Australian horse gut health pioneer Poseidon enters US market
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MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS
Redback Technologies ‘here to stay’ as new owner pulls renewables group from administration
Brisbane-based renewable energy group Redback Technologies is &ldqu...
Southern Cross Media frustrated as Anchorage pulls out of $250m takeover bid with ARN Media
Deteriorating conditions for the regional television market has sca...
Adamantem pips IPH to the post with takeover deal for QANTM Intellectual Property
When asked to choose between holding shares in competitor and suito...
Retail
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Reports of consumers trading down and a stalled recovery have spook...
Australian retail industry's peak bodies seal merger agreement for the ‘greater good’
After several years toying with the idea, Australia’s peak re...
Major supermarket fruit and veg supplier Southern Cross Produce calls in administrators
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Opinion
Australia just made a $940m bet on building the world’s first ‘useful’ quantum computer in Brisbane
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CAPITAL RAISING & FINANCE
Openn Negotiation calls administrators a week after $1.3m bid for prop-tech Proffer Group
A week after announcing plans to acquire prop-tech Proffer Group fo...
Court dismisses longstanding CBA class actions over continuous disclosure
After more than six years of legal proceedings alleging Australia...
Data consultancy firm V2 Digital to double team size with $30m raise
Only a year since launching operations, fast-growing Melbourne-base...
Ahead of the herd: Livestock management platform AgriWebb raises $11 million
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Leadership
PharmAust suffers board exodus as chairman among a spate of shock departures
The surprise announcement by Dr Michael Thurn to resign as CEO of P...
Shock sacking of Australian Vintage CEO puts merger plans with Accolade Wines in turmoil
Australian Vintage (ASX: AVG) and its potential merger with Austral...
Go1 co-founder Vu Tran to leave edtech unicorn, hopes legacy will be further startup spin-offs
Go1 co-founder Vu Tran has today announced he will be stepping back...
Property
Openn Negotiation calls administrators a week after $1.3m bid for prop-tech Proffer Group
A week after announcing plans to acquire prop-tech Proffer Group fo...
"Exceptional result" for realestate.com.au owner REA Group as buy listings surge
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John Holland Group leads nation in construction project starts by value
Melbourne-headquartered, Chinese-owned John Holland has taken the n...
AsheMorgan gains ministerial approval for $700m BTR project at Melbourne’s Docklands
Sydney-based private equity real estate group AsheMorgan has secure...
Health
PharmAust suffers board exodus as chairman among a spate of shock departures
The surprise announcement by Dr Michael Thurn to resign as CEO of P...
Australian horse gut health pioneer Poseidon enters US market
From its origins as a husband and wife applying their pharmaceutica...
LuminaX Healthtech Accelerator accepts record cohort of founders for 2024
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Technology
Tritium operations "stabilised" as EV players show interest in potential transaction
Receivers and managers for embattled electric vehicle (EV) fast-cha...
More fintech capital raises unannounced than announced in 2023
Data compiled by Techboard from Australian Securities and Investmen...
Green hydrogen group Hysata backed by energy giant BP in monster $172m Series B
Wollongong-based green hydrogen electrolyser manufacturer Hysata ha...
ASX-listed Rectifier Technologies claims $25m debt from collapsed Tritium
An ASX-listed power module supplier to collapsed electric vehicle (...
Legal
“The system is broken”: Victims of Latitude data breach left unanswered by OAIC
More than a year since announcing it would launch a class-action la...
Court dismisses longstanding CBA class actions over continuous disclosure
After more than six years of legal proceedings alleging Australia...
ASX-listed Rectifier Technologies claims $25m debt from collapsed Tritium
An ASX-listed power module supplier to collapsed electric vehicle (...