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UpGuard raises USD $75m to expand AI cyber risk tools

Fri, 27th Feb 2026
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UpGuard secures USD $75m Series C to scale its AI cyber risk platform, fuelling product development, global expansion and acquisitions.
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Propel-AIR 2.0 opens to boost Australian robotics links

Thu, 26th Feb 2026
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Propel-AIR 2.0 opens to link Australian robotics startups with Boston mentoring, global investors and a potential Silicon Valley showcase.
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Telgea raises USD $5m to expand global mobile platform

Thu, 26th Feb 2026
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Telgea raises USD $5m led by Telenor to scale its unified global mobile platform for operators and multinational enterprise customers.
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Wootzwork raises USD $6.6m to scale global manufacturing

Thu, 26th Feb 2026
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Wootzwork secures USD $6.6m Series A to scale its AI-driven manufacturing coordination model across global industrial supply chains.
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Hypersonix to launch DART AE hypersonic test flight

Wed, 25th Feb 2026
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Australian start-up Hypersonix will flight-test its 3D-printed hydrogen-fuelled scramjet DART AE from Rocket Lab's US site this week.
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Aurora Tech backs 10 women-led startups in emerging markets

Wed, 25th Feb 2026
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Aurora Tech names 10 women-led startups from emerging markets as finalists for non-dilutive funding and investor access in Santiago.
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Potpie AI raises USD $2.2m to map massive codebases

Wed, 25th Feb 2026
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Potpie AI secures USD $2.2m pre-seed to build an ontology-first context layer helping AI agents navigate massive enterprise codebases.
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FinTechs push Canberra for fairer tenders, funding

Tue, 24th Feb 2026
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FinTech Australia urges Canberra to open tenders to smaller players and revamp startup funding settings in its pre-budget pitch.
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Heidi expands with new AI tools & acquires Automedica

Tue, 24th Feb 2026
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Health AI firm Heidi launches Evidence and Comms tools and buys UK-based Automedica to grow its clinical decision and patient support platform.
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Selfwealth by Syfe relaunches app with auto-invest tool

Mon, 23rd Feb 2026
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Selfwealth by Syfe relaunches its app in Australia with an auto-invest tool, helping 130,000 users make disciplined, scheduled investments.
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Selector raises USD $32m to boost AI observability push

Fri, 20th Feb 2026
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Selector raises USD $32m at a USD $375m valuation to expand its AI-driven observability platform and accelerate global enterprise growth.
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Emergent debuts mobile app after USD $100m run rate

Fri, 20th Feb 2026
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Emergent launches mobile app for its AI software builder after hitting USD $100m annual run rate and doubling revenue in just one month.
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Unicity Labs raises USD $3m to build agentic AI rails

Thu, 19th Feb 2026
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Unicity Labs raises USD $3m seed round to build peer-to-peer protocol powering high-throughput autonomous agentic AI marketplaces.
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How UA financing levels the playing field in mobile

Thu, 19th Feb 2026
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Reliable game economies turn UA from a risky expense into financeable growth fuel, reshaping competition in the crowded mobile market.
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AiPX launches AI-native venture studio for founders

Thu, 19th Feb 2026
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AiPX launches in Australia as an AI-native venture studio, partnering with early-stage founders to build workflow-focused software platforms.
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Qodo 2.1 adds AI-driven rules for smarter code review

Thu, 19th Feb 2026
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Qodo 2.1 debuts an AI-driven rules layer that learns from code history to enforce consistent standards and analytics-led code review.
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DryRun Security adds Andrew Peterson to drive AI shift

Thu, 19th Feb 2026
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DryRun Security appoints Signal Sciences Co-founder Andrew Peterson to its board to steer its AI-native code security push.
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Tech Council of Australia appoints new Chief Executive

Tue, 17th Feb 2026
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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.
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Anthropic raises USD $30 billion, hits USD $380b value

Mon, 16th Feb 2026
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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.
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Aurasell unveils AI-native GTM OS overlay for CRMs

Sat, 14th Feb 2026
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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.