🇦🇺 This Week in Australian Startups #147, 1st February 2026
$263.2m raised across 8 rounds, Compass acquires Clipboard, Rokt rules out 2026 IPO, Cuttable expands to the US, KPMG launches 'The Exit Readiness Gap Report'
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M&A, IPOs & Exits
Airwallex cofounder Jack Zhang says an IPO won’t happen before 2028 (Startup Daily)
Lack of ‘exit readiness’ is hurting Australia’s startups, KPMG warns (Capital Brief)
Canva quietly shifted billions of shares ahead of expected US public offeri…




