🇦🇺 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

News

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…