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🇦🇺 This Week in Australian Startups #176, 30th August 2026

$63.3m raised across 4 rounds, Airtree opens up in San Francisco, Blackbird has officially confirmed Australia’s largest ever venture fund, Airwallex's Latitude 37 hands 10 AI startups $100k each

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Aug 29, 2026
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This week was all about Canva, but not for the reason you’d think. Airtree and Blackbird spent the week managing pressure from their own LPs to turn Canva from paper to cash, all whilst making some major moves on their own future. Blackbird confirmed the closing of the largest venture fund in Australian history, and Airtree announced a new office in San…

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