🇦🇺 This Week in Australian Startups #136, 2nd November 2025

$79.62m raised across 10 rounds, Canva launches Creative OS & makes Affinity free, Mary Technology and Pluralis Research named most promising GenAI startups in the world, Sidetrade acquires ezyCollect

News

M&A, IPOs & Exits

• Sidetrade has acquired ezyCollect (LinkedIn)

Capital Markets

• Openmarkets Group exploring US$50 million capital raise options to accelerate DeFi expansion (Australian FinTech)

• Anteris Technologies, a dual-listed heart medtech backed by L1 Capital…