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Here are the six funding stories worth knowing about last week. MAKO raises AU$28 million Series A Australian aerospace technology company MAKO, formerly known as MicroTau, has closed a AU$28 million Series A led by Virescent Ventures, with participation from International Airlines Group through its venture arm IAGi Ventures, Zero Infinity Partners, Grok Ventures, Skip

FM Daily Brief – 3 July 2026 FM Daily Brief – 3 July 2026 FM Daily Brief – 3 July 2026 FM Daily Brief – 3 July 2026 Today’s Friday, the 3rd of July 2026, and these are our main stories: Esma warns that prediction markets may still fall under the EU’s binary options ban

From a data privacy platform to a wearable maternal health device, this week’s funding roundup covers six raises across Australia and New Zealand This week’s funding roundup spans data privacy, robotics, email marketing, sports apparel, clean energy and maternal health. Six startups across Australia and New Zealand closed rounds, with raises ranging from $700,000 to

Bitcoin funding rates hit most negative since 2023, history suggests bottom is in Despite a surge in short positioning, bitcoin has climbed toward $75,000, with past episodes of negative funding rates often aligning with local market bottoms. Perpetual Funding Rates (Glassnode) Bitcoin funding rates have dropped to their lowest levels since 2023, signalling heavy short

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This week’s funding roundup covers five raises spanning defence technology, AI advertising, coding agents, women in business grants and legal tech. Here is what closed and who led each round. Advanced Navigation raises $158 million Series C Sydney-based autonomy company Advanced Navigation has closed a $158 million Series C, one of Australia’s largest deep tech

Marco Brancati, senior vice president of technology and innovation space governance at Leonardo’s space division, discusses his company’s Earth observation constellation plans at SmallSat Symposium Feb. 11. Credit: SpaceNews/Jeff Foust MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Leonardo is funding development of an Earth observation constellation designed to highlight its capabilities while also being a model for larger

The government has set out its £25bn funding plan for roads from 2026 to 2031, radically shifting spending away from road upgrades and capacity schemes towards maintenance and renewals. The Department for Transport (DfT) said the central objective of the Road Investment Strategy (RIS) 3 was a well-maintained network. In the previous iteration, RIS2, enhancements