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Emerald, DIC launch USD $62m Physical AI venture push
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Emerald and Japan’s DIC are launching a USD $62m Physical AI venture platform targeting sensing, wearables, robotics and automation.
Elevate backs Altered Capital’s USD $25m growth fund push
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Elevate NZ backs Altered Capital with a USD $25m commitment to its USD $100m Fund II, boosting Series A and B funding for Kiwi tech.
Tech Council of Australia appoints new chief executive
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Tech Council of Australia appoints Brighte’s Katherine McConnell to its board and names LaunchVic chief Kate Cornick as incoming CEO.
Anthropic raises USD $30 billion, hits USD $380b value
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Anthropic raises USD $30bn in new backing, lifting the AI group’s valuation to USD $380bn as demand for its Claude models surges.
Hunting adopts Legalfly AI to standardise contracts
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Hunting deploys Legalfly’s AI platform to standardise contract review, cut repeat legal work and tighten governance across regions.
Firgun backs Photonic from its $250m fund
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Firgun’s debut quantum fund deal backs Canada’s Photonic from its $250m pot, deepening cross-border UK-North America ties.
Photonic & Telus achieve quantum teleportation trial
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Photonic and Telus teleport quantum data over 30km of live Vancouver fibre, marking a milestone for future quantum-secure networks.
Aurasell unveils AI-native GTM OS overlay for CRMs
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Aurasell launches GTM OS, an AI-native overlay that automates go-to-market workflows across existing CRMs without risky system replacement.
Ever raises USD $31m to scale AI-native auto retail
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AI-first auto retailer Ever raises USD $31m Series A led by Eclipse to scale its platform and push nationwide across the US market.
Electric Twin raises USD $14m to scale AI audiences
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London AI start-up Electric Twin raises USD $14m to grow its synthetic audience tech, pitched as a faster alternative to market research.
Manchester firms delay growth plans amid volatility
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Manchester’s mid-sized firms are stalling investment and expansion, citing volatile costs, policy shifts and tougher access to finance.
SOUTHSTART 2026 brings global tech & culture to SA
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SOUTHSTART 2026 will bring OpenAI, Canva, Derek Sivers and Peter Helliar to Adelaide for a three-day tech, climate and culture forum.
The economy is the collateral: Why revenue reliability is the real requirement for growth in 2026
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As 2026 looms, studios find the real growth constraint is not equity or debt, but the reliability of revenue fuelling user acquisition.
Hypersonix secures NASA slot for debut DART AE flight
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Australia’s Hypersonix has secured a NASA launch window in late February for DART AE, its debut hydrogen-fuelled hypersonic test flight.
Newo raises USD $25m to scale AI reception platform
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Newo raises USD $25m to grow AI voice agents that answer calls for small businesses, after revenue doubled late 2025 amid rising demand.
Matia raises $21m to grow AI-first data pipeline operations platform
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Matia raises $21m to expand its AI-native data stack, betting on an all-in-one platform as data engineering consolidates.
Qodo brings AI-powered code review into Azure DevOps
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Qodo launches a beta Azure DevOps integration that embeds its AI-driven, context-aware code review directly into pull request workflows.
Backslash raises USD $19m to secure AI ‘vibe coding’
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Backslash raises USD $19m to secure emerging AI ‘vibe coding’ workflows as autonomous agents reshape how enterprise software is built.
Aspire & Antler join forces to target global startups
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Aspire partners with early-stage investor Antler to capture global founders at inception, targeting a 2.3x jump in startup customers by 2026.
Hectre raises NZD $12m to power AI fruit data push
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Auckland agritech firm Hectre raises NZD $12m in an oversubscribed Series A to scale its AI-powered fruit data platform globally.