🇦🇺 This Week in Australian Startups #159, 3rd May 2026
$90.96m raised across 6 rounds, Atlassian shares up 27%, Side Stage Ventures secures $40m for its second early-stage fund, Airwallex launches Latitude 37, Anthropic hires Theo Hourmouzis as ANZ GM
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M&A, IPOs & Exits
Hipages, an ASX-listed tradie marketplace, has acquired a 51% stake in VIZ Insurance, a digital insurance platform for tradespeople, for $1.4m as it expands into insurance distribution (BNA)
Capital Markets
Atlassian shares surge 27% after upgr…
