🇦🇺 This Week in Australian Startups #135, 26th October 2025
$130.38m, raised across 7 rounds, ANZ bank shuts down DataCo, Black Nova closes oversubscribed Fund II from initial target of $35m, Startmate launches AI, hardware, B2B & consumer accelerator streams
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M&A, IPOs & Exits
ACCC greenlights Cuscal’s proposed acquisition Indue (Australian FinTech)
Credit Clear to acquire UK-based debt collection agency ARC Europe for $10.8 million (Australian FinTech)
Five V and AirTree-backed super software darling Grow eyes $250m…




