🇦🇺 This Week in Australian Startups #148, 8th February 2026

$45.9m raised across 6 rounds, Square Peg closes $650m for new fund, Aura acquires Qoria for $972m in all shares deal, Cut Through Venture releases the State of Australian Startup Funding 2025 report

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M&A, IPOs & Exits

• Cars4us, one of Australia’s largest used car online marketplaces has been acquired by Toyota Tsusho Corporation for a $120m (Courier Mail)

• Aura, an AI-powered online safety platform for families, acquires Qoria, a student online safety and dig…